Last Monday, the talented K-Flay played an intimate show at San Francisco's Bottom of the Hill.
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Last year K-Flay made the rounds on the festival circuit and has toured with Imagine Dragons, playing sold-out shows at way bigger venues .So of course when tickets for the first show of her short run through North America went on sale at the punky, 246 person capacity Bottom of the Hill, they were gone in minutes.
And even though the performance was intimate it was by no means quiet.
The fortunate ones who managed to snag a ticket were treated to an intensely fierce performance as K-Flay engaged with fans while moving swiftly through electronic grooves and rock riffs. Her rock meets rap sound paired with heavy synths and electro-pop beats makes pining her to a certain genre difficult. Seeing her bring her cool girl grit and those cool tunes to the stage, especially now as her popularity is skyrocketing, was pretty incredible to witness in such close proximity.
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
Sultry and raucous, she belted out familiar songs - my personal fave being "Giver", "FML" and last year's hit that seemed to win over everyone (at least in the Bay Area) "Blood in the Cut". She played four new songs, too. It's a special feeling being in attendance for that first hand, debut experience of just not hearing new songs but seeing them performed live, too.
The talented starlet even did an unforgettable mash-up of metal rock legends', Metallica, "Enter Sandman" mixed with Oakland's all star rapper E-40's hyphie hit "Tell Me When to Go". The real treat was the second to last song of the night, her latest hit single "Bad Vibes" which got the room, already sticky and sweaty, pulsating to its bright/rhythmic beats. If you think the swell of synth, deep percussion and catchy chorus make this a hot track, seeing the song live is an even better experience.
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
K-Flay's new album drops later this year and this short North American tour of hers definitely left SF wanting more. The third installment to her catalog is undeniably an anticipated one for 2019 and so is the tour that will likely follow.
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong |
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| K-Flay @ Bottom of the Hill 4/15/2019 photo by Marc Fong review by Marc Fong edited by Nikki DeMartini |
set-list 4/15/2019
1. Giver
2. Make Me Fade
3. FML
4. This Baby (NEW!)
5. Good News (NEW!)
6. High Enough
7. DNA
8. Tell Me When to Go/Enter Sandman (E-40 + Metallica)
9. Bad Vibes (NEW!)
10. Blood in the Cut
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