Concert Review - Robyn @ Bimbo’s 5/16/08
(THANK YOU DINA HILLIARD FOR THE TWO PICTURES ABOVE)
The Robyn publicity machine is in full gear! The same week she appeared on “The View” Robyn rocked a gig at Bimbo’s in S.F. After attending her fabulous performance at Pop Scene in San Fran a few months ago, I had to see her again at all costs. The buzz and hype that has surrounded Robyn for the past few months was palpable in the small concert venue filled with hot gay boys, dolled up girls and hipsters.
Robyn opened up like a sonic boom with her dark pop song “Cobrastyle” as the crowd jumped up and down in a frenzied rhythm. Robyn then proceeded to play almost all of the songs off of her U.S. self titled breakthrough album. The packed house seemed to know every lyric as the whole place shook from the crowd singing along.
When Robyn performed her ballad “Eclipse” you could feel the relief in the crowd as they collectively catched their breath. The fever pitch of Robyn’s infectious energy reached its height when she sang a stripped down slow tempo version of her late 90’s hit “Show Me Love”.
Robyn is currently the most relevant and forward thinking pop artist out there and this show just cemented this fact. It would be a shame if Robyn’s innovative sound and brilliant song writing don’t hit it big here in the United States. I have the feeling if enough people caught her live and listened to her new CD she could be as big as Britney. I think she has more talent than most of the pop tarts making the air waves these days.
WATCH MY FOOTAGE OF ROBYN PERFORMING “SHOW ME LOVE” @ BIMBO’S ON 5/16/08 IN S.F. BELOW:
WATCH MY FOOTAGE OF ROBYN PERFORMING “BE MINE” @ BIMBO’S ON 5/16/08 IN S.F. BELOW
June 20th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
I love this girl’s CD! She may remain underground because of the growing anti-hipster movement, which is unfortunate since she is super talented and “Robyn” is everything Fergie, Gwen Stefani (TSE, that is) and Nelly Furtado wish their albums were. It wasn’t until I listened to the record that I understood why people complained about overproducing. The contrast between Robyn’s 90s-ish R&B/hip-hop/Europop vibe and the post-2000 garish beats is shocking.