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@TOverby wrote:
Possibly Portland and Eugene before SF. The only thing after SF will be LA, and that will be it for the year.
Portland and/or Eugene would make for a very fun road trip to SF… Drove there(ish) last year for the
Bridge School Concert.. Now if I can just talk my wife out of preferring to fly down…Thanks for the info!! I will hold off on plane tix… ; )
Tom.. Any chance of the NorthWest after SF..???
(looking to potentially save a trip as well..)Sorry if it was already addressed..
@tntracy wrote:
This album is out now. Rather than buy the whole album, I downloaded tracks # 4 & 15 from Amazon…
Tom
I appreciate the info, and if I had it before I pre-ordered the album, likely would have done the same…
Am I ever glad I didn’t.
The whole album is such a good time…Got the cd two days ago and can’t get enough of it.
Lu’s vocals on “Dedicated to the one I love” have never sounded more rich and impressive..
And “When I get like this” again, very, very nice.Seattle Times glowing Review…
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/musicnightlife/2015474791_lucinda01.html?prmid=head_more
Lucinda Williams takes Zoo crowd to special place
Lucinda Williams performed songs from her albums “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road” and “Blessed” at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo Wednesday, June 29.By Charles R. Cross
Special to The Seattle Times
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There were two singers playing in the Seattle area Wednesday night, both bottle blondes fond of drawling “y’all” to their audiences.
Lucinda Williams, at the Woodland Park Zoo, even referenced her competition for the concert-going dollar: “I know you had some tough decisions to make,” she joked, referring to pop diva Britney Spears at the Tacoma Dome, “particularly those of you with children.”
Actually, for anyone who loves the art of songwriting, young or old, there was no choice. Playing before a typical zoo crowd of picnicking families, Williams even warned parents before what she called her “adult-oriented” songs like “Righteously.”
Six of the first seven were from her acclaimed 1998 album “Car Wheels on a Gravel Road.” And though “Right in Time” is about sexual intimacy, the lyrics are such that no child would understand that.
Williams seemed more relaxed and at ease than she has at her last few Seattle dates. She surprised a Minneapolis audience two years ago by getting married during the middle of a concert. There was nothing that dramatic at the Zoo, but the title track of her latest album, “Blessed,” was particularly sweet, as was “Get Right With God,” which ended the night.
The only miscue came when Williams did a solo take on “Passionate Kisses,” her song that Mary Chapin Carpenter turned into a country hit. Williams stopped after only a few moments to say she’d started in the wrong key. She laughed it off, and the performance was better for the break.
And while Williams played songs from a wide selection of her albums, the material from “Car Wheels” ruled the night. In the years since the release of that album, these songs have remained the core of her live set, and yet she always plays them with meaning.
Williams’ greatest gift as a songwriter is that with lyrics and voice she can take the listener to a dream world with a palpable sense of time and place. And so it was that the highlight of her show was “Lake Charles,” a song about yearning and loss.
For a few short minutes, as Williams played the song solo, without her band, the Woodland Park Zoo became a place in Louisiana, and the audience became mourners missing a lost friend. It was a moment of temporary magic — exactly what any songwriter strives for. It’s a feat that Williams pulls off song after song, night after night.
Charles R. Cross: therocketmagazinelives
Excellent show.
Took my grand daughter. (both of is for$23 a Bargain!)
Went to several gulf coast shows in May with my wife and daughter, who met (well,hid behind me as I met,..again) Lu and Tom in Houston.
My grand daughter LOVED the show. She’s been to several Lu shows in the past, but now at seven, she
really is starting to sound like any other fan after the show.. “I really liked Born to be Loved” she says on the way home..All day it was dark, on and off hard rain and showers, and when Lu took the stage the sun came out brightly for the first time all day.
I noticed that Lu’s voice seemed a little strained/tired since I saw her in early May. She sounded great and others around me opined that as well, just a little strained. I’m glad she has a full day off before the Portland show, and that ones a short set.
What a year for Lu concerts..
I’ve been blessed.An amazing time at the Houston IFest and a perfect ending to a trip that included concerts at NO Jazz Fest, New Orleans HOB, and Stubbs Austin.
Met Lu and Tom (got my Blessed cd and Stubbs tix signed) after the set!
Also shook Butch’s hand and chatted with David..But the kicker?
Shaking Mr. Bobby Keys (as close to a Rolling Stone as there is) and thanking them all for the great music and times provided.A blessed trip, indeed.
I’m in for seven… and hoping for a few more before it’s all said and done.
Nothing in this world like LIVE music (especially in the sun and especially Lu)..
@victhechic wrote:
I’ve got my tickets purchased today! See ya in Austin at Stubbs!!! Any of you fans out there want to meet some where before the show for a Pep Rally?!!! 💡
We’re in !!
Name the time/place….
Others???Thanks so much, Tom.
Catching her in Houston at a festival as well, but the real draw in Texas will be Lu @ Stubbs BBQ in Austin.
Can’t wait!
