What a lineup – and at the Pabst Theater (144 W. Wells St.) no less! I can’t stop saying this, but their low budget alternative acts marketing scheme is absolutely brilliant!!! General admission - $10.00 – cheap beer and two incredible acts – you can’t freakin’ beat it! I really don’t get out to see as many female singer/songwriters as I should, so this was a great excuse to get together with friends, drink some PBR and purchase Martha Wainwright MFK-ING A-HOLE hot pants! Granted, I can’t say that I like her as much as her brother, but Martha put on a good show, even if she kind of reminded me of a blonde Lily Tomlin's Edith Ann -- the bratty little girl who pontificated from an oversized chair – with a chip on her shoulder. But she was mesmerizing, despite the gradually increasing PBR yelps . . .
And Neko Case was great – she really held the audience in her grasp with the help of a great backup singer and band, replete with standup bass (!) Even with a cold, she managed to showcase her incredible vocal range and guitar prowess . . . I will say that she had the shortest wait time for her encores I’ve ever seen – no time for prolonged clapping or shouting – and by the second one, I was ready to go home, but all in all, it was great to show off our beautiful Pabst Theater to my out-of-towner fiancé, who was duly impressed, needless to say – and it wasn’t just the PBR . . .
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