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chuckroMy ability to see actual live concerts will likely be impaired for several years, and it’s unclear whether independent music venues (or even music venues in general) are going to survive past that. So instead, we have streaming concerts.
It was an “all request” concert; and when you bought your ticket you could put in your requests with it. She took one of my requests (“St. Theresa”), called me out by name, and managed to pronounce my last name correctly! (She must have Greek friends.) That was super-cool.
This was very clearly filmed in her bedroom; they were doing work on their house. Also, they were apparently “in residence” at a club in NYC when everything closed, and all of their merch is still in a closet in said club. So they haven’t been having the best year, clearly.
I’ll admit, I haven’t really followed Joan Osborne much since the 90s, when I bought two of her albums but kind lost interest. Her voice is clearly not what it was; even on some of her own songs there are notes she apparently can’t hit any more.
She did a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue”, and it occurred to me that, for any given Bob Dylan song, my favorite version is performed by a different artist. I like the Indigo Girls version of “Tangled Up in Blue”; Simon & Garfunkle’s "The Times They Are a-Changin'"; the Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"; the Persuasions’ “Quinn the Eskimo”; the Wildcats acappella cover of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" etc etc.
Overall: This was weaker than many other City Winery concerts I’ve been to, though I think it’s a good proof-of-concept for the setup. I actually streamed it to my tablet while we drove back from Farmingdale and never lost the signal.
It was an “all request” concert; and when you bought your ticket you could put in your requests with it. She took one of my requests (“St. Theresa”), called me out by name, and managed to pronounce my last name correctly! (She must have Greek friends.) That was super-cool.
This was very clearly filmed in her bedroom; they were doing work on their house. Also, they were apparently “in residence” at a club in NYC when everything closed, and all of their merch is still in a closet in said club. So they haven’t been having the best year, clearly.
I’ll admit, I haven’t really followed Joan Osborne much since the 90s, when I bought two of her albums but kind lost interest. Her voice is clearly not what it was; even on some of her own songs there are notes she apparently can’t hit any more.
She did a cover of Bob Dylan’s “Tangled Up in Blue”, and it occurred to me that, for any given Bob Dylan song, my favorite version is performed by a different artist. I like the Indigo Girls version of “Tangled Up in Blue”; Simon & Garfunkle’s "The Times They Are a-Changin'"; the Byrds "Mr. Tambourine Man"; the Persuasions’ “Quinn the Eskimo”; the Wildcats acappella cover of "Don't Think Twice, It's All Right" etc etc.
Overall: This was weaker than many other City Winery concerts I’ve been to, though I think it’s a good proof-of-concept for the setup. I actually streamed it to my tablet while we drove back from Farmingdale and never lost the signal.
