Leslie Hall

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March 28th, 2007.

Current mood:full

The other day i saw Leslie and the LY's. I thought they would be annoying but they played my work so i wouldn't have to pay to see them, the drinks would be $1 and i heard of her sweater collection thing so me, being a knit-nerd and lover of kitsch i guessed it would be worth checking out for that alone.

The show was totally sold out, with about 70 people even being turned away. I was anxious to see what all the fuss was about. The crowd did have some annoying people in it but there were also just a lot of normal everyday sorts so i stuck around.

Her music is funny but it's not the best, however i don't think it is trying to be, it was her attitude and confidence that was really fucking cool. Me being the cynical young asshole I am I just assumed she was gonna be some band wagon riding asshole from LA or New York, but she is from Ames, Iowa which, correct me if i have this wrong, i don't think is the epicenter of cool. She generally seemed like she was the freaky girl who perhaps got picked on at school and was totally unpretentious and just danced and wobbled about in her gold lame leotard rapping which was genuinely funny and entertaining.

She is also a very pretty girl, which you wouldn't guess from her pics. I think in an age where people, especially women, are going to all dumb lengths to be "attractive" it is really refreshing that there is someone almost uglying themselves up and embracing their eccentricities instead of trying to stifle them, which i think makes her only more attractive and more rad anyway.

If you ever get the chance to see her live show, you probably wont want to buy the album but you will have fun and witness an awesome individual whose comfort with herself i wish could be embraced by more people. I'm really glad i went to this show, Leslie Hall is pretty cool. It's nice to be pleasantly surprised by something, it doesn't happen a whole lot.