Two years ago, we were first introduced to Caroline Romano and we have been fans ever since. From opening for bands like Grayscale and The Foxies, Caroline is making sure we know she’s ready to hit the main stages!
In 2022, she released her debut album, Oddities and Prodigies, which skyrocketed her into success and landed her in the spot she is in today: having her first headline show in Los Angeles!
The Moroccan Lounge in Los Angeles is one of our favorite places to see a show. It’s a small venue which allows a show to be intimate and more special than large stadium venues. This night in particular, we all got to mingle with Caroline before she hit the stage in her stunning outfit, we might add.
She opened the night with ‘Tell Her I Said Hi,’ one of her singles that we first heard when we saw her on tour with Grayscale last spring. The lyrics make our hearts ache, but with an upbeat, fiery beat like this one, we can’t just stand still!
‘Body Bag,‘ ‘Doesn’t Matter,’ and Caroline’s newest single, ‘Muse,’ also made the cut on the setlist, all of which have been some of our favorite songs of hers.
In our latest interview with Caroline, she was disappointed that she had to cut some of her favorite songs from the setlist to fit into an opening slot on a tour, but the fun thing about headlining is she didn’t have to do that! ‘St. George’ and ‘Guts’ made it back to the setlist, really giving Caroline that full-circle moment.
Our favorite part of the night, even though it causes all the bittersweetness in the world, was finding out that Caroline was closing her night off with ‘Girl in a China Shop’ and ‘This House.’ Like many of her songs earlier in the set, we first heard these songs live last Spring, and hearing them again for the first time in over a year made the night all the more memorable.
And of course, the night wouldn’t have been complete without an amazing opening act: Michele Lu.
The USC alum and singer-songwriter is a veteran of playing at The Moroccan Lounge. Having opened for other artists such as Don Toliver, she was no stranger to hyping up a crowd and having songs that keep an audience captivated.
She performed her newest single, ‘Shotgun‘ and kept us hooked with her slowed down, angelic cover of the Cure’s ‘Friday I’m In Love.’ She told a story of the first time she ever played her cover of this song to a crowd of 20,000 people. Safe to say, it and she were a hit! She also sang ‘Dull Red’ which she announced was the leading single of her upcoming EP, Dull Red. We will be sat and ready for its release.
Even though it was a Thursday night in LA, both Caroline and Michele blew us away with their show. Two women with amazing vocals, poetic songs, and hard-hitting lyrics deserve to share the stage more, and we hope to catch them on their headlining tours one day!
View the full gallery from the show below!
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