Gin Wigmore @ The Independent 5/1/2016

Gin Wigmore & Matthew Santos @ The Independent 5/1/2016
photo by Nikki DeMartini

The Independent kicked off the month of May with a down right rockin' show from Gin Wigmore on Sunday May 1st!

The LA based songstress from New Zealand was a firecracker full of spunk and pizazz parading around the stage with an unrelenting yet welcoming confidence. A perfect counterpart to her all male band, the blonde haired pistol was every part rock N roll in black micro shorts, ankle high Doc Martins, an oversized worn-out T-shirt and her raw talent of course. Her sound is an edgy hybrid of Elle King's modern country twang with vibrato nasally vocals like OG Gwen Stefani: it's as deep and soulful as it is wholesomely grunge. 

Gin Wigmore & Matthew Santos @ The Independent 5/1/2016
photo by Nikki DeMartini

The 15 song long set-list was booked ended with tracks off of her critically acclaimed third album, 2015's Blood to Bone: the fiercely uninhibited first single from it, "Willing to Die" invited fans to dance while "Willing to Love You" closed out the show in a tender, bad-ass way. The band was a cohesive unit behind the main driving force of the night. Equally driven by heavy guitar and flourishing drums, they sounded like a well rehearsed garage rock band spiked with dashing keys. 

Gin Wigmore & Matthew Santos @ The Independent 5/1/2016
photo by Nikki DeMartini

Spreading her swagger all around the stage, Gin (short for Virginia) charismatically connected with every one of her bandmates, dominated a friendly duet with the opener, Matthew Santos about half way threw the set and she humbly connected with the crowd between just about every song all night long. She reminds me of the mysterious bad girl with a killer style and powerful voice you wanted on your good side in High School. She's one bad-ass musician and she puts on one helluva show! 

Her North American tour ended a few days after her show in San Francisco but if you missed her this time, check out the video for "Willing to Die" for a taste of how crafty and cool Gin Wigmore is! 

Set List 5/1/2016 

1. Willing to Die

2. New Rush 

3. Black Parade 

4. Kill of the Night 

5. 24

6. If Only 

7. Nothing To No One 

8. Devil In Me 

9. Dirty Love 

10. Black Sheep 

11. One Last Look
12. Written In The Water 

13. Man Like That 

14. Sweet Hell 

15. I Will Love You