La Roux Goes Glam Greaser at Mansion

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La Roux's Elly Jackson.

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Yeah, it wasn't exactly a "concert." A nightclub's got bottles to sell and a dance floor to fill, so La Roux's set last night at Mansion was typically short, just a few songs: "In for the Kill," "Bulletproof," and "I'm Not Your Toy."

Nevertheless, singer Elly Jackson rocked the 15 minutes she got. Dressed like a glam greaser in tight pants, a shoulder-padded leather jacket, and a fiery futuristic pompadour, she crooned with her eyes closed and danced through disco lights while her boy-girl backing band spun the synthy stuff.

See the cut for photos from La Roux's show.

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Red on red: Jackson got intense while LCD hearts flashed in the background.

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No one anticipated the futuristic pompadour. But the crowd was rife with budget versions of Elly's former firebird hairdos.

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As always, La Roux's other half, Ben Langmaid, wasn't there. (He doesn't do live performances.) Instead, Jackson got support from a couple of hipsters-for-hire.

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Like we mentioned earlier, there were quite a few Elly impersonators roaming around the club. Fancy chillwave pirates were tougher to spot, though.

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Then La Roux's fifteen minutes were up. Jackson thanked Miami and she was gone. The whole thing was indecently short.

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