Alice Smith at the Highline: A Review
Alice Smith is every bit as pretty in person as her admirers claim I can now attest after braving a monsoon to hear her at the Highline Ballroom last night. She wore a thin grey sweater that draped in the front and was cropped in the back to highlight her assets on display in these incredible stretch cuffed indigo jeans, which obscured most of her chic black Louboutin boots. Grinning at the enthusiastic welcome offered by the racially diverse crowd of stans, she hugged the mic and began with "Gary's Song," backed capably although not extraordinarily by her three man band. (Background vocalists would have been a nice addition). As Craig Ferguson noted in her performance on his program she's "adorable" in the least put upon way. She's got a playful and unassuming stage presence and she clapped giddily along with the crowd after each song. She's no showman, just a singer and she did that powerfully belting in much lower registers that she does on record throughout the night. I'm not enamored of her thick wail. She's twangy on record but exhibited much more affect live. It was Tina Turnerish times ten and worked best and the loudest rockingest moments. She's got serious lungs and at the crescendo's her voice is just devastating but at slower moments I was less enthralled. I really liked her cover of Bonnie Raitt's "Have A Heart." It was a great song choice and switched up the pace significantly. I've included the set list below. Not sure what the ninth song was. I believe it was a cover. Joan Jett maybe. It rocked!
1. "Gary Song"
2. "Fake is the New Real"
3. "Dream"
4. (New Song)
5. "Woodstock"
6. "Know That I..."
7. Cover: Bonnie Raitt's "Have A Heart"
8. "Desert Song"
9. ?
10. "Do I"
Encore
11. "New Religion"
12. Cover: Billy Idol's "Eyes Without a Face"
13. "Love Endeavor"
Tags: Alice Smith, Concert Reviews
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