From: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org (dads-yard-digest) To: dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Subject: dads-yard-digest V4 #65 Reply-To: dads-yard@smoe.org Sender: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-dads-yard-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk dads-yard-digest Sunday, July 14 2002 Volume 04 : Number 065 Today's Subjects: ----------------- [dads-yard] Indigo Girls/Vonda Shepard [Danalee7@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sun, 14 Jul 2002 03:24:12 EDT From: Danalee7@aol.com Subject: [dads-yard] Indigo Girls/Vonda Shepard I have lived in Berkeley for almost 3 years now and drive by the Greek Theater most every day- usually thinking of how Jackson Browne had the Happy Birthday Jackson concert there right after Sedona and I had wanted to be there a few years ago. Well, tonite I finally got inside but not for Jackson- it was the Indigo Girls and they were just as good! What an awesome show. I used to think they had just average voices but tonite they really surprised me- really in good voice. I only knew about 1/4 of the songs as I have not been keeping up with their last 3 albums. They played songs from their new release and they sounded really good, so I will have to get caught up. Amy wore pigtails- and red plaid pants with a kilt sort of skirt- and black halter top that showed a major tattoo on her chest. she was so cute- yeah Elaine! And I missed you there too! The Greek is pretty old- dates back maybe a hundred years or more to early Berkeley days. It was pretty cool to see it. The Indigo Girls audience stood for most of the concert and must have had jumping beans in their pants- they bebopped for the whole thing! The Girls seemed pretty happy to be there- great audience support. They didn't talk much- just quickly moved from one song to the next- full of energy and they played their hearts out. The surprise for me was Vonda Shepard who opened. I never watch TV much- rarely have ever seen Ally McBeal, altho I know that Vonda does the music. I do have 1 tape of hers which has a couple of songs that I do like, but have never been that interested in her. Her style is not like the folk style that I am drawn to usually. I am not into that Whitney Houston sort of scale caterwalling. Reminds me of years ago when I was having my wisdom teeth out under nitrous and Whitney was on and I thought it was never going to end- double torture. Well, tonite I finally see why she has been so popular- I remember when people were talking about her doing Ally McBeal, being caught up in her voice. She really does have an incredible voice- it so effortlessly flows out of her. She has a good personality onstage and the audience loved her. She also has an Cd coming out soon and played some very beautiful songs from it. For the encore, she did a duet with Emily - Don't You Break My Heart Slow- {something like that}- and Emily really knocked it out on her solo verse, Vonda style. I was impressed with both of them, it was just beautiful. Don't miss this show if it comes by you and both upcoming Cds sound like they are really good. I love coming across new singers that actually interest me- I get in such a rut when I do latch onto to someone- ie Jackson and Patty Griffin and Catie Curtis. At Kate Wolf I discovered the Waifs, Marley's Ghost, The Waybacks and Laurie Lewis, and now Vonda Shepard. So much music and so little time! Dana in Berkeley ------------------------------ End of dads-yard-digest V4 #65 ******************************