Chloe Star Brings Pure Rock Energy to The Roxy
There are artists whose music clicks on record, and then there are artists who make even more sense the second they step onstage. Chloe Star is the latter.
Opening for Bea Miller at The Roxy in Los Angeles on Friday night, Chloe walked into a room there to celebrate Miller’s MR. PEAKED IN HIGH SCHOOL and delivered a set that felt entirely her own.
Everyday Jams has covered Chloe before, but this was our first chance to catch her live — and she is seriously impressive.
There’s an ease to the way Chloe commands a stage. She’s energetic without making the performance feel overly rehearsed, confident without losing the looseness that makes a rock show fun, and backed by a band that only pushes that energy further. From the beginning of the set, she knew how to pull the room in and, more importantly, keep it there.
Chloe has been carving out her own corner of alternative rock and pop, bringing together gritty guitars, big melodies and the kind of attitude that feels especially at home in a room like The Roxy. Onstage, that side of her music comes completely alive.
And she can sing.
Against loud guitars and a full band, Chloe’s vocals never disappeared into the mix. They were powerful, controlled and carried enough grit to meet the music head-on. There’s a confidence to her performance that makes it incredibly easy to watch her — she doesn’t just sing the songs, she sells every second of them.
But the undeniable standout of the night was “Bad Habit.”
Already a standout in Chloe’s catalog, the song becomes something else entirely live. The guitars hit harder, the chorus felt massive, and Chloe’s vocal cut straight through all of it.
It was absolutely incredible.
“Bad Habit” has the kind of energy that feels made for a live room. Hearing it at The Roxy gave the track a new weight, and it was one of those performances that makes you immediately want to go back and listen to the recorded version again afterward.
More than anything, though, Chloe’s set was just fun.
Her band was tight, the chemistry onstage felt natural, and Chloe looked completely at home in the middle of it all. Nothing felt stiff or overly polished. There was personality in every part of the performance, and she has that increasingly rare ability to captivate a room without looking like she’s trying too hard to do it.
Opening slots aren’t always easy. You’re stepping into someone else’s show, playing for a crowd that may not know you yet and getting a relatively short window to convince them to pay attention.
Chloe didn’t need much time.
By the end of her set, one thing felt pretty clear: Chloe Star is an artist you need to experience live.
And if there’s one performance we’re still thinking about from Friday night, it’s “Bad Habit.”
That song was made to be played loud.
