Nite Jewel: New jack swing with a touch of Janet Jackson

Nite Jewel, an alias of Los Angeles musician and multimedia artist Ramona Gonzalez, will be in Grand Rapids to support her latest release, “Real High.” 

Known for her lush mix of lo-fi, synth-based compositions with a nod to freestyle and electronic disco, Nite Jewel’s latest earned from Pitchfork an impressive 7.5 rating citing this work (her fifth) as her “most focused work yet with many nods to new jack swing and Janet Jackson.”

Nite Jewel’s charm is her DIY approach to music that she has embraced in more and more of her releases as she moves to a more eclectic and rich soundscape. With such sweet production values on this new “Real High,” it is becoming harder and harder to distinguish indie from pop since the two commingle more and more on the Billboard charts these days.

And lucky for us locals, this impressive vocalist and purveyor of some of the most sensualist beats has added GR to her impressive nearly 30-city tour.

Opening for Nite Jewel is Geneva Jacuzzi and Harriet Brown.

Tickets can be purchased here.