What a great venue, I had never been there before, very impressive!
Gorgeously restored, great bar, good food, friendly people, smoothly run.
Now on to the show ---
Oh my god! I know I gush about a lot of performers on here, but seriously...
I was completely blown away by Regina's talent, songs and charisma.
Her singing and playing was spot on, her quirky and honest persona draws the audience in immediately.
She just emanates this genuine, radiant likeability.
Someone as talented and experienced as her could certainly get away with being much more cocky
But I'm sure this humbleness is a big part of what makes her loyal fans love her so much.
It was really cool to see her drum-and-piano-schtick and she also broke up the pacing by getting up and playing a song on guitar, one on the fender rhodes and one a-cappella. All AMAZING.
OK, maybe her guitar chops could use some work, but I suspect as a guitarist I wouldn't farenearly as well switching to piano.
Her russian classical influences really come through while she's seated at the grand piano, filling the auditorium with elegant timeless melodies.
I suspect I will try to see her every time she comes to town like I do with Radiohead, Death Cab and Muse.
All artists I have come to rely on for delivering near out-of-body-revelatory concert experiences.
