Santigold played at Music Hall of Williamsburg – Brooklyn
January 18th, 2012 by Mr. C
(photo by chocko)
Planet Chocko was in full gear sportin’ a triple fat goose-down & carhartt jacket as we prepared to descend down upon the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn to catch the Santigold show last Monday night despite being low on chi & with mother nature strutting her stuff! The last time we laid eyes on Santigold was in June of 2009 at Terminal 5 so Brooklyn…we come hard! Chocko was squared up to the stage looking to do some post up battles in the paint while I was hovering around the 3 point line by the bench getting ready to launch some John Stark 3’s….video style.
Spank Rock was on offense when we stepped into the Williamsburg arena and they reminded us a little of Digital Underground with their brazen sex’em up songs in a very similar – offbeat & fun package! The live congo drums provided a nice jungle beat to compliment the electronica with the occassional 2 live crew thumping sound & vocal delivery. For a second, I thought Shock G or Play from Kid n Play was on the stage kickin’ it!
Santigold was next on deck as she graced the stage with her blend of dance fusion of pop, dub, reggae, & electronica as she moved the crowd! Some songs make you want to sway back & forth like Courtney Cox did in the Dancing in the Dark video while other jams make you want to bust a groove like Leroy Johnson did in Fame. Santi’s setlist included most of the songs from her debut album, Santogold from 2008 and a few newbies like Disparate Youth, God From the Machine, & Big Mouth. Shove It with Spank Rock, Disparate Youth, & Creator were some of my favorite Santi performances of the night! Chocko had some nice ‘post up’ videos as I lurked by the bench with some of my own. Checkout some of the vids below, y’all!
(photos by mr c)
The song – L.E.S. artistes has a beat that reminds me of a Tegan & Sara tune while other tracks such as “Creator” & “Unstoppable” bring the M.I.A. style quirkiness & outer-space sounds! The stage sets, costumes, & choreography from Santi & her crew brought back hot flashes of Janelle Monae with her outrageous performances. Santigold’s two dancers, basically the female versions of Scoob & Scrap lover from Big Daddy Kane’s dynamic dance duo were definitely shaking that thang with a robot like gyrating-rhythmic-synchronous swing!
All in all, Santigold brought mucho fun music to the table enabling all at the music hall to shake that ass without any inhibitions. Lookout for her new album, Master of Make-Believe sometime in the near future!
(all videos by chocko & mr c)
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