On May 30, 2010, alternative crowd gathered at the House of Blues for the performance of British electro-pop duo La Roux. Preceded by a local DJ, the group did not come on stage until 9:30pm, but once La Roux hit the stage, the crowd went wild.
The set up was simple - singer Elly Jackson, synth player Ben Langmaid and two keyboard players brought no extra props other than a back drop video showing golder face of Elly, mixed in with a few urban landscape views.
Elly’s performance was light and unpretentious. She hopped around the stage dancing with the microphone in hand, stopping only to deliver high stung vocals. Wearing tight black sequined pants, accompanied by shiny black pointed masculine flats, black top and a white jacket, Elly looked more like Michael Jackson than genderless boy meets girl.
Elly's upbeat attitude, coupled with electro pop sound infected the crowd with joy. Elly did little talking introducing their hit songs and their Rolling Stones’ cover “Under My Thumb.” Moving from one song to the next with little to no breaks in the middle, the band powered through “Bulletproof” , “Quicksand”, “Cover My Eyes,” “Growing Pains.” Elly let the crowd sing along to a couple of songs accentuating the difference between normal pitch and her own striking higher-pitched vocals. La Roux closed their set quickly and came back for one encore with “In For the Kill”.
The show was short, but it was perfect for the long weekend. A great and refreshing performance before the Memorial Day.
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