NXNE - Zola Jesus

"There was nothing wrong with that set," said Zola Jesus' Nika Danilova at the end of her Friday night gig. Well, that's not quite true. The much-hyped chanteuse is a magnetic personality on stage: her deep haunting voice can send chills down the spines of an audience. And the interplay between her vocals and the music, triggered and sometimes played by some dude with glasses standing off to the side, was note perfect. But while Danilova remains a confident performer, she still doesn't seem to know what to do with herself while on display. So yeah, nothing wrong technically, but that doesn't mean you can't improve.