Concert Review: Teen Is A Bash At Baby’s All Right
I like when artists plan their moves. When they have a set vision for how they will entertain their crowd; adding choreography here, a vocal riff there, and a quick quip over here. Some enjoy spontaneity and take plans as a sign of nerves or “no spunk,” but, at Baby’s All Right, TEEN showed to have a vision is to set a party.
TEEN felt like a bash at Baby’s, and the ambiance derived from its front women’s sheer determination. Lizzie Lieberson feels like a shy woman that comes to life on stage. I never forget how Dave Chappelle said, on stage, is when he truly is himself; as if the person off the stage is the one that can be considered “the actor.” Lieberson comes to life with such vivacity and joy, you would think her stage presence is also Catwoman. She purrs and purls her notes as if she has an internal loop, reverb, and scratch button within her chords. She, literally, becomes her own vocal effects, and emanates that, when on stage, she is the star she wants to be, of which her sister, Teeny, is the same.
It is amazing how siblings capture the truth about humanity; we are all the same, yet so different. Teeny has a sleek, slick dynamic; rolling her shoulders and dropping to her knees as if love has, literally, taken her down. Yet, similar to her sister, they share very stabile, colorful voices. They flick lyrics like they are displays for the many colors of a rainbow. From “Free Time“ to “Only Water,” their songs crackled with rhythms that felt like lollipops being teethed by synths. They, somehow, razor sonics that feel as fluffed and fuzzed as a teddy bear of sound. Their capacity to make the sweet feel edged is, by all means, cool, and allows their show to be a dance-fest for the kind outcast.
What makes TEEN an artist to watch is their ability to combine alienation with the mellifluous. You feel like you are in a dulcet dance club swaying and bopping to never being invited by the “popular kids,” but realizing that most of us are not welcomed in that crowd. Instead, we are all quirky and weird, and the best pop celebrates that. For More Information On TEEN Click Here.
