Artist: AlunaGeorge
Venue: Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Date: Sept. 6
AlunaGeorge’s Aluna Francis entered Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg like a boxer in a ring, ready to take on the challenge of winning over American audiences with her duo’s distinctly British brand of electro-R&B. She was also literally dressed like a female boxer, draped in a silky white robe, hair up high in a ponytail and clad in a midriff tank emblazoned with a giant “G.” The show marked AlunaGeorge’s third U.S. club date ever-but any concerns about familiarity were eliminated from the moment the band kicked things off with “Just a Touch,” one of several Aaliyah-on-the-moon singles that have been circulating music blogs since 2011. By the time Francis got to set closer “Your Drums, Your Love,” she could take a break from vocal duties, handing the mic to a hyped crowd that was more than happy to take the lead.