Daughter as Rock Star

Daughter as Rock Star

Well, the big concert night was a success. It was what I would call a New Band Showcase. Some of the acts were nicely polished, others may not have been ready for primetime. But a good time was had by all.

On her myspace page (myspace.com/samiangelmusic) she has some rough demos up that are her alone with piano. So when the promoter put the line-up together she had her with a lot of acoustic acts, usually single singer with acoustic guitar. However, she does perform with her brother on drums and a bass player, so they ended up being one of the loudest acts on the bill that night. Quite a change from her last couple of dates where she opened for Metal bands.

Robo was in heaven because the venue set up put a mic on all his drums, so he sounded more rock and roll than he ever had.

These guys defy style labels to the point where I'd been trying to describe them with verbiage mash-ups to try and communicate their sound. Knowing her writing and music style, I was struck by this photo to come up with the phrase Goth Cabaret Pop. I thought that encompassed her theatricality and piano singer approach, as well as the darker subjects she tackles (like a school mates suicide), but also the fact that she composes in a punchy, hooky pop style.

When I went to Wikipedia to help her understand what I meant by Cabaret, I found out that there is an indi style that has sprung up on the coasts at around 2005 that has been labeled Dark Cabaret. Very similar to her style, but she puts a different spin on it. Turns out she's cutting edge without even knowing it.

On the night, the drummer of the band after Sami Angel complimented my son on his drumming and asked how old he was. When the boy told him he was 12 the response came,

"No really, how old are you?"

Boy as Rockstar