kd lang at the Moore

What can I say, she was... awesome.

The set mixed songs from the new CD with old classics, often one for one.  She was clearly more in tune (ha ha) with the audience than she was outside last year at the winery, and she fed off the love and gave it back in spades.

A few classic songs caused everyone to erupt into applause after just a few notes, and not necessarily the ones you'd expect.  The crowd really knew her work and let it show.  She sang the songs from Hymns of the 49th Parallel that we were really hoping for.  _Hallelujah_ got its own standing ovation.

And she was having fun.  Playing with the songs, making jokes, huge smiles as she felt appreciated.  It was a great concert to be at.

Two encores, both of which added depth to the overall performance and didn't just pander to a greatest hits selection type of thing.

Wow.

The opener did a very good job, he is a solo pianist which makes it a hard sell but he had a definite style and it was very good music.

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[janina]

thanks for sharing your review. i saw her in nyc and it was her best yet.