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A stunning show in a beautiful venue. A great pleasure to relax in a comfortable seat with a glass of wine (actually 2, I spilled half of the 1st glass), instead of struggling with the crowds at Webster Hall.
No sightings of Bruce!
stoger may comment later–we both have to catch Amtrak to DC.
The setlist:
1. Can’t Let Go
2. People Talkin’
3. Too Kool To Be Forgotten
4. Tears of Joy
5. Pineola
6. Drunken Angel
7. Buttercup
8. I Don’t Know How You’re Living (corrected per GrumpyMama’s note; thanks!)
9. Copenhagen
10. Born To Be Loved
11. Convince Me
12. Out of Touch
13. Unsuffer Me
14. Essence
15. I Live My Life
16. Righteously
17. Changed the Locks
18. Honeybee
19. Blessed
20. Get Right With God
21. Joy
22. For What It’s WorthI will have never visited Red Bank until tonight, but
http://www.thedublinhouse.net
looks interesting, and is very close to the Count Basie venue.
Note: the website loads playing Irish music; you might lower your volume control before viewing.Good noon-time. I hope my USA friends remembered to set their clocks ahead. One less hour for my hotel money.
I attended this show, and I enjoyed socializing with West Words, stoger, and bigsubi, along with bigsubi’s wife Mercedes. Also, I met Lucinda’s friend Susan, who lives in New York.
This was another of those difficult shows to enjoy. I arrived about an hour before showtime, but an hour after the doors had opened. I saw West Words and stoger standing at the front row by the stage, with a massive crowd sitting on the floor and standing over all the floor. After a few minutes, I broke my own protocol for manners, and followed a burly person carrying drinks through the crowd, and arrived at the second row behind West Words and stoger. About 8 PM, the show began and Lucinda performed her magic. However, becoming thirsty with stiff legs, I was trapped. No way to get water, no way to move, no access to the unisex facilities, except to leave my choice spot, with no hope of returning.
I waited about half-an-hour, until Lucinda migrated from mellow to rock, and then exited to the bar, to buy a $5 bottle of water, which probably retails at 49 cents, and wholesales for less. I watched the rest of the show from the rear and side areas, with glimpses of Lucinda. Finally, I sat on some couches in the bar, with no view of the stage.
I think the music was good. The audience was responsive and polite. I was told this was an excellent show…at least for Lucinda.
Webster Hall certainly has a successful business model. Pack the house early with older music lovers, hoping to enjoy a favorite performer. Then, expel the older crowd at 10 PM, and welcome mindless bimbos until 4 AM to jiggle to earplug noise. I guess it works…I don’t have to like it.
Looking forward to a more relaxed evening Monday night, sitting at Red Bank.
Enjoy your shortened Sunday…
If you navigate the Webster Hall website, you can observe that, at 10 PM both nights, the Grand Ballroom (where Lucinda is playing) is transformed into a nightclub with new admission, and 2000-3000 new attendees.
Consequently, to get more Lucinda music before the room changeover, there is no opening act.
Also, Emmy Lou has 2 new shows, starting on-sale later this week via Ticketmaster: Thursday, April 21, at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, and Tuesday, April 26, at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City.
Both shows are standing room, general admission, only.
I know it’s only 10:40 PM in Toronto, and Levon is probably still playing, but I did not enjoy Mr. Helm and his umpteen piece band, so I left early, and took a nice brisk walk up Yonge Street to enjoy the Friday night scene. If Lucinda should join Levon on-stage, I’m sure stoger will report accordingly.
Lucinda gave a brilliant 75-minute opening set, with standing ovations and an encore. Lucinda and the band were a bit rusty, and had some restarts to set the proper keys. Still, the music was great, and my day was well spent, seeing Toronto by day, and Lucinda by night.
The setlist:
1. People Talkin’
2. Jackson
3. Pineola
4. Crescent City
5. I Don’t Know How You’re Living
6. Born To Be Loved
7. I Lost It
8. (stoger-help! I can’t read my notes)
9. Bleeding Fingers
10. Out Of Touch
11. Honeybee
12. Changed the Locks(encore set)
13.Blessed
14. JoyMidget #3 checking in.
Toronto was sunny, cool, and walkable this morning. Now, the rain is starting…
The “930 Club” Facebook page has issued a “Low ticket warning” for Lucinda’s show, in Washington, DC, on March 15.
Thanks, stoger, for the setlist. Mr. Overby is correct (as always) that the second song from the end of the main set, #17, was Buttercup. Where you have Buttercup as #13 was actually “I Don’t Know How You’re Living”.
I attended the show and talked with stoger, and I had expected to read stoger’s eloquent commentary this morning. However, I need to prepare for checkout from my hotel. If stoger doesn’t post the setlist during the day, I’ll post it from Los Angeles tonight. 23 songs…
A great show musically; a bit strange physically: originally ticketed as seated cabaret style with candles; then, they decided to leave a big standing/dancing area in front of the stage, and in front of the seated tables. Then, they let people carry chairs to sit in the standing area in front of the people who had stood in line early to get “good” seats. Fortunately, they let us stand in line inside the building, rather than outside in 27 degree warmth.
Today’s promotional E-Mail from Pabst Theater Group (Turner Hall in Milwaukee) specifies “Fewer Than 100 Tickets Remain!” for the February 23 solo show.
Also note that Jazz Fest 1-day tickets have no concept of selling out. Tickets will be sold as long as the money is flowing. Also, the tickets are sold for any 1-day Thursday through Sunday, so Lucinda’s Thursday performance is not specific to the ticket.
Thanks, Tony, for posting the setlist. And thanks to you and Caroline for company and drinks before and during the show.
Some notes about the show:
The venue: The Bardot is very pretty, and seems quite enjoyable for dinner and casual drinks. Also, the staff is extremely nice, especially the doorman, who was quite courteous and helpful in organizing the priority entry for folks (like us) who arrived early, and took his suggestion for off-site drinks at the nearby “W” hotel. That said, the venue is not enjoyable for standing to see a music show. The people with dinner reservations had comfortable, if crowded, seating. Everyone else had to stand in awkward locations, carved out among the ropes, tables, aisles, balconies, and stairways. We were fortunate for priority entry from the doorman, and got an adequate standing location at the extreme stage-right: in fact, Lucinda and the band had to move right past us to access the stage.
The music and band: Lucinda played the 10 songs per Tony’s setlist, backed by David, Butch, and Val. For the last 4 songs, they were joined by “a new guitarist”, rumored to be “the new guitarist”. Tony may have his name for a later post. Lucinda spoke his name while facing forward, and I was at stage-right, with earplugs, and I did not accurately hear his name. He certainly played well, and seemed very personable, talking with the guitar-tech, standing at my side.
Added notes: I noticed our friend Kevin was back at the soundboard. Also, Eric, a previous tour manager, was managing the stage production. I don’t know if Kevin and Eric are continuing for the tour.
In summary, a very good evening of mellow people and music. The venue could use some restructuring for standing shows.
