GIG OF THE WEEK: Ida Maria
- Posted on January 21, 2008 11:23 AM
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Ida Maria
Dublin Castle
Tuesday 15th Jan
Review By Zarina Raja
Ida Maria is a female artist that unifies surging rock, Swedish Pop and – I’m sorry to use the phrase but – Girl Power. She is a fiery chick with a guitar who has a bunch of songs that need to be heard now (and loud).
As soon as Ida Maria marched into view, it was clear that the hype about her was true. She strode to the centre of the stage and sucked in the gaze of a rammed Dublin Castle. Dressed in a short green lacy dress and black ankle boots, blunt fringe and red lips, she looked like she knew how to rock a packed venue.
After her first song, Drive, she kicked off her boots and peeled off her socks. Standing bare foot on the stage, she launched into the second song of the night, Louie.
Ida Maria has that kind-of-crazy Bjork edge to her. She seemed to be feeling every lyric that tumbled out of her mouth with her whole heart. As the gig wore on, Ida was obviously thriving on adrenaline and getting increasingly swept away by her music. Whenever she had the chance, she threw her body around and immersed herself in the screaming guitars around her.
Towards the end of the set, a charged Ida poured water all over her face and then begun her last song - and by far the best song – of the night, Oh My God.
Oh My God, is a crashing, manic song that surged through the Dublin Castle, licking the sweating walls like an unmanageable flame. ‘Oh My God,’ she screamed with a satisfying air of liberation, ‘I think I’m in control.’
After hurtling through her set, she collapsed to the floor, having used up all her electrifying energy. She looked up out at the cheering crowd and then disappeared of into the dark. This girl had me hooked.
For more info on Ida Maria, take a look at her MySpace.
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Kate Spiegelhalter
OH MY GOD!!!!!!!
Posted on January 21, 2008 12:50 PM
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