Baby's More Than All Right

Baby's More Than Alright:

I hopped on the M train with Phil Taylor and we were bound for a sweet little venue, bar, and restaurant out in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, by the name of Baby’s All Right. The ride there was gorgeous above ground with a glittering view of New York in its entirety. The walk from the subway in the ice wind nearly froze us both but it was definitely worth it. Baby’s more than All Right! After enjoying a wonderful little ginger margarita and baked mac and cheese we met up with Jessie Branch and made our way to the stage in the back. I was not sure what to expect while walking through the door, but I was pleasantly surprised. A small group of three artists called Illuminati Recruitment Ritual was thumping out some low beats and an intriguing mix of techno synth blared through the speakers. The ‘out of this world’ music was accompanied by massive props. One of the three band members took up in both arms, feathery leaf shaped wings and waved them while they danced. The woman singing was off to the left on the stage and she moved so slowly but still with the beat. The third was a man I had the pleasure of meeting, named Lucas, who was the group’s backup dancer. He moved all over the stage, shirtless, twirling his arms around and moving with the flashing and changing lights. Lucas’ body was covered in dark blue tempra paint and his coat of glitter sparkled in the frantic lighting. The performance was so urging there was no way you could not dance with them.

We caught them in the middle of their song but thankfully they had another one immediately after. In the next song they brought these umbrellas that had extra fabric attached to them, like a vail that cover them down to their toes. The singing lady danced inside one of the vailed umbrellas with one other bandmate and Lucas continued to dance on his own. The lighting went slower for a few moments during the introduction of the song, but as it progressed it was “time to leave it all behind.” The crowd was asked if we wanted “to be illuminated,” and everyone cheered! All the color left the room and it was only black and white flashes as the music majorly picked up. The color creeped back into room as the group went on to the end. I will most definitely be returning to Baby’s All Right for more shows and in the hope to run into the Illuminati Recruitment Ritual again.