Sara B: The Coolest Chick Ever

If you’ve never seen Sara Bareilles perform, then you’re missing out on more than just music.  You’re missing great comedy, authenticity, diversity balanced with consistency, and the coolest chick ever.  This is why I’m choosing to write about a show that took place last year – because it was that good.

I was backing up some of my video files earlier today and revisited the footage I shot of Bareilles’s secret show at Room 5 in December.  Her “Gravity” intro still makes me laugh, while her performance of the song continues to give me chills.  I was happy Bareilles’s Grammy-nominated and “fuck off record label” tune, “Love Song,” made it to the set list even though I’d heard it countless times before.   Her freshly penned song about the show Jersey Shore, written with a holiday twist, had everybody in the audience doubled over in laughter.

Bareilles’s guest appearance at Room 5′s weekly songwriters-in-the-round gathering was spontaneous, playful, and fun.  You almost forgot you were there to see music. . . and then Bareilles would sing.  When she sings, you’re quickly reminded why you’re there.  When the show is over you’ll start thinking about when you can see Bareilles next.

Why is Bareilles the coolest chick ever? She can write, she can sing, she will make you laugh, she’s genuine, she’s unique, she’s got attitude and style. . . But what makes Bareilles cool is that she’s all that AND one of the most loyal and kind people in the world.  She’s had a lot of success, has nearly 2 million followers on Twitter, and she stills shows up for her friends.  She continues to play shows at Hotel Cafe to raise money for charity, even though she can sell out The Wiltern.  She supports her friends, drops in on their shows, and plays for free.  Rather than cancel a previously scheduled performance in Los Angeles when she was given the opportunity to appear on a TV show in New York last year, she flew across the country immediately following the TV taping and played two shows back to back the same night.  You can support Sara Bareilles for her music; you can support her because she makes you laugh; or you can support her simply because she’s a good person who deserves all the success in the world.

Bareilles seeks the definition of “tie one on” and then teaches everybody the meaning of “Gravity”:

In honor of MTV’s Jersey Shore:

Last “Love Song” of the decade: