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CONCERT REVIEW - MXMTOON @ THE ECHO, LOS ANGELES, CA (12.09.23)

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When Mxmtoon got on the stage at The Echo for her Plum Blossom (Revisted) Tour, she was completely ready for it and so was the crowd. Her cheerful energy was contagious and her performance felt intimate, in the sense that she was performing for a group of friends. It made the space feel very warm and comfortable. During her set, fans would talk to her and she would respond back usually in a comedic way that entertained the audience.  She even talked about being grateful that because of her fans, she can be vulnerable and authentically herself on stage and her honesty on that was refreshing to see.  I'm sure her fans as well feel the same way. I really appreciated her talking about her experiences as well. In between songs, Mxmtoon would talk a lot but it never felt boring or unnecessary, her bit on Josh Hutcherson was really funny.

I also really enjoyed that she'd talk about anything, including video games, such as overwatch, and the crowd would love it. Anyone from their teenage years to their 20s, I feel like can connect and relate to Mxmtoon. One of my favorite songs during her set touched upon the subject of how we try too hard to look like we have picture-perfect lives online and honestly how stupid it is. I feel like it’s a song that will have a good impact on the world because trying to look perfect online is overall something we shouldn't be doing anymore. Painting things picture perfect is not just draining on yourself to keep up that image but it also pressures other people into feeling like they need to be that way too. Overall not good for anyone, it's overall healthier and easier to just be yourself.

Besides perfection is something impossible to obtain.  I'm glad that Mxmtoon encourages her fans to be themselves and has also been a voice for the LGBTQ+ community as well. It was also cute seeing her fans give out things like their kandi bracelets and even letters to her up on stage and you can tell she appreciated every single one of them.  Instead of the typical applause, we got things like people saying yippee, which was pretty fun. During one of the songs, everyone turned their lights on and put hearts on their phone and it was a beautiful moment.  The lights and flowers on stage also looked very aesthetically pleasing and were fun to photograph.

For the encore, which everyone saw coming from a mile away, everyone sang "Riptide" together with Mxmtoon and the combined energy put into this song was louder and filled up the room even more than metal shows I've been to. The show ended quicker than I thought but when it was over, I wasn’t ready for it to be over. Her songs about growing up and going through life are very relatable and I would one hundred percent catch her again anytime.

Toren Brown

Photojournalist - Los Angeles

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