Remi Wolf Brings Kaleidoscope Pop to NYC’s East Village

February 10th & 11th: Remi Wolf takes on New York’s Webster Hall with opener Grace Ives

It only seems fitting that Remi Wolf celebrate her sonically infectious debut-album Juno with an entirely sold-out North American tour. Filling rooms from Chicago, to Boston and Philadelphia, Wolf’s two-night NYC stint brought glittery energy, an entire neon living room set, and even Dominic Fike to the stage.

Wolf did not waste time. Busting onto the stage in a bright blue sweater vest that reads “BIG BOY”, she kicks off the nineteen song setlist with album-opener “Liquor Store” - a pseudo-psychedelic track that is a deceptively intimate look into the singer’s journey towards sobriety throughout the pandemic. The entirety of Wolf’s set edges both hyperpop and funk fans alike, as she cycles through the earnestly manic “Monte Carlo”, to her cover of Erma Franklin’s “Piece of My Heart” and Shaggy’s “It Wasn’t Me”. 

Between her relentless vocals and setting up shop behind the drum kit mid-set, Wolf covers all of her bases on stage. Supported by guitarist Jack Demeo, drummer Conor Malloy, and Maddie Jay on bass, the group exudes a collective adrenaline that is palpable to every “RemJob” (as Remi has endearingly coined her fanbase) in the room.

As a debut album, Juno is a genre non-conforming testament to innovative pop music. Wolf’s music is the antithesis of inhibition, and an embracing of high-energy, shameless self-expression - experiencing it live feels no different. Being at a Remi Wolf show makes you want to get an ice cream cone tatted on your leg (“motherfucker”, re: “Liquor store”), and maybe reap the consequences later. 

“As a debut album, Juno is a genre non-conforming testament to innovative pop music.”

While you wait for the next Remi Wolf drop, you can support music from her backing band on the Juno tour. Check out Jack Demeo and Maddie Jay on Spotify, Apple Music, + more.

Photos + write-up by Marcella Desharnais