Concert Review: Tei Shi Is A Mermaid Goddess At Bowery

I  have followed Tei Shi for awhile now. She always appeared like herself, on stage, even with the glitz and mermaid-fashion. She had a very similar energy to Kali Uchis, even if they did not share the same sound, which was goddess energy. Women that had embraced their divine femininity like a soldier does war, and what I realized as she played her furred piano and spun her glittery outfit and long hair, is that both have based their rise on vision: not sound. 

From ¨MONA LISA¨to ¨Grip,¨ Tei Shi was able to make her music feel like a movie, and gave off a presence that she sincerely believes she is its protagonist. In a world where creativity is abundant, but confidence is not, artist like Tei She sweep us because most of us may feel like our life is a sitcom, but we are not, exactly, its lead. Onlookers were watching Tei like she was a Messiah or some type of holy monk of Art Pop. It was not just that she made them move, but she made them believe in her symbol.

You know somebody has all the ingredients to rise in stardom when people believe they are joining a movement. At Bowery Ballroom, Tei Shi was their Gaga, and they wanted her to make them sing along and swoon as if it was the happiest act of submission. Personally, I never thought of music or fandom as an act of submission until I watched people watch Tei Shi and had my Kali Uchis flashbacks. She embodied the determination it takes to become someone beyond yourself, aka an artist, all while putting yourself in front of others. She cool, collected, and treats her performance like a manifestation ritual, of which her fans were candles ready to be lit. Click Here For More Info.