Another day another gig. This time I was off to see Santogold at Billboard the Venue. Decided to call ahead to find out when she was going on stage rather than standing for hours waiting especially since I was coming from work. Billboard is somewhat larger than the Corner Hotel which meant I was able to get nearly to the front of the stage when I got there just as the warm up band "Dead Set" were finishing up. They have a really good sound - a cross between mashup/punk band. Can't seem to find anything about them on the Interwebs though. [flickr style="padding: 10px;"]tag:santogold+20090105@tsanglabs[/flickr] Santogold's DJ started the show with a mix of old classic 80s & recent tunes. Santogold wore a very baggy Spacesuit, which was not very flattering and I'm sure she was feeling the heat in it. I'm sure the vigorous dancing did not help either. She performed most of the songs on her current Album "Santogold" and got up a bunch of volunteers from the crowd to help her dance to "Creator". I'll be attaching a video of the performances a bit later. On a more disappointing note however was the crowds reaction to Santogold not performing an encore, which they booed. Personally I thought it was refreshing as I don't believe an encore should always occur, it should be an exception and part of a memorable performance and when the crowd deserves it. How the crowd reacted showed that they did not deserve an encore. If you have not heard of Santogold before check out her MySpace page to hear some tracks. httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4Un8Zlpzd8