I just saw the cutest quartet at Silverlake Lounge on Monday night. This quartet I speak of is LA’s Pink Mochi. Pink Mochi is: Ai (vocals/keyboard/theremin), Lisa (keyboard/ bass), Michael aka Yuki (guitar/vocals), and Tim (drums). Last night was singer, Ai’s birthday. She was dressed in a white ruffled dress and twirled around the stage during their set as if she were three years old showing off her pretty, new dress and I must admit… it was adorable! A fan requested that Lisa play “Happy Birthday” on keyboards and at first Ai showed some shyness at the thought of it, but ultimately joined Lisa by complimenting the song with a theremin rendition. Ai even got someone to buy her a drink between songs, why not? It was her day of birth afterall!
Pink Mochi was the first band to perform of the night and the bar was pretty full and hopefully it was full for them because they deserved it. Pink Mochi is best described as power-pop-electronic bliss! They were the icing to my cake last night. When I saw Ai’s elegant hand movements manipulating her theremin, I fell in love. I didn’t even notice the black, sleek theremin onstage until she started playing. Ai didn’t overuse the theremin and that was a smart move, even though I could listen to it for hours…in other words she didn’t kill it. It was given in doses and left us wanting more.
Not unlike the dessert of the same name, Pink Mochi is sweet! Not only in demeanor, but vocally and musically. Their catchiest song of the night happened to be their last. “Melt” was the last song. It is a very catchy song in the best possible way. Another really great one of the night was “In Hands” and “Rusty Pogostick.” During “Rusty Pogostick,” Ai hopped around the stage in the super cute way she does and captured the essence of the song in her movement. I was hoping to buy their EP that is out now, but unfortunately, they sold out…booo! No, it’s a testament to how wonderful they are of course. If you are lucky enough and get a chance to go see them perform, take that chance!
C. Sanchez
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