Avant-garde songstress brings alt-pop perfection to the Vogue

Who: Caroline Polachek
Where: Vogue Theatre, Vancouver
When: Mon., Dec. 13
Vibe: Esoteric art students and queer party femmes dominate the crowd for Polachek’s surreal, baroque-techno set; her aesthetic may be mythical, but her sound is from the far-off future
Highlight: The monumental wave of energy taking over the crowd as Polachek plays her yearning anthem So Hot You’re Hurting My Feelings — a crowd of hundreds screams the lyrics to its cheeky, sexually charged bridge as the stage erupts with the flames of hell. Unforgettable!
Next: With Dua Lipa: Centre Bell, Montreal, Tues., Feb. 22; Scotiabank Arena, Toronto, Wed., Feb. 23