Courtesy Virgin RecordsA few days after many Americans gathered around their television sets to watch the latest contestant get the boot on “American Idol,” 23-year-old Alison Sudol performed for her own herd of fans, lighting up the stage of Northampton’s Iron Horse Music Hall on Saturday.
Sudol, who goes by the stage name “A Fine Frenzy” via Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” pranced her way on stage in a multi-patterned vintage dress and matching cowboy boots.
Her set kicked off with a spellbinding introduction from keyboardist Stephen Leblanc. Sudol sat down to the piano, her red hair coruscating beneath the dim lights. With a nod of her head, the first song, “Come on Come Out,” emerged and guitarist/drummer Jesse Siebenberg joined in the mix.
Hunched over her porcelain piano, a mirror-image of her pale skin, her crimson-colored head playfully bobbed up and down.
Sudol’s charming persona made her a genuine crowd favorite. She periodically glanced out towards the crowd, flashing a mesmerizing half-smile and batting her fragile lashes. She manifested a contagious euphoria which made a smooth transition through her music.
The ethereal songstress handled herself with a quirky sense of grace. In response to chants of “You’re so cute,” and “I want to take you home.” she flashed a million-dollar grin masked beneath a giggle and modestly said, “Well, thank you very much
