Hannah Georgas - Mod Club (Feb 1/13)

Hannah Georgas took the stage for a headlining Toronto show flanked by three gentleman playing her music on guitar, bass and drums. The leading lady herself primarily played the keyboard, or at least pressed play on pre-recorded beats. It all seemed a little too polished without much room for unpredictability. Perhaps she's following in the footsteps of Mother Mother and Tegan and Sara who are all smoothing things right out for a radio-friendly sound, which doesn't seem to come without sacrifice. She did swap over to guitar for a few songs and even picked up a uke for another. The one constant was her vocal delivery, her signature, and she sounded great throughout. Dancefloor brought some pep to the set and they closed out with The Deep End. The encore had a couple odd choices - yes, The Beat Stuff had a deserved place being her breakout however I wouldn't have had her play it solo, and the final song was Ode to Mother, a downbeat way to wrap up.