Some shows are big, others small. But we play just as well for each and all. Photo by Kat.
Continuing our series of brief live music show reports... I'd spent the Sunday before this Hotel Chelsea show protesting at the “ICE Out of Everywhere” action event, and I was a bit concerned that the small act of screaming for multiple hours would have possibly had a deleterious effect on my normally mellifluous voice. But no. By the time the show came around, I was fine. If anything, I sounded a little better than usual. Go figure.
The one notable thing about this show was that Bruce Springsteen, that previous weekend, had written and released a folk anthem that addressed the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. It was a strong but pretty straightforward song, and I learned it immediately and played it for the first time at this very show.
As I've said many times, I play the same for three people as I do for 3,000. It's true. Photo by Kat.
Me, rocking as usual. Photo by Kat.
That's Rosemary Teal getting ready to get onstage after me. Photo by Kat.
Hotel Chelsea set list...
Crime (Real Estate)
Carey (Joni Mitchell)
Among the Leaves (Sun Kil Moon)
Perfectly Calm (They Stole My Crayon)
Games Without Frontiers (Peter Gabriel)
Wild World (Cat Stevens)
Broken Day (Zak Claxton)
Afterlife (Alex G)
All You Fascists (Woody Guthrie)
*Streets of Minneapolis (Bruce Springsteen)
California (Joni Mitchell)
Always Tomorrow (Zak Claxton)
What's So Funny 'Bout Peace Love & Understanding (Elvis Costello)
*Indicates the first time I've performed this song in SL.
Massive thanks to all who came out to this show, and even bigger thanks to the following who helped support it!
Harpo String, ImNotAplayeR Resident, Trouble Streeter, TessClover Resident, Kat Claxton, Richy Nervous, my terrific manager Maali Beck, Hotel Chelsea manager Shyla the Super Gecko!
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