Review: Pretty Sick at The Atlantis on Nov. 1
On Nov. 1, Pretty Sick spent the first night of their Anarchy tour in D.C., performing at The Atlantis. Led by singer Sabrina Fuentes, a 26 year old from New York City, the band drew a mostly young and alternative crowd.
From the second song of the night, “Streetwise,” Pretty Sick had the crowd moving. The center of the floor turned into a mosh pit that reached even the outer bounds of the crowd. While phone cameras sprinkled the crowd, most audience members were singing and dancing along.
Still warming up for the rest of the tour, the band had to work through a few technical difficulties. During a brief sound cut in their new song “home2hide,” the crowd cheered the band on while Benjamin Arauz riffed on his bass. Fuentes’ stage presence wasn’t shaken by the mishap, and her voice sounded even stronger afterwards. Throughout the whole concert, Fuentes’ ability to hold low notes was impressive.
While the band mostly played tracks from their new album, Anarchy, they included a few older songs like “Violet” and “Headliner,” as well.
During the final song of the main set, “Prosperity,” Fuentes slowed down the vocals from the album, but continued to dance energetically, unafraid to throw her hair, arms, or body around.
The enthusiastic crowd chanted for the band after they left the stage. When they returned for an encore, Eva Kaufman, previously on the sound board, got on drums as the band switched to older tracks with more rock influences. The band closed out the concert with their most popular song “Dumb,” which had the whole crowd singing along.
Francesca Kamali is a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences majoring in something eventually hopefully. This is her INDY debut!
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