Houston

@DavidK wrote:

First, it should be noted that Houston got three inches of rain on Sunday, our biggest one-day tally since June 2010 and more than we’ve had in the past three months in total.

That being said, I think turnout was light due to the weather (didn’t stop a swell of chatter around mid-set).

Anyway, Lu kicked off the evening with quite a few older classics: “Can’t Let Go” and “Car Wheels” opened the set, followed by “The Night’s Too Long”, “Pineola” and “Price To Pay” (not necessarily in that order, but the set was definitely front-loaded with some classics).

A smattering of tunes from the new record (including, of course, the scorching rendition of “Blessed”. Nothing from West that I recall, and only “Honey Bee” from Little Honey. She played a full half of Car Wheels (also “Drunken Angel”, “Lake Charles”, “Jackson” and “Joy” natch).

Probably most notably were the two encore-closers: a Gnarls Barkley cover (“Who’s Gonna Save Your Soul”), which I think she said was just recorded for a soundtrack. And the finale “Cross To Bear” by the Allmans, where Blake Mills really, REALLY shined (though he was just unbelievable throughout the set).

This has to be 10-plus Lucinda shows for me. Her last show at the Warehouse was a bit rowdier and I recall more reminiscing about her time in and around Houston. However, for me, Blake Mills guitar work really made the show memorable. With no disrespect to all the great ‘slingers who have backed Lu over the years, he might just be the best yet. “Joy” was absolutely re-imagined thanks to his grimy guitar work, and he brought something new to just about every song.

What’s left to say? Another stellar Lucinda show for the books! Having Over The Rhine as the openers was definitely icing on the cake.

Thanks for the report. Outdoors at Houston’s INternational Fest earlier this year, Lu reminisced a lot about Houston as well. She joined Joe Ely for a song there too, a real treat. That Gnarls Barkley song is a first, would like to know more about the soundtrack project. Blake is great, true.

So here’s hoping our Arkansas friends are primed to report after tonight. Parker CA, are you touring?

Nope, Parker, but the town where William Burroughs is buried sure does provide an incentive. Maybe next time.

Well, his birth house is in St. Louis, Central West End on Pershing St., but you may be right about the burial, Parker. Maybe in same cemetery as T Williams and K Chopin?