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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 1:49:12 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 4, 2012 1:49:12 GMT
A friend suggested I might really want to catch this performer at a local club, admitting that she too had just heard of her. A quick visit to youtube convinced me that yes, I must see her! My seat was right next to the main speaker, so I had an unobstructed view of the stage. Although she usually travels with a band and electric instruments, this was a one-woman, all acoustical performance. Even so, the unadorned raw power of her voice and presentation made for an exciting set. Check out her website & some youtubes. Talent! Things got off to a slow start, with some tuning & picture taking ~~Finally onstage, she was not satisfied with how the guitar was tuned ~~Okay, ready to go, starting off slow, then heating up ~~Since we're almost all picture-takers here at anyport, you'll appreciate the fun challenge of getting photos at a live performance. Girl-on-a-stool was a live action challenge for sure, but I hope my pictures convey some sense of how wonderfully she throws herself into the songs.
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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 2:05:21 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 4, 2012 2:05:21 GMT
Looking around at the audience ~And back at the stage, where Lissie was giving her all despite the annoying chatter from some of the many young people who'd come to see the band appearing after her ~
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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 2:22:55 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 4, 2012 2:22:55 GMT
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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 13:48:16 GMT
Post by Deleted on Dec 4, 2012 13:48:16 GMT
Wow!! Fabulous performance and a great presentation of Bixa! You really captured her well. Just wonderful. Thanks for doing this, a very challenging prospect I don't think could have been better presented. I'm glad you discovered her and were able to get out and see/hear her perform.
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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 14:57:30 GMT
Post by htmb on Dec 4, 2012 14:57:30 GMT
I agree. Amazing work on your part, bixa!
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Lissie
Dec 4, 2012 19:43:02 GMT
Post by cheerypeabrain on Dec 4, 2012 19:43:02 GMT
Stunning, I enjoyed the performance and you've managed to capture the sound pretty good too. I think we'll be hearing more from this lady don't you ?
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Lissie
Dec 8, 2012 3:00:36 GMT
Post by bixaorellana on Dec 8, 2012 3:00:36 GMT
Thanks, ladies! Certainly I had fun doing this, but have to give some credit to my little camera, which picks up sound rather well. It was a real treat getting to see & hear the dressed-down version of what this singer can do. It would have been perfect if she'd had a more receptive audience. Probably most of what she said & sang was too alien to their young ears. Also, I think we've all experienced the phenomena of people treating a live performance as though it were a juke box, wanting only what they know. There's also the "let's show how much we love our star by drawing attention to ourselves" syndrome. The Lila Downs concert was packed with her fans -- fans like the chick behind me who keep whooping loudly through every song until I asked that she stop yelling in my ear. If you're curious, the headliner band at the club where Lissie played was Austin TV. I made the video below and sat through two songs that sounded more or less the same as the bit in the video, then split. My friend sat out the set (only 20 minutes!) & said that it got better & more exciting. The music in the link above would seem to bear that statement out.
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