Basia Bulat is good on stage.

I saw Basia Bulat open for "Final Fantasy":/music/Final_Fantasy on Sunday night. (Owen Pallett's former bandmade Nifty was the first opener, but lets not talk about him ok? Overheard after his set, in a regretful tone, "I passed up a turd sandwich to be here tonight, man!")So Basia was quite a relief! She was not what I was expecting-- she didn't sound like an indie singer-songwriter much at all. Big, big voice, and kind of a Canadian folk-rock sound that reminded me of Natalie Merchant and 10,000 Maniacs from the '90s. I don't know if I need to hear this on record, but I would gift it to the Sarah Harmer fans in my life, and I would definitely see it live again.This video is from a show in her hometown, London, Ontario, and I like it because it shows the contrast between her giggly stage persona and her "go time" focus. Watch her snap to the mic when the drum hits! Interesting. I wish I could find a video of her rocking out on autoharp. It is adorable! ("Galen":/Galen said, "Playing autoharp looks like you're giving someone a big hug.")