Bad Flirt, Broadband, Vertical Mosaic @ Le Balafré, Thursday December 18 2003


review by Black

It was an exciting night, as several events took place in Balafre.

Funky is how I described the girls from BroadBand when I first saw them rehearsing. They came all the way from New York, to let us enjoy an opening of hard punk music. I’m not sure about the labeling, however, I don’t see the point in categorizing tracks. Our three BroadBand girls, Jen (guitar, vocals), Elisha (bass) and Caryn (drums) were wearing sparkling red dresses; it made a contrast with the music, I liked it. Jen’s voice is close to Dolores O’Riordan’s voice, but the singing is different, mainly because of the strength of the music. I thought the microphone was too loud but it fits the whole ambience. 

The second band to go on stage was Vertical Mosaic. They had funky beats to present, I liked their creative style. If they were to be categorized, I’d see them next to Smashing pumpkins or Bjork. The keyboardist/singer was quite high, he was very pleasant to watch, funny guy.

Bad Flirt ended the night with a nice mix of electric guitar and beats that she had pre-recorded on the now famous "Porta-Bad Flirt" 4-track; not to forget her sweet voice. We were all entertained by the ending, where few members of the audience presented themselves to play Twister. We can call this her "soft-core" version of a mosh pit. It was hilarious to watch people stepping over each other. Jasamine White-Gluz once again conquers the night with her one-woman show, leaving a lasting impression on her audience with her unique artistic style and ambiance. 

pEPE! was the biggest participant, as he continued with a game of strip Babyfoot winning over Elisha and Caryn from Broadband. For those who weren’t there, you missed a very sexy show.

Thanks all for making this happen, and good luck.
Keep us all posted.

Checkout their websites

http://badflirt.cjb.net 

www.brooklynbroadband.com  

www.averticalmosaic.ca 

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Bad Flirt

Broadband

Vertical Mosaic

pEPE!, Caryn (top), Elisha (bottom), Jen, Jasamine, Lex