Skylet Gunner (moniker for Katie Di Cicco) popped up on my radar back in 2022. I saw her two times in 2022 and then twice again in 2023. Then she dropped off of my music radar. When I saw that she was playing a WFNM showcase at Bar Lubitsch, I circled the night. During the set, I learned why I no longer noticed that she was playing around town. She spent time in Berlin and then Nashville before coming back to Los Angeles.
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| Skylet Gunner at Bar Lubitsch |
She did get a song out of her time Nashville. Her unreleased song "Death By Covers" was inspired by the city. She introduced the song by saying, "Everyone says Nashville is a ten year town. That means it takes 10 years to break through. Sometimes people end up singing covers on Broadway. I was like, I don't know about that. I am very grateful for Nashville. And I love Nashville. And I can't wait to visit."
For those unaware of Skylet Gunner, her Spotify bio describes her music as such, "Blending dark pop with psychedelic Americana and noir storytelling, her work explores toxic love, emotional duality, and feminine reinvention."
Her fanbase showed up in force for her set. It didn't take long for the fanbase to get engaged with her music as she opened up the set with a personal favorite of mine "Bang Bang Baby." The song is a desert rocker and had her in a psychedelic dance mood -- as one noticed her distance dancing with friends in the crowd. She did so much dancing on stage that her microphone got unplugged before she even finished the song.
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| Skylet Gunner at Bar Lubitsch |
Wait a second: I do believe that every Skylet Gunner set I've seen has always included the use of a black veil prop at the beginning of the set. No black veil in this set. I think I was cheated (kidding).
Her song "Sugar Daddy Decay" explores the music industry and how transactional (inappropriately so) it can be. As the song came to a conclusion, her fanbase chanted along with her, "No way! No Way!" Her set ended with the song "Monsters" that is about loving someone with an addiction. That final song will likely end up on her soon to arrive, nomadic inspired EP Living Out Of a Suitcase. Her set ended with an extended series of cheers, claps, and yells from everyone.
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| Skylet Gunner at Bar Lubitsch |
The Song Spotlight goes to a song inspired by her time in Berlin, "Black Cherry Cola." It is her latest single release. Perhaps, it is a companion song to "Monster."
Love you when you're here
Just don't call me when you're sober.
Setlist: Bang Bang Baby, Blame It On Chemicals, hunter and prey, Black Cherry Cola, rip the bandaid, Dark Magic, Sugar Daddy Decay, BB Blue, Death By Covers, Monsters.
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