At first glance, vocalist Jessica Hernandez will mesmerize you with her dark beauty and Bettie Page bangs, leaving you unprepared for the soulful vocals she's about to unleash. Along with her band The Deltas, Hernandez creates a dark brand of pop, aptly coined as “gothic pop,” combined with a classic soul sound presumably influenced by the Motown roots of her native Detroit. Hernandez also contributes instrumental elements such as piano and percussion that, mixed in with the horn, piano, and accordion action of The Deltas, delivers a vibrant synergy of pop, rock, psych rock and rockabilly together for a musical pick-me-up. Catch Jessica Hernandez and The Deltas tonight at the Continental Room and watch them serve up a mean storm of musical mayhem.
Sun., Sept. 7, 8 p.m., 2014
Aimee Murillo is calendar editor and frequently covers film and previously contributed to the OCW’s long-running fashion column, Trendzilla. Don’t ask her what her favorite movie is unless you want to hear her lengthy defense of Showgirls.