Jordana @ Drake Underground - Toronto

February 20th, 2025: Jordana @ Drake Underground- Toronto, ON

Jordana | Photos Courtesy of: Peyton Mott

Underneath Toronto’s Drake Hotel, a thrumming bass travelled up the stairwell. The audience gathered affront the stage enjoying opener, Rachel Bobbit, counting down the minutes to Jordana’s debut.

The porcelain indie-pop artist, Jordana greeted the crowd with a coy smile before hopping right into the opening track, “We Get By” from her 2024 release. Fittingly to her cheeky lyricism, the set was full of connecting to the crowd with simple jokes to comparing what was in the water versus Canada and the United States. As well as the age-old question of the proper pronunciation of Toronto.

Jordana not only exemplified diverse pop perfection with layered vocoders but was also complete with tambourine dances and violin solos by the singer-songwriter. As she ran through the entirety of the recent record in order, Jordana tossed in a Steely Dan cover “Any Major Dude Will Tell You.” The room defied typical head-bobbing “too-cool” Toronto audiences, fans lined the room; one of which stood out, dancing and singing amongst the entire set pressed against the stage.

While TV Girl wasn't present throughout the Lively Premonition tour, that didn't stop Jordana from performing the breakout tracks from their collaborative album, “Summer’s Over” as an almost jitterbug-dancey encore. 

Jordana’s (hopefully) impending return to Toronto is welcomed with open arms, clear by the smiling faces flushed red from joy rather than the polar vortex that awaited the fans outside the venue.

Rachel Bobbit

Bryant Barnes

Local Natives @ The Fillmore - Philadelphia

August 24th 2022: Local Natives & Jordana @ The Fillmore - Philadelphia, PA

Local Natives - Photos Courtesy of Carolyn Lederach

Sometimes we can forget the magic of a live show, especially one as special as a Local Natives set. This is around the 4th time I’ve been lucky enough to catch them live, first time since the pandemic, and they still do not disappoint. The setlist was a perfect ebb and flow of classics and their newer tunes. Along with a guest appearance from the lovely opener, Jordana, joining the guys on ‘Lemon’. As I entered into the crowd for the packed show it was hard not to soak in the joy of the fans who have been waiting to see Local Natives again. They are truly one of the best live bands to experience and never miss a beat or harmony.

Jordana