effex: Gratuitous Janelle Monae icon (Gratuitous Janelle Monae icon)
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D and I went to see Janelle Monáe Tuesday night and it was amazing, you guys, so amazing. Even with the rain, and being stuck in traffic, and arriving late, and most of the audience being there for Of Montreal and being Very Confused by Janelle, and the elections. AMAZING.

She's so tiny, I never realized. And full of energy - she segued from one song to another seamlessly, rarely pausing between them, and the dancing, omg, the dancing. And her voice. You know how amazing she sounds on her albums? Yeah, even better live.

We only stayed for her show (which was NOT LONG ENOUGH) because D's hipster tolerance was running low and there were an awful lot of hipsters. I managed to snag the Metropolis Suite EP from the merch table, though (mine is sadly not signed)! I'm going to listen the shit out of it when I'm at my parent's this weekend.

And then I started writing this up and realized I still didn't have a Janelle icon, so I made one. And another, and another, and then I had 35.



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* Icons can be used as-is or as bases
* Please credit if used as-is
* Comments are awesome but not necessary

Most of these are pulled from Google images but some of the really cool ones came from these two sets.


Also, while I have you - is anyone here familiar with The Middleman and/or The Losers and willing to beta a short fic over the weekend (Zan, put your hand down)? I'm particularly hoping for someone who knows The Middleman.

Date: 2010-11-05 05:15 am (UTC)
instantramen: shoulders-up three-quarter profile of a black woman in a suit (a product of the man)
From: [personal profile] instantramen
Taking #7! I saw Janelle Monáe back in September on the same tour, and I still get wired remembering all the energy packed into one hour. ♥♥♥♥♥

Date: 2010-11-06 03:47 am (UTC)
instantramen: black woman with a serious pompadour in exaggerated running pose mid-air (onward!)
From: [personal profile] instantramen
Smile is so well-timed. Like, "Okay, now let's all take a breath. Are you still paying attention? Good!" and then all of a sudden Sincerely, Jane has you like a riptide full of zombie robot assassins.

I agree about the bigger venue: the way she made such efficient use of the space available, I think Janelle could actually rock people's faces off given a large enough stage.

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