Variety is the spice...

I caught the amazing Janelle Monae at an intimate gig at Cafe Du Nord in the city last night. This petite striking beauty who sports a fluff of a pompadour of sorts was both original in her look as she was in her music. You could say that she was reminiscent of a Grace Jones of 2010 but had an abundance of talent and style. Fronting a powerful three piece band consisting of guitar, keyboards and drums, Monae performed her version of a movie musical entitled "The Archandroid". Monae amply displayed her powerful, soulful voice on top of a bed of angular, rn'b influenced modern rock. She had the sold out crowd going wild while she was singing songs from her "movie" complete with stage sets, film credits and tons of atmosphere. SXSW...what?