acoustics

i just got back from seeing cat power at the great american music hall. which was strange and meandering and rambling and off kilter. basically her playing EVERY SONG SHE KNOWS for a couple of hours. and then some. just her and a guitar and piano. the touching ramblings of an add-addled singer-songwriter. all those expecting a recap of the big memphis band were sorely disappointed. she did claim that she’s sober and has had only one drink a month for the last nine months. (“and how BIIIIIG were the drinks?” ba-dum-bump!)

i’m not sure if this was a better concert than last night’s 826 valencia benefit concert, which featured aimee mann whom-i-always-adore-although-she’s-painfully-thin and jonathan richman, with a great short story reading by sarah vowell, but then some really boring guys in the first half.

it’s too late for critical analysis. at least neither concert ended up in a brick.

Posted at August 30, 2006 2:16 AM