Forum Replies Created
-
Posts
-
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?
Nice to see “Convince Me” back aboard, and “Am I too Blue” is of course gorgeous. HOw’s Juanita’s as a venue?
@tntracy wrote:
Should be a real good show, but I have other plans that evening…
Tom
Other plans? Other plans? Hmh, was thinking of a Georgia road trip, vaguely. . .
Nope, Parker, but the town where William Burroughs is buried sure does provide an incentive. Maybe next time.
@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?
Don’t think so, LWJ, though pic 5 seems near the sound board, and I think the guy in 4 may have been the one who politely kicked me out of my spot during Over the Rhine’s opening set. Thanks for this–and sorry to hear the Caravan of Dreams venue in Ft. Worth is late and lamented.
Thanks, west words, for doing the grunt work: funny, I kind of liked the experience last night 😀 Well, sort of. Let me skip over the state of my own umbrella(and those of my passengers) and add just a few things:
James from the sound board pulled me up a chair in that area after a few songs of my swaying back of the sound board in an otherwise empty area–not too far from stage, but not close either. WEst Words is right that those tables (reminding me of nothing so much as the Baptist fellowship hall furniture of my youth) were untenable. I sat right up front for 4 Over the Rhine songs, was bumped (politely) by a legitimate ticket holder. Thanks, James, for main set comfort.
Karin from OTR credited her then tour manager for turning her on to Lu 20 years ago. Linford noted that they are now making “the honky tonk circuit” in their touring. They did only 6 songs, 3 off new Joe Henry-produced record which features Lu on “Undamned” (not done last night). Poems by B.H. Fairchild and Charles Bukowski inspire respective songs on this disc.
Backing up a bit, there was a cover band nearer the front entrance which played up till 9:50, then signed off with the line “We’ll be back on stage when Lucinda Williams gets off tonight.” Yes, “gets off.” And it proved true, as they were launching into another set of crowd pleasers just a few minutes shy of 1 a.m.
During her set, Lu gazed back and wondered whether the people at the very back were dancing to her or to something else. I think it was her, but this place was cavernous.Finally, Matt in Merch has been replaced, though he trained the newbie. In the spirit of Susannah, her name is Irene.
And with that, good night/dood day.Wow. Thanks especially to grumpymama and paul for these words. Sounds like that buffet spread left the free food at that outdoor venue in Cincy this summer, whatever the hell it was called, in the dust–right tnt and laf?
If only the Billy Bob/stockyards show has such culinary and multi-tiered musical experiences in store for us tonight. I got a whiff just now driving on I-35W North to my hotel; it’s probably good that OTR and not Chrissie and JP are opening this particular one. . . .
I still can’t completely visualize the sequence and transitions last night even with the good reports, but it sounds like the first (5:30 did you say Paul?) set of songs was the best set. I wonder if any brand spanking new ones will grace this leg of the tour.
So hold onto that plastic grumpy M, and see you down the line!
I just hope no one gets to her with hand delivery of this press clipping or its title: Geez. Still, I guess it’s better than a banner headline touting her Nine Most Upbeat, “Happy” Songs. . . .
Saw him once at a Jackson, TN house concert, tnt. A bit of a wild man from the NC mountains, but quite the tunesmith.
@Lafayette wrote:
He’s 60 years old today.
How did you know he has me doubled exactly, lafayette?
Happy Birthday, indeed!
@GrumpyMama wrote:
stoger, I will do my best but keep in mind that it’s been like a scene out of planes, trains, and automobiles for me to finally get here. and it’s a winefest. hopefully someone else will be able to qc whatever setlist i come up with, haha
Wasn’t the late John Candy in that movie? I believe it can safely be said of tomorrow night’s Ft. Worth venue that wine will not be the default beverage of choice, but enjoy your “fest” in the TX hill country.
I won’t be there, but who will pledge to post the setlist either late tonight or sometime tomorrow? Yippie yi yay!!!
