West Words

Thanks, Stog, I knew that. Meant to say 3/17, but that would sure present a challenge in getting to Austin for the 18th. But a girl can dream… 😀

tntracy wrote: While I am more focused on the Asheville date & any forthcoming dates in the ensuing week. Not typically being as far-ranging in my Lu travels as you, I am hoping for several more dates in or near North Georgia. For starters, I am very seriously considering driving to Asheville in March…

Man, wouldn’t it be nice if a 3/18 show appeared at the Tabernacle in Atlanta?! I could drive to Asheville, and hit Atlanta on the way home. 🙂

LWJ said:
Nice Seasonal song from Tift.
“I’ll Be Home For Christmas”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wDvM8sMY7QA

How ’bout that?! I was there at that show at the Rockwood Music Hall a couple weeks ago, a cool little club in NYC where they had to lower the piano off a storage shelf to the stage with a crane-like contraption.

And in the six degrees of separation category, the next artist to perform after Tift was Amy Correia doing Darlene Love’s Christmas Song. Amy is the awesome singer songwriter who opened for JP, Chrissie, and the Fairground Boys on their fall tour; the month after they opened for Lucinda’s summer shows out west. Amy has a lot of Lu-like qualities; go see her if you get the chance. 🙂

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nY5shZJDcS8&feature=related

I am sooo there! No better way to ring out the old year and ring in the new! 😀

No -definitely not purged or in doubt. It seems someone–namely me–jumped the gun an putting those dates up before the those two festivals officially announce their lineups. As a result we were asked to take them down until that announcement has been made. Oops

Poor Tom, like my momma always said, “No good deed goes unpunished”…

But we sure do appreciate you letting us know when there is even a hint of news, so that we all can start planning our travels accordingly. BIG THANKS!!! 🙂

Webster Hall, NYC, sounds like a great place to see a show, and in the greatest city in the world…

http://www.websterhall.com/thestudio/new/about

“The Studio carries on the legacy of the 1950s and 60s when Webster Hall was the live recording home of RCA Records, where legends such as Elvis Presley, Sam Cooke, Ray Charles and Bob Dylan made history and invented rock and roll.

The Studio continues Webster Hall’s long standing legacy of providing live entertainment and unique recorded content to the people of New York City and citizens of the World.”

Hmmmm… so that weekend I was supposed to have been in California at a big trade show, networking trying to find a job…. wonder what my priorities will prove to be… 😉 🙄 😐 😯

Thank you, Tom, for all of the great info.

I just saw the Levon Helm Band last night – what a party that was! When the horn section started parading around the stage, it was like a New Orleans jazz funeral. I got my ticket at the last minute and consequently ended up in the front row. 😀 The Secret Sisters and Ray LaMontagne & The Pariah Dogs opened, there was a lot of mix ‘n match of who played with who, and at times you couldn’t count how many folks were on stage rocking out. I think Lu (and Levon) are going to have an absolute blast doing these shows, and they are definitely must-sees!

(FYI, Lafayette, Levon was doing the “I’m not worthy” to the audience. 😉 )

Great find, LWJ – thank you!

“Lucinda Williams’ music is evocative in a way others can’t touch. It’s not only the fragility and the ache in her voice, but an economy of language. Its simplicity cuts to the heart.”