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I ended up missing Low vs Diamond and Plastic Little while I waited for a friend to show up so I could ditch my manpurse in her car. You’d think that the HoB, which has one of the largest and most aggressive security teams of any Chicago venue, could handle the threat posed by a Moleskine pad and a copy of a third-string Philip K. Dick novel, but apparently not.
Considering the amount of live instrumentation on her record, I expected Santi White to show up with a full band, but she hit the stage with just a DJ and a matched pair of backup singer-dancers who came across like the S1Ws’ round-the-way daughters. White was rocking a combo of loose-fitting pants and a button-up that, combined with her pageboy haircut and oversize glasses, made her look like Mary J. Blige made over by a pack of Florida retirees.
