Babydaddy and Ana Matronic of Scissor Sisters

This weekend, Jacob and I went to see the Scissor Sisters perform at Pearl Concert Theater at Palms Casino Resort.  As was to be expected, the show was fantastic!

Jacob had never seen them live, but I had on a few occasions, and have always been blown-away by their cohesiveness as an onstage unit – each member doing his/her own thing while fluidly interacting with the other members of the band as well as the audience.

The perfect mix of songs from the new album, Night Work, and favorites from the Sisters’ first two albums, Scissor Sisters and Ta-dah!, the concert was a blast.  Scissor Sisters message is a simple one: revel in who you are, and don’t succumb to the haters. 

Babydaddy and Jake Shears of Scissor Sisters

Front-man Jake Shears told his coming-out story, which tied-in nicely to this leg of the tour, as it involved the MGM Grand, the MGM Adventures Theme-park, and EFX starring Michael Crawford.

There was “a little public service announcement” about the continued importance of HIV-testing for both men and women, and a shout-out to the State of Nevada for having legalized prostitution (as it keeps patrons and sex-workers safe).

As espoused by both Shears and emcee/vocalist Ana Matronic, the Scissor Sisters are very pro-sex work, and pro-sex worker (not to mention pro-sex)!

Jake Shears, Ana Matronic and Del Marquis of Scissor Sisters

I’m always reminded of super-heroes when I see the Scissor Sisters, not just because of their noms de groupe, but because of the way they take on these larger-than-life onstage personas, who aren’t so much “alter egos” as they are exaggerated expressions of their true inner-selves.

To wit, in talking recently to strumming Sister, Del Marquis, he suggested that his character has allowed him to overcome his natural shyness.

I’ll say this much – his onstage behavior belied any hint of shyness, and included dancing and grooving and shimmying-around, like a guitar-playing James Brown, all with the confidence and flair of a seasoned performer.

The music of the Scissor Sisters – even at its darkest – is imbued with a spirit of hope.  As I looked-out over the audience, I saw young and old, gay and straight, male and female, all united in the common goal of having fun, letting their hair down (and in some cases, taking it off).

As Ana declared at the conclusion of their three-song finale (referencing the band’s 2005 DVD of the same name), “We Are Scissor Sisters... and So Are You!”