pure xtc is the is the coolest musician in Kansas City, and you can’t convince us otherwise.

We’ve been a fan of pure xtc’s music for at least two years, but until now haven’t been blessed with their live show (some Kansas City artists don’t make it to Lawrence very often). But it was worth the wait, because this music knocked us on our hot little asses. This is what pop music should sound like (shit, Taylor Swift WISHES she could write pop music like THIS). It’s fun, extremely danceable, and feels like freedom. Everyone was bobbing along hard when she hit the Replay up on Friday night, jumping between percussion instruments, her guitar, and the mic. Everything about her presence onstage is unapologetically black and gay (let’s be honest, all the best pop music is black and gay). She even sold bumper stickers that said “Listening to pure xtc made me gay.” It’s gender expression in its finest form, and probably the first time we’ve seen a lesbian kiss their wife in the middle of a set. Everyone was feeling it. You can’t run from it: pure xtc will be your favorite local pop artist.

You can see a clip from the show online here, listen to her music on Spotify, and peep photos from Headlight Rivals and LYXE, who shared the stage with pure xtc.