Sky-Pony at the Mercury Lounge

Sky-Pony is a Brooklyn-based pop band led by vocalist Lauren Worsham and her husband, keyboardist Kyle Jarrow. It also features backup singers Jessi Suzuki and Megan Stern, guitarist Kevin Wunderlich, bassist Eric Day, drummer Perry Silver, cellist David Blasher and assorted string section members. Jarrow is a writer for the stage, film and television, winning an Obie Award for A Very Merry Unauthorized Children's Scientology Pageant at age 24. As an actress, Worsham’s roles included Amy in Where's Charley at New York City Center, Cunegonde in New York City Opera's Candide, and Olive in the first national tour of The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. She is the co-founder and executive director of the downtown opera company, The Coterie. Sky-Pony has recorded two EPs, Say You Love Me Like You Mean It and Raptured Live.

I went to the Mercury Lounge tonight to see the headliner and was blown away by the opening act. Sky-Pony has worked on becoming more than music; the band served up entertainment. Singing wry songs that treat downer topics like death with tongue in cheek, wearing contrasting sexy outfits, dancing choreographed steps and using expressive hand movements and props in unison, the pop songs almost became cabaret; with a little more sexiness it could become burlesque. Could Sky-Pony be the new Madonna or Britney Spears? The band only needs to master the art of modulation, to turn down the volume and intensity of the instruments while the vocalists are singing, and then crank it up again between vocal interludes. At this stage, Sky-Pony is sugar in the raw. Sky-Pony will perform at Drom on Saturday, June 15.