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Gnarls Barkley never did get to play their sold out show at Highline Ballroom last night, because Santogold melted the venue with her fucking hotness.

I’m kidding.

As amazing as Santogold Santigold was for her near 40 minute set, Gnarls was even better. Cee-lo, that sexy soul-singing monster, sexually harassed the microphone for much of the night. His stage presence was too overwhelming for the small crowd, who all keeled over and died somewhere between “Who’s Gonna Save My Soul” and “Just a Thought.” I’m kidding again.

Dressed in snazzy white suits (complete with an Elvis wig on Cee-lo who managed somehow to “grow a full head of hair” for the show), a backing band in Buddy Holly glasses (including the chick on the bass), and a guy who spazzed out in the back while occasionally hitting some notes on the keyboard, Gnarls Barkley was as impressive visually as they were musically.

Pounding through some of the best tracks from both albums, including the song that “made them rich and famous,” the mega-duo played a relatively short and compact set. Though everyone seemed to have already had their fill of “Crazy” for one lifetime, the crowd was almost as energetic as the band for most of the show…almost.

Danger Mouse sat at the piano silently, drinking hard liquor and occasionally handing a glass to Cee-lo for a swig. The Beck producer assisted in creating every nuance of the album on stage, and the songs translated live with even more punch than the records.

All in all, it was one of the coolest places to be anywhere in music this year, and it was, um…crazy (sorry).

Setlist: (in no exact order)
Charity Case
Run
Gone Daddy Gone
Surprise
The Boogie Monster
Just a Though
Crazy
Storm Coming
Who’s Gonna Save My Soul
Going On
Whatever
A Little Better
Blind Mary
Smiley Faces

More mediocre pics with my cheap camera: