Three bands rocked KOBO in Columbus in what was more or less a simply solid evening of indie rock n’ roll, one late Saturday night in February.

Sleep Fleet lived up to their growing reputation as solid band by simply jamming. With the exception of the colored Christmas lights that adorned the stage, Sleep Fleet are a no frills rock band. They simply play, and play well. No thrashing. No jumping. A little bit of mic stand shaking, maybe. But mostly straightforward jams. There’s something refreshing about seeing this every once in a while.

Jackie Stabb and her bandmates put on a sultry performance of engaging indie rock that would fit a jazz lounge just as well as a large rock hall. Stabb has been deemed a buzzworthy artist on blogs and in the Columbus scene without a formal release for a reason. She performed with confidence, a flawless voice, and she and her bandmates displayed both tight musicianship and fun camaraderie onstage. This was my second time experiencing one of her performances, and let me just say this time blew the first out of the water (which wasn’t so bad in and of itself). Pay attention, world!

Vanity Theft, a quartet (officially a trio) of gals put on an engaging performance of synth-laced rock into the early morning hours. They had a small fanbase in attendance, and front lady Alicia Grodecki knew precisely when to get in their face. Suffice to say the band’s fans ate it up. There isn’t much else to say other than these four girls know how to rock and gained some new followers and fans that night…including me. Can Paramore or Tegan and Sara take them out on tour, please?

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