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I’ll confess that I’m a recently converted Lucinda Williams fan. I don’t have really a good excuse because I’m her age and have lived in Austin all my life. Although it took a while, here I am. That said, I was really impressed by what a strong show she put on at La Zona Rosa here on Friday.

I’d been listening to the LA and NY concert recordings from 2007 and was, I suppose, expecting some of their “welcome to the rehearsal” moments (which, I’ll also admit, I find actually pretty engaging). What we got in Austin was a very strong performance without a single such moment that I can recall. The energy level was high and the sequence of the setlist only amped that up.