Ingrid Michaelson: In Review, Take Two

First (jesus christ) its been forever since I had anything to say, er rather, come out of a laziness slump to want to write anything. Who better to make me want to but Ingrid Michaelson!

Sunday night she delighted us in Philly at the TLA once again and as you can imagine it was beyond amazing. This time around I knew just about all of her songs inside and out and had to keep myself from climbing over the rail screaming and crying her name. Thank god someone else was wasted enough to do that and needless to say, ended up embarassing not only herself (assuming she remembers) but her friends as well. Congratulations!

ANYWAY- because the her last visit in June she thought the TLA looked like a ballroom, she suggested to everyone that if she visited again, everyone should dress up like they were going to a ball. While my friends and I did not, and maybe 2 or 3 in 10 did, her entire band was decked out in horrid dresses and suits (including the opening acts). You can get a glimpse of that here of a someone took while everyone swayed back and forth to Lady in Spain



Opening with Die Alone I almost forgot how much I liked that song. She did a handful from her Girls and Boys album (Far Away, Corner of Your Heart, Breakable, Overboard, and The Hat) as well as a few from her latest release along with Lady in Spain including The Chain (which kills me, this time she didn't pull anyone up on stage which I was kind of hoping for again but that's alright...and that's alright!) Be Ok, Giving Up and a couple of other covers.

Not gonna lie, I'm not really blown away by her second album "Be Ok". It feels like she just put it out there just to have something. Instead of calling it her second album (mainly because I believe it's her third?) I will call it her 1st and a half. It was a half. If it wasn't for The Chain on it and Keep Breathing (WHICH SHE DID NOT SING) and You and I and and and and... I would be highly disappointed.

Apparently she has yet another album coming out which came news to us as she announced and then played a new song called Locked Up.



Sounds pretty good, I like this one a lot! Her fascination with being 17 intrigues me...

Even her opening acts were spine tingling. David Ford, who also opened for her over the summer, was back again Sunday night. Watching him run around stage playing his different instruments listening to his songs Go To Hell and State of the Union as they progressed almost brought tears to my eyes. Listening to his studio versions just isn't the same. I highly recommend hearing him live.

Sunday night was far from disappointing. Except that damn slice of pizza from Lorenzo's at the end of the night that made my tummy box hurt :(

I'm ok. Cheers to a great show, can't wait for the next.

And I am SO GLAD that someone posted her encore, You and I, WHICH I WAITED ALL NIGHT FOR HER TO DO!!!

Enjoy!


frown to the girl video poster singing off key.

Oh Did I Forget To Mention Something?

Janet Jackson canceled the rest of her tour last week. No interest in rescheduling oh, the 7 or 8 shows she initially "postponed"


http://www.janet-xone.com/2008_11_01_archives.html#537318708815134513

Hey J, if you read this. Thanks for taking one of the single events I've been looking forward to for most of my life, dangling it in front of my eyes, then throwing it away. I appreciate it, really thank you.

Signed,

1 less devoted fan.

I wish I could take all your CDs I bought and give them back to you.


















And then come back for them later when I wasn't so angry anymore.

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