

At the same time in the studio, Brooklyn’s own Sandflower took over the more pop focused part of the evening. The four siblings from Los Angeles drew the crowd in with their sparkling indie pop and their bubbly energy.

Meanwhile in the Marlin Room at ground level, Echosmith was tearing it up. Her voice, not unlike that of fellow electronic songstress Amelia Meath of Sylvan Esso, tumbled in the highest heights using it like one of her synths. Armed with two synthesizers and a MacBook Pro, Lanza entranced the rapidly growing audience with her beat heavy fairy pop.

To get a good spot in the Grand Ballroom for the electronic shows I decided to go upstairs and started out my night with the beautiful spheric tunes of Jessy Lanza. Where to go first? What to do? So many choices. Proof of how excited people were about this night were three sold out shows in each room, and long lines at all entrances at 7 pm already. So Friday, November 14, I went to represent Pancakes and Whiskey at the massive all house celebration of Webster Hall’s return to Independence with an A+ lineup. When Webster Hall invites you to a party, you don’t say “no.” You put on your dancing shoes, and fucking go.
