Here are some of the highlights from Janelle Monae’s Toronto show in her signature black & white.  These grainy, high contrast shots look like stills from a long forgotten sci-fi film.  This was undoubtedly the best performance I’ve seen all year and produced some of my favorite concert photos.

“The electric lady did not lie, and her back up team of ten dancers and musicians kept the crowd alive with dazzling smiles and swift kicks. The “I Want You Back” Jackson 5 cover and accompanying dances reminded us that if MJ was the master, then Janelle Monae is the mistress of the moonwalk. Rather than just crowd surf, this Q.U.E.E.N. swam her way through the Kool Haus.”

Read Jesse Ship’s full review on BlogTo.