LOCATION: Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Devon Ashley, Rick Plant, Kim Taylor
REVIEW BY: WalrusOct9
Old Town School Of Folk Music, Chicago, IL
Early Show:
White Horse
Spark
Born
Lookin' Forward
All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue
Here It Is
Little Did I Know
Trouble
Hush Now (Stella's Tarantella)
Show Me
Son of a Preacher Man
Encore 1:
Cruel And Pretty
All I Need Is Everything
Encore 2:
Fairpoint Diary
My Love Is A Fever
Late Show:
I Want You To Be My Love
White Horse
Spark
Born
Lookin' Forward
All I Ever Get For Christmas Is Blue
Here It Is
Etcetera Whatever
Little Did I Know
Trouble
Hush Now (Stella's Tarantella)
Show Me
Son of a Preacher Man
Encore 1:
Cruel And Pretty
When I Go
Encore 2:
Linford piano solo
All I Need Is Everything
bivester:
ok, now the shows. two great shows last night, the "reader's digest" version, two new songs, "white horse", a real beauty with soaring vocals by karin. "here it is" an very nice dylanesque rocker with, as karin said "a lot words", not your typical verse, chorus structure. great song, they blew it out on this one. "trouble" is now a "band song" with everyone accompying karin and there was some very playful piano by linford and drumming by devon added. personally, i think i like the original solo better, but this was a fun listen. and the cover, "son of a preacher man" absolutely kicked ass with backup harmonies by kim and devon, yes...devon sang (and was very good). lastly, for the second encore of the second show, the very cool surprise of linford walking out by himself to do a nice 3-4 minute piano solo (which seemed to be improvisational w/the hint of some christmas standards mixed in) which even seemed to surprise karin, who as she walked out on stage while applauding said "wow, he never does that". very nice, also, as always, it was great to hear "when i go" again.
both shows were excellent, tight performances and karin was in rare form, her voice was as beautiful and powerful as ever and she was in a very fun, playful and feisty mood. she kept hassling linford who "was being quiet", giving devon grief for his shyness while his wife, son and in-laws were in the audience for the early show and making faces and sticking her tongue out at kim, who was also sporting a temporary "mom" tatoo (drawn on her right bicep by brandon with a sharpie between shows), trying to get a reaction out of her. all of this was set to a beautiful backdrop of a light but steady chicago snowfall. definately helped me get in the christmas mood.
a great night. good to see rachshel & steve, kylie (& "the boy"), steve & kelly, and my friend jay, his wife and four of his neighbors (at their first show) who were completely blown away (and each bought the entire OtR catalog and pre-ordered the taft cd) and said they "can't wait until they come back to town". also, much thanks to jeffery for his hospitality (and sofa), great to see you there, glad you could make it.
it was a great night and i think it's just gonna get better...