I Heart Robyn+Kelis

So I'm not sure I even have words for the Robyn and Kelis show last night. Could've been one of my favorite concert experiences.

First off. This helps things:

Turns out this was the last show of their "All Hearts" concert and I feel like they (and we) really rose to the occasion.

Kelis looked totally HOT in an Olivia Newton-John spandex suit and Donna Summer wig-- Absolutely ferocious -- and she totally worked the crowd. "Acapella", as usual, reduced me to a screaming lunatic. And her "Holiday" (Madonna, naturally)/"Milkshake" mashup was also a highlght.

But Robyn was undoubtedly the main event and the crowd went absolutely berzerk for her. It was amazing to have a bird's eye view of the main floor, where people (okay, mostly boys) were shouting back, bouncing about, just revelling in the moment. And I'm not gonna lie, I was right there with them.

Her voice sounded amazing. And she danced with complete abandon, unselfconscious and lost in every moment and every lyric. (She basically careened across the stage during "Don't Fuc*ing tell me What to Do"). In the other moments...well, what can I say, Robyn epitomizes the best of our current crop of resurging dance floor divas.

Disco's gotten a bad rap over the years -- but in its purest form, disco can be defined as dance music with its emotional core turned up to 11. And I'd say Robyn is our era's purest personifiction of this. Someone must have really broken this girl's heart as nearly all the songs are about rejection or regret or yearning or even the desire for comfort ("Dream On"). During these songs she sang to the rafters and danced as if the emotions of the music were literally taking her over.

The "With Every Heartbeat" finale was completely overwhelming. Hearing this song with the crowd dancing and singing along, it was an amazingly communal experience.

Someone's already posted a video from the back of the house and this gives you a great idea of the energy in the room (without quite doing it justice.