Last night at Bowery Ballroom, singer-songwriter Kate Nash drew a diverse crowd to her show: girls who knew all of her lyrics, dudes who either pointed or stared (some prefer baked goods*), and a few shouting idiots. And all of these people managed to make it there before her oddly early 9 PM set.

Kate's show was a looser, stripped-down version of her album, Made of Bricks. Paul Epworth's (Phones) shiny indie-electro production comes out live as folksy piano, guitar, and drums. But Kate's songs really are that simple. She exudes a wholesome girly charm on stage that makes her very likable. Her darker side is in her lyrics about girls wearing all black, drinking, or tagging around with skeletons. Yet everything is so feel-good those stories also appear wrapped in bows or covered in cute stickers. On first listen, Kate Nash seems like a guilty pleasure but actually she makes some very well crafted pop songs and delivers them with a lot of wit and charm.

Wednesday night's show was very similar to the last time she was her at Luna Lounge and Joe's Pub with a few more songs added in and more banging on the piano at the end. She is not quite Regina Spektor or Lily Allen, but Kate Nash could be huge in the US, especially if 13 year-old girls get wind of her music.

*No cookies were exchanged this time, only deep gazes.