03.13.08
Jesca Hoop
The hypnotic and elegant Jesca Hoop played at Buffalo Billiards proving that the well-produced Kismet wasn’t a magic act. Wearing a sparkling jacket and long elbow height gloves, Hoop performed with precise focus and intent and her fluid enchantment really did hypnotise the crowd. Rarely do I feel that a live performance is as crisp as a meticulously crafted album, but by god, Hoop managed to stun a crowd of people, most of whom had never heard of her music. And that is the advantage of the showcase: the performance is in a vacuum. You either like them or you don’t. You either google them after the show or you don’t. Artists have 45 minutes to knock your socks off and Hoop did just that.
