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Read More Amy Ray is one half of Indigo Girls, a band that was quite popular in the late 80s and early 90s, alongside other Epic acts like Tracy Chapman & Suzanne Vega.
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Last night show at The Turf Club in Saint Paul was Amy Ray's final show in her month-full tour. The opening band, The Shadowboxers, mentioned that they will be continuing their tour in June.
I thought it would be tough to be The Shadowboxers, since the group was made up of men singing about love and one-night stands and playing to a crowd of women… but they made it look easy. The band is new, having just recorded an EP, but they seem to know how to work a crowd.
They also had trouble deciding who would be the singer, as they switch off between the two guitarists and the keyboardist on lead vocals.
Highlight of their set was their cover of Prince's "Raspberry Beret" (which they've been saving until last night). They ended their set with "The Fixer" and Amy Ray's drummer, Melissa York joined them on stage.
Like her previous 2008 Minnesota appearance, she had pretty much the same live crew, former Butchies drummer Melissa York and guitarist Kaia Wilson (who incidentally has a new solo album called "Two Adult Women In Love").
As you can see from the battered setlist, it seems that for the month of May, they did the same songs, down to the encore and solo sets. You would think the band would be tired at the end of their long tour, but Ray and company sounded excited and happy to be on stage. Ray said that the Twin Cities holds a special place in her heart and what better place to be than in this city for their last show of the tour.
Highlight of the set for me, was when Ray got a little political before she played "SLC Radio". Crowd went nuts for that old favorite.
Of the new songs from the new album, Lungs of Love, I thought "Little Revolution" was the best one with its catchy line "bang, bang, bang". Sounded great live.
Well, if you haven't seen Amy Ray this year, then you just missed her. Don't worry, the next best thing is you can still get her latest album, Lungs of Love, which is out now.
The Shadowboxers
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They also had trouble deciding who would be the singer, as they switch off between the two guitarists and the keyboardist on lead vocals.
Highlight of their set was their cover of Prince's "Raspberry Beret" (which they've been saving until last night). They ended their set with "The Fixer" and Amy Ray's drummer, Melissa York joined them on stage.
Like her previous 2008 Minnesota appearance, she had pretty much the same live crew, former Butchies drummer Melissa York and guitarist Kaia Wilson (who incidentally has a new solo album called "Two Adult Women In Love").
As you can see from the battered setlist, it seems that for the month of May, they did the same songs, down to the encore and solo sets. You would think the band would be tired at the end of their long tour, but Ray and company sounded excited and happy to be on stage. Ray said that the Twin Cities holds a special place in her heart and what better place to be than in this city for their last show of the tour.
Highlight of the set for me, was when Ray got a little political before she played "SLC Radio". Crowd went nuts for that old favorite.
Of the new songs from the new album, Lungs of Love, I thought "Little Revolution" was the best one with its catchy line "bang, bang, bang". Sounded great live.
Well, if you haven't seen Amy Ray this year, then you just missed her. Don't worry, the next best thing is you can still get her latest album, Lungs of Love, which is out now.
Amy Ray at The Turf Club, St Paul (05/18/12) |
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