I awoke yesterday morning, and nonchalantly began reading Brightest Young Things, a local blog here in DC, and discovered that Cocorosie was going to be appearing at The Black Cat, and was miraculously, NOT sold out! One of my favorite groups at one of my favorite venues? Definitely not to be missed. Well naturally I put on my dancing shoes, grabbed a pal, and headed on down.

One of my favorite things about live performance is how much it can differ from recordings, obviously this can be manifested negatively as well as positively. In the case of Cocorosie, I think it was definitely a positive. It turned the show into a unique experience. It was immensely satisfying to see them playing toys, and of course hearing Sierra sing and play the harp is quite a mesmerizing experience. You could see how much passion everyone had for what they were doing, including the band. I went into it expecting it to be a little strange, and I was not disappointed. They definitely take the idea of costumes and performance to a new and mildly creepy place (but that’s one of the things I love most about their music), in which Bianca seems to play a major role. One of the top moments for me was definitely the realization that instead of drums, they had a guy live beat-boxing the entire time (that’s him in the background). So epic! “Japan” was the greatest crowd pleaser by far, and got everyone moving. Cryptic and haunting and beautiful, Cocorosie was everything I could have hoped for, and more.

Cocorosie – Japan
Cocorosie – Animals

Have a great holiday weekend, y’all.