Little sister is all grown up.
Elliot and Natalie Bergman, better
known as Wild Belle, played in front of an obliging crowd of over 100
at the Rex Theater Wednesday night. Natalie stepped onto the stage serendipitously adorned in black and yellow for the home crowd, her
flaxen hair and golden bangles popping out against a sleek black
dress and wide-brimmed hat. She stood front and center at the mic,
her brother to the side, his tall frame half-hidden behind a wooden
keyboard stand, next to his king-sized baritone sax.
With apologies to Elliot, the veteran
performer of the two, the crowd came to hear – and see – Natalie.
She looked like a young Stevie
Nicks up there, earning a long-stemmed rose from one adoring female
fan late in the set. Her sultry voice is even more
irresistible live than on their debut album, Isles,
from which the band played nearly every song during their brief, yet
fulfilling, 45 minute performance.
The band didn't
stray from their studio output, not even for a jam or two.
Honey-soaked and soulful, Natalie's voice glided over Elliot's boss
sax, groovy afro-beats and plucky thumb piano. (There was a shocking
lack of ganja in the air for a band that cites Bob Marley as an
influence.) Electric guitar added some welcome unrestraint to songs
like “Another Girl” and “Happy Home.” If there's a criticism
of Wild Belle it's that they're still searching for the “wild”
part of their name; here's hoping for some more of that gritty guitar
on the next album, as it fit in nicely with their already
well-developed aesthetic.
On the group's
last visit, in May, they played the more meager Thunderbird, in
Lawrenceville. If they maintain this upward trajectory, who knows
where they might end up on their next trip through town. Everyone in
the crowd smiled and swayed with the beat, and went home happy.
Isn't that what music's all about?
Saint
Rich opened for Wild Belle. Steve Marion, nee Delicate Steve, singer
Christian Peslak and crew look preternaturally young on stage, like a
teenage Strokes. (Seriously, their bass player would get carded at
Hot Topic.) Maybe the glut of hipster beards just makes the
fresh-faced appear exceedingly youthful, but there was nothing
adolescent about the band's sound. Check out their single,
“Officer,” if you haven't already. Fans of the grown-up Strokes
won't be disappointed.
-- B. Conway
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