Robyn and Kelis at the Music Box Over the Weekend
|Fierce headliner, bad dresser: Robyn|
July 23, 2010
Henry Fonda Music Box Theater
When Swedish electro-popster Robyn and R&B singer Kelis announced a joint U.S. tour, a quiver of delight went through their fans. Both one-named celebrities have new albums, but their similarities don't end there. Both of them also launched their careers as teenagers, and are enroute to reinventing themselves by producing intelligent pop songs of substance.
Kelis, on the other hand, wants to show that she's more than an R&B one-hit wonder (who can forget "Milkshake"?) Her latest, Flesh Tone, actually deviates from her hip-hop roots and is a made-for-clubbing set. With the duo's "All Hearts" tour, which kicked off last Friday with a sold-out show at the Henry Fonda Music Box Theater in Hollywood, it seemed that both women were light years away from people's previous perceptions of their music, and could totally be called neo-dance divas.
As a headliner, Robyn was a fearless, frenetic wonder side onstage, dancing and singing non-stop to her live band (with two drummers!) engaging the crowd from the rafters to the pit. The hour-and-a-half long set had the whole crowd dancing non-stop as well, and by the time the concert was over, everyone was a hot, sweaty, happy mess. (As someone said while walking out, "This place smells like a high school locker room.")
"Robyn and Kelis is like the gay man's Comic-con."
"This place smells like dirty cock."
"Is it just me or does everyone here look like Johnny Depp?"
(After Kelis' performance) "Can you believe that we get also ROBYN--after this?!"
Holiday (Madonna cover)
4th Of July (Fireworks)
Get Along with You
Cry When You Get Older
Dancing On My Own
Who's That Girl
The Girl And The Robot
None Of Dem
Don't Fucking Tell Me What To Do
Show Me Love
With Every Heartbeat