Thursday, September 18, 2008

Missbehave: Santogold

Santogold graced the cover of Missbehave and has never looked better. Just in case of the event that you don't know who Santogold is she is this amazing performer that I was lucky enough to meet backstage at a concert in central park. She is a part of the new generation of performing artist. The new wave of performing artist is a youthful, spirited, high energy bunch. Those days of standing in front of a mic and singing are gone and after seeing artist like Santogold perform audiences aren't going to let an artist get by with some good tunes and two hip movements. You have to really put on a show on the stage now. It's so good to see Santo perform because she gives so much energy and it really shows that she wants members of the crowd to leave with a lasting memory of her performance. The appearance of her and artist alike has created a ripple affect in which other artist are all giving the crowd their all in each and every performance; I witnessed Janellle Monáe jump off of a stage into a cheering crowd and start a mosh pitt in the middle of the field. It's also forcing the older performers to push themselves to keep up with the young guns. In the end its a win win situation for the fans and thats good news.
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