The GelliOS fires up, scanning audience participation and carefully monitoring the Gelli Kontinuum for anomalies—a breach has been detected. Two Teknicians scramble onto the stage, running in circles and pointing frantically at the screen above. “There’s nothing we can do!” they shout before stepping into their stations at the drums and modular synth tower. As Gelli Radiation levels peak from green to red, two more Teknicians are discovered in the crowd, dressed head-to-toe in red with shiny swim caps. The new Teknicians run through the crowd with red flashlights that sweep the room in a desperate search until at last their beams converge on the target and the show begins. Gelli Haha is here!
Fantasy met reality over the weekend with two back-to-back sold-out shows at Schubas in Chicago. Every moment on Switcheroo that made you smile is here for the live show, embellished by the visual spectacle of oversized hammers, a rainbow parachute, trampolines, and confetti, all coordinated in the ultimate synchronized dance you can’t take your eyes off of. What might otherwise be called a small stage has become a veritable clown car of endless props and surprises. The fullest possibility of live music has been realized tonight.
Who else could open for a show like this but Big Sis? Hitting the stage with clothes as big as their beats, Baby and Babie prove that they were always the only option. “All these social boundaries really must come down,” they declare as they free themselves from their boxy button-ups, revealing the tiniest possible versions of the clothes that were slowing them down just minutes ago. The party might’ve just started for the crowd, but Big Sis is here to remind us that it’s been here all along. And now that we’re all here, too, there’s nothing else to worry about. — @moneyshot4all
GELLI HAHA
BIG SIS
