From: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org (harbinger-digest) To: harbinger-digest@smoe.org Subject: harbinger-digest V3 #253 Reply-To: harbinger@smoe.org Sender: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Errors-To: owner-harbinger-digest@smoe.org Precedence: bulk harbinger-digest Thursday, September 3 1998 Volume 03 : Number 253 HARBINGER DIGEST To post, mail harbinger@smoe.org To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger-digest To get list info file, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: info harbinger-digest Today's Subjects: ---------------- (harbinger) My Suffragette Sessions review (Cincy show) [Riphug@aol.com] (harbinger) Awesome Review [LeShawnte@aol.com] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 08:58:12 EDT From: Riphug@aol.com Subject: (harbinger) My Suffragette Sessions review (Cincy show) (Please excuse the crosspost) If any of you have the opportunity to go to the Indigo Girls' Suffragette Sessions tour, do it! But don't go if you expect to hear mostly the Indigo Girls 'cause it ain't that kind of tour. Sometimes likened to a *mini Lilith Fair*, the IGs have invited several female artists to perform together on stage. Many of the invitees appear only as background players, but most of them take the lead vocals at one time or another. And several of the participants switch instruments from time to time. For example, both Jane Siberry and Lisa Germano played keyboards, accordion, and guitar or mandolin at various times, with Germano also on violin for much of the show. I didn't write down the set list and have a pretty foggy memory, but here are my random thoughts on the concert: 1. The Indigo Girls were their typical cool selves and got the crowd really rocking. I don't know many of their song titles, but they definitely did "Power of Two" and "Go," which made the audience quite happy to say the least. 2. I had never heard of Thalia Zedek (from Come) before, and was left with no impression of her really. She played guitar most of the time, but also performed on clarinet. I'm sure she probably sang something, but I couldn't tell you what it might have been -- some indie-blues thing. 3. Jean Smith (of Mecca Normal) provided a bit of comic relief in her frequent banter with fellow Canadian Jane Siberry. I'd never heard Jean before, either, and most likely will *not* be purchasing any of her work. She played guitar most of the time, but had a few vocal leads as well. She did a very strange spoken word piece, accompanying herself with a very screechy non-musical guitar. The crowd was left rather bewildered by her performance piece, but you've gotta admire someone who's willing to take a chance like that, I guess. 4. Gail Ann Dorsey (bass player for David Bowie's tour band) was a new discovery for me. Not only can she play the hell out of a guitar, but she also has a great voice and a very pleasant stage personality. 5. Josephine Wiggs (ex-Breeder) played bass throughout the show, but never took a vocal lead.....I can't recall her doing anything but backup, so what can I say? 6. Luscious Jackson's Kate Schellenbach was heard on drums but not seen for the most part. All I saw of Kate was a couple of little spiky towers protruding from her head. 7. Lisa Germano was one of the performers I was most looking forward to seeing. I have all of her albums (that I know of), but had never seen her perform. She tends to bring down the mood of things a little bit, but her music and voice are beautiful. Whispery and quiet stuff. Her most recent release is "Slide" -- get it! 8. The best part of the whole show was Jane Siberry, whom I totally adore and respect for her unique talents. I have all of her albums, too. Her voice is so delicate and gorgeous; her lyrics are light and often humorous; and her musical compositions are extraordinary! She has such a variety of style..... but it's always happy and optimistic kind of stuff. "Love is Everything" from her album "When I Was a Boy" was one of the highlights of the night. And she also performed the lead for the ensemble's version of "Midnight Train to Georgia" (with the whole audience joining in for the "hoo! hoo!s). Jane also seemed to be enjoying herself more than any of the other performers, making frequent hand gestures to accompany the music, and taking photos of other tour members. 9. Whoops! Almost forgot the opening act -- Japan's Shonen Knife. They were so cute! From their voices, brightly colored costumes, right down to their stage presence and rapport with the audience. They performed several food-related songs, and a cover of the Monkees' "Daydream Believer." Because of some communication mixups and lack of a babysitter, I ended up going to this concert by myself, even though I had 4 tickets. So the price I paid for the Suffragette Sessions was just over $80 -- more than Lilith Fair! But you know? To me it was worth every penny.... I'd pay $80 just for Jane! Jill :D *share the music!* I thought the Cincy show was great! However, I'm a big fan of Jane Siberry and Lisa Germano as well as the Indigo Girls. After seeing the show last night, I'm also a fan of Gail Ann Dorsey. I had heard that the IGs only did about three songs on this tour, but was happily surprised to find that all of the artists were on stage all of the time. The leads were just passed around between Amy, Emily, Gail Ann, Jane Siberry, Lisa Germano, Lourdes Perez, and Thalia Zedek. I didn't like Jean Smith and her spoken word/screechy non- musical guitar piece at all....but respect her for braving the crowd! Anyway, I can see how people who were expecting to see *just* the IG would be disappointed, but I was there to see them all and was totally satisfied. Has anyone heard if there might be an album from this tour? - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ Date: Wed, 2 Sep 1998 10:53:56 EDT From: LeShawnte@aol.com Subject: (harbinger) Awesome Review Matt that was an absolutely awesome review. You actually got to see, live, sarah and paula sing elsewhere, would you/or anyone by any chance know of anyone who has the vancouver show (sarah and paula's set) bootlegged?? I will be willin to pay lots of money :) Shawnte' Who wouldn't want a life made real by the passage of time or a world, at least, made real by the mind. Something solid and outer, though connected. Who wouldn't want to know for certain how to get there? - - J. Mead - ------------------------------ To unsubscribe, mail majordomo@smoe.org with: unsubscribe harbinger Digest, further unsub and problems FAQ at: http://www.netaxs.com/~jgreshes/lists/harbinger.html For This Fire kinda-lyrics write Riphug@aol.com ------------------------------ End of harbinger-digest V3 #253 *******************************