Arooj Aftab w/ Zsela
The Crocodile, Seattle, WA
01.21.25
Arooj Aftab is cool. Not the kind of cool that’s attempting to let you know how cool they are by acting a certain way, or putting out a calculated vibe, or needing another’s recognition to validate their cool. No. The kind of cool that can rock a 90 minute set to a sold out audience with sunglasses on the whole time, staying center stage in front of one mic, keeping a seamless banter with the audience in between songs, and maintaining every single person’s rapt attention with each note sung. The kind of cool that can tell a story, which they kept nonchalantly in their back pocket, about attending an underground, VIP party a few days prior where they smoked cigarettes with Jon Hamm and were surprised at the fact that Jon drank white wine rather than scotch, “in very non-Don Draper fashion.” That’s Arooj Aftab’s set: effortless, otherworldly, meditative, charismatic, cool.
Touring in support of her sublime, critically acclaimed 2024 release, Night Reign, Aftab’s set was a blue, dimly lit, meditative experience. Playing to an audience of 8 to 80 provided empirical proof that her music and message transcends myriad age and cultural backgrounds.… More
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