Live Review: Juana Molina shows off experimental pop multi-mastery in Mexico

thefader.com:

At several points during Juana Molina’s Mexico City show at Foro Indie Rocks! on January 23, the 63-year-old experimental pop/rock star stepped away from her keyboard, guitar, and microphone to do a little dance.

Her routine, somewhere between car-wash inflatable and Triller tribute to a mid-’10s Chicago bop track, was one of the only parts of her set that wasn’t technically masterful.

Far from robotic, though, Molina’s performance shook with passion for her art and compassion for her fans. When Molina and her drummer stepped on stage roughly an hour and a half after doors, the crowd exploded for the Argentine singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist with hundreds of thousands of devoted followers across the Spanish-speaking world.

It was an energy different from the kind of raucousness rabid fans exhibit north of the border: Chatty and kinetic, the vibe was less rapt than mutually excited — less pick-me, more genuinely fun.