I was lucky enough to see Broussard, Raining Jane and Sara Bareilles at the Wiltern this past Sunday. I wasn't sure what to think of Raining Jane at first. But after their live 'acoustic' set, they made a positive impression.
Mai Bloomfield splits lead vocals with Chaska Potter. Their voices are so distinct yet mold together quite nicely. You can hear the voices melt together in the choros of this chosen track, Incline. Bloomfield also plays a wicked cello for a good portion of their set.
Becky Gebhardt plays the bass, but also busted out a sitar for the last few songs. A SITAR. Gebhardt and percussionist went 'ethnic' on us for an instrumental track that was as good as unexpected. The sitar got mad props from the fans.
Chaska Potter, one-half of the lead vocals, and the lead on this track. Her notes sustain differently than most other female vocalists. The way her voice changes note to note is in tune, but the transition sounds unique. It's hard to describe.
Mona Tavakoli, the last member of this girl band, plays a mean cajon. No drum set for this set, just different percussion elements. Harmonizing and playing fast sixteenth notes on a cajon was mighty impressive.
This track comes off their newest EP Paper Nest. Check it out.
I found a live video performing in video, pretty good audio quality. It's also in the mixtape17 player above.
-Geoff
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