Whitney Plantation

Where earlier nights in the series held their breath, this one exhaled — a room full of friends, laughing between songs, the low hum of conversation dissolving every time Karen's hands found the keys again. The candlelight sat sepia and warm across the bar, and Saskia's performance matched it note for note: as warm as the room itself, familiar in a way that made the whole night feel less like a show and more like a homecoming nobody knew they needed.

At the fifth session of Lilith in Loa, Zahria Sims allowed the spirits to grab hold of her and explore new heights in the space.

Chloé Marie stood at the crescent-shaped altar tucked into the bar at Loa on Wednesday night during the fourth set of the Lilith in Loa series, the makeshift stage lit like any object of haute religiosity — flickering candlelight pooling across the room and casting everyone in the same amber glow.