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By Liem Vu

[NewMusic blogger Liem checked out Lady Sov this past weekend - here's what he thought of the show!]

Love her or hate her, it’s still my obsession that Lady Sovereign has an uncanny resemblance to Mel C and by the looks of her ensemble last Friday, Dan Levy as well.

Ch-check it out:

What do you guys think?

*Ahem*

Now that I got my daily non-sequitur fix out of the way, let’s get down and dirty with the 5”1 expletive-prone North London MC who has been dubbed as the female Eminem by The New Yorker. While the Tetris-themed music video for “Love Me or Hate Me” saw the fruition of this comparison with Lady Sov sporting a variety of ridiculous costumes, her sharp wit has never been reduced to Slim Shady’s blatant parodies or melancholic melodramas.

Demonstrating that she is just as much a rapper as she is an entertainer, Lady Sovereign hit up Lee’s Palace in support of her sophomore album, Jigsaw, where she cranked out a few oldies (“Love Me Or Hate Me,” “Public Warning”), a bunch of newbies (“So Human,” “Bang Bang,” “Pennies”), as well as a cover of Metro Station’s “Shake It”.

However, the highlight of the night was when Sov would take “breaks” during her set where she would interact with the audience, making it an evening of memorable sound bites and crazy shenanigans.
Here are the highlights:

1.) Brushing her hair with a toothbrush
2.) Quenching the audience’s thirst by drenching them in beer
3.) Throwing out some cash money into the crowd during “Pennies”
4.) Touching herself in the nether-regions
5.) Flashing her female-bosom support apparatus
6.) Letting her fans drink her vodka only to realize, “Oh great, I got the pig’s flu”
7.) Stealing a green tie from a concertgoer and saying it looked like a green lizard’s [lady business].

For a 23-year old artist, Lady Sov carried herself like a veteran without ever coming off like a pompous or pretentious musician. Thank you, Sovereign, for giving Toronto an evening of cheekiness, wittiness and sneakiness.

First, the Adele gig at Massey Hall, then the leaked Susan Boyle rendition of “Killing Me Softly,” and now, Sovereign. Thanks Britain, you sure have been generous this past week.

Tags: concert reviews, lady sovereign

Posted on Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 at 11:22 am by Wendy and is filed under Concerts & Events, The NewMusic.

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