Welcome to her world:My Janelle Monae live show experience.
Words to describe a Janelle Monae show? An experience.
I’ve written about my admiration of Ms. Monae’s style here before and I’ve also written how inspiring her music is. So you know I was beyond psyched when I found out she was coming to Chicago to perform at Chicago’s legendary Schubas Tavern.
It was about 9:45 when Ms. Monae appeared on stage in a hooded cape. The sold out crowd was welcomed to her universe and reminded by an announcer that the time for tweeting and status updates on Facebook was over. After that, Janelle Monae sang , danced and worked the crowd the entire night. Most of the songs she performed were from her upcoming album, The Archandroid, including Tightrope and Cold War (my favorite).
And everyone? If Janelle Monae is coming to your town, I’d definitely suggest checking her out. I can almost guarantee that you will dance and have a good time.
Here are some more pics from the awesome night*. Although I was beyond exhausted (I’m finally grasping the fact that I’m no longer the night owl I used to be), I still went to sleep with a huge smile on my face.
*Major thanks to my friend, Cicely, for taking the pictures since I’m such a small fry.
I Like Her Style
I haven’t written an “I Like Her Style” post in awhile. Lately, I haven’t been felt like there is anyone in the public eye whose style has been too inspiring lately. However, this “I Like Her Style” has been long overdue since I’ve been an admirer of musician Janelle Monae and her style for quite some time. The pompadour, her “uniform” and unique musical sound are a bit different from what you might see or hear daily, but you can still pinpoint some of her inspirations. Her style is simple and usually remains the same: black tuxedo pants, a dinner jacket and her Charlie Brown shoes..And although I don’t personally subscribe, I love her take on uniforms:
“I have always taken to uniforms,” she explains. “I loved watching the guys and the girls in their post office uniforms. And I was obsessed with Colonel Sanders.”
For me, her style and music are always inspiring to me. From my failed pomp’ that I tried on my own hair (and it was bad) to listening to her music for stimulation while writing or even cleaning around the house, Janelle Monae never really fails to inspire me.
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