Quote Originally Posted by Rae
Sounds like a night to remember, baby!

Great that you got to see Escovedo in his "quiet" mode... I've had the chance to catch him with that kind of a lineup and also in his boozy bar band incarnation, and he's one of the few guys that rocks effectively either way. I was kinda worried that we'd never get the chance again after his health problems a few years back...

Lucinda I haven't had as much luck with-- evidently you caught her on an "on" night. I saw her once at a club (not bad but not that memorable) and once at an outdoor show at the Minnesota Zoo, and for the latter she was completely TANKED. She still had a little of the ol' charisma, but she spent a lot more time shouting the words to her songs than singing them. John Doe (of X fame) was the opener for that one, and she brought him out for her encore and proceeded to plant an awkwardly intimate kiss on his mouth. Good times.

~Rae
...she tanked there too. The NO Jazz Fest is an amazing event with tons of bands playing on numerous stages throughout the fair grounds, and the event organizers do an awesome job in keeping things moving. That being said, she was about 20 minutes late, something that I'm sure didn't please the organizers, and she was on during the afternoon of a beautiful, sunny day. Then she proceeds to play what sounded like funeral dirges for about 30 minutes, and the crowd was just not into it one iota, including me. The only thing recognizable was Right In Time, and I was really happy to hear that.

I was actually concerned before this show because I thought it would be more of the same, but her voice was in great shape and the band cooked nicely. Alejandro did a nice job as well, and the crowd at the Forum in Harrisburg was appreciative. He did mention his country punk roots, which brought a chuckle from the audience, but he didn't show any of that edgy stuff until he came out to jam with Lucinda's band. He made that Gibson SG sing pretty nicely, and showed he knows how to handle an electric.

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