Comments | zerogirl29: Dar Williams and Girlyman

zerogirl29

Dar Williams and Girlyman

Nov 15, 2005 00:06

Wow. I haven't been to a concert in a nice long time, and this was the perfect way to get back into it. I ended up going at the last minute, even though no one could go with me and I wasn't sure that I wanted to spent the money on it, but I did it anyway. So worth it! The opening band was Girlyman, who I'd never heard before, and they were ( Read more... )

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Music geeking :) ecuameg November 15 2005, 07:59:02 UTC

Hi there!
I love Girlyman! They opened for the Indigo Girls awhile back and I bought their CD then. The CD I have (their first) is good, but they were even better live. I love Dar, too, but I've seen her twice now and I actually love her more on CD. She had this tendency at her shows to talk, and talk, and talk, a lot...I kind of just wanted her to stop talking and sing a little bit, you know? She's still amazing, though. Do you have her new album?

Re: Music geeking :) zerogirl29 November 15 2005, 15:13:16 UTC

I actually like it when she rambles on and on and on. Her craziness is part of her charm. And yes, I bought the new CD. I definitely like her older stuff better, but I like this album as well. She does "Comfortably Numb" with Ani DiFranco on this CD and it's pretty cool. =)

sillyduck8 November 15 2005, 12:16:15 UTC

Amen to both of my sister's comments. I only know a few Girlyman songs that Meg put on CD, but I REALLY lik ethem. They last 2 times I saw Dar in concert she played loads of stuff I didn't know & talked a lot. The Williamsburg showwas definetly better that the Birchmere fun. :) I think she played all my fav's @ that show. Yay for independent Rita! :) Rock it out girl! :P

herbie November 15 2005, 13:16:51 UTC

Yes, you should have bought both the Girlyman CDs. I love it when they play a full set - they were good when I saw them with Dar, but it *just wasn't enough*. WE've seen them every time they've come to charlottesville, which has been like 5 or 6 times since Flashbulb Diary opened for them the first time. Remember Who I Am is an excellent CD, and while I like Little Star better technically, there's just a special place in my heart for their first album. I highly suggest you buy the CD directly from Daemon Records, since, especially if you can find anybody else who wants an album (and really, what a great gift idea!), it's cheaper than the link on their site.
Also, remind me to give you a copy of Girlyman Live @ The Gravity Lounge. The levels are bad for the first track or so, but after that, it's awesome.

zerogirl29 November 15 2005, 15:23:01 UTC

I wish I had thought to look them up whenever their songs came up on yours and nishmael's little "current music" thing. I would have loved to know some of their songs before seeing them last night. And I'm definitely going to buy the first album now. I'm kicking myself for not buying it last night. And I completely agree that them playing for Dar wasn't quite enough for me.
Are you in NoVa or Charlottesville right now?

herbie November 15 2005, 21:10:35 UTC

I'm chillin' as a C-villain...

dancer1983 November 15 2005, 14:45:41 UTC

oooh! you got to see Dar! I'm jealous. I don't think i've heard of Girlman. Sounds like you enjoyed it. =) Are you in NoVa now?

zerogirl29 November 15 2005, 15:26:18 UTC

Yup! I'm sorry I didn't call you last night - I decided to go at the last minute and barely got there in time for the show to start. I'll give you a call later and maybe we can go get coffee or something this week when you're not busy with work and grad classes. =)

Re: Music geeking :) dancer1983 November 15 2005, 18:42:37 UTC

no worries. I had class yesterday evening and them more Chagas disease paper to write. We will get together soon =)