Concert Review: Steady Holiday Brings Life And Stillness To Le Poisson Rouge
At first sight, Steady Holiday is a petite, young woman with a flowery aura and dressed in mis-matched patterns that, by the end of the night, start to find a common, spiritual thread. Steady Holiday can wear and do all because she is all. This sweet rising star proves the power of the electric keys or a symphonic violin can induce a state of meditation where even the most clashing patterns of thoughts in your mind start to build sensical ladders connecting each other.
I love the violin and I love extremely talented artists, and Steady Holiday satisfied both my adorations. She stands on stage and plays every instrument with an ease as if she is her own musical army. She glides through the keys to the violin and guitar with an effortlessness that left me impressed because being multi-instumentalist and vocalist, at the same time, involves a lot of brain power. You are focusing on multiple things that have their own specific machinations to them while trying not to look stressed as you try to remember the varying words, chords, and notes . For Steady Holiday, if you built song yourself then you must play it yourself and with every fiber of your being. Under the blue lights of Le Poisson Rouge, she glowed like a fairy filled with magical dust that left people in a pensive state. I find it fascinating that for such a still performer with vocals that comes of like gentle breathes, she has such a universal tone and lyricism. She rejuvenates with her music, and proves that the biggest statements can be made by simple voices.
I must state that Steady Holiday is not a concert choice for someone who wants to “rave” or even ” bust a move”, but not every concert we choose to go to is about grand escapism as much as a good one. Steady Holiday is a good one. Her songs are vastly arranged for how soft they bellow through the room like delicate ripples on a warm, white blanket. You don not expect to be so covered by her stringed melodies or poetic voice, but you are and, more importantly, you need to be. Not every singer can aim for the nuances of being human, but every person needs an artist to do so. From “Terror” to “Open Water” Steady Holiday is serene in her presence, despite songs that approach fear and boredom with life, which often shakes us all. Then again, not much movement or too much conversation should be used by her because she does not want the crowd to step out of its induced, musical hypnosis. Thus, her songs become the friend you need when life seems more burdensome then blessed. For More Information On Steady Holiday Click Here.
Steady Holiday – Open Water
