.stef chura @ boot & saddle

This was a last minute concert but a nice surprise. The crowd was small but that made it all the better. I don't know much about Stef Chura to be honest. She's from Detroit. She toured with Sad13 along with other cool artists and is doing her own thing. She describes her style as grungy feminist finger-picky. That alone has me sold. Plus my concert friend and I have such similar taste in music, she came highly recommended to me.  

When the band entered the stage Stef Chura looked something like a walking J. Crew ad with her circular spectacles and preppy outfit. Don't mistake her style for sound though. A cross for me of my favorite 90s women. A lyricist like Liz Phair, a crooning like Angel Olsen, and a cadence like Kim Gordon. The songs are Sonic-Youth-y, with a poppy twist. Stef Chura just got back from SXSW and was exhausted. "I can't keep track of the days anymore." She asked the audience for a medium sized pick which was funny because she claimed to only need it for one song. Getting comfortable on stage she kicked her shoes off and had the crowd mesmerized. After the show I restrained from buying anything but would like to purchase her latest "Messes" on cassette tape. It's that good you can listen to it all the way through without skipping songs, each really worth a listen.