Cafe du Nord

Though the night of March 19 was heavy with drizzle and gloom, singer-songwriter Gatlin was armed with an exuberant set to open for Vérité at The Independent.

Despite her placement right in the middle of the lineup, Pallavi Gunalan managed to garner the most laughs of the night, easily coming away as the highlight of the show.

Funston mused about the current infatuations of her fellow band members, spanning not only genres but decades.

Bad Bad Hats is a band that likes to pose as uptight but never actually takes itself too seriously. Though the musical execution lacked flourishes, the straightforward playing style befitted the power pop ballads.

The most distinctive part of Raveena’s set was her endearing clumsiness. While she is by any measure a truly talented singer, she is far from the most mature performer.

Though Speedy Ortiz’s band name implies experience, the pacing of one of the band’s concert at Cafe du Nord suggested otherwise.

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Chasms’ performance was subdued. The music, the lights, the mic that echoes back everything that is said or sung, all create a kind of peaceful lull.