Wow! Julia played for about 40 minutes. On the MainStage. Older 'hits' and new tracks from the new CD. Her band included guitarist David (or is it Larry?) Goldenberger, and Jennifer __________(blanking on her last name), bassist (BOTH OF WHOM WERE UP HERE ACCOMPANYING Julianna Raye last Sunday! at a teensy club: they are *so* first-rate!). (not to mention Julianna's mega-talent!)
Julia wow-ed the crowd about maybe ...a thousand? only a few hundred of us up close to the stage. She sashayed, and danced across the stage during "south africa" and... 'manhattan skyline' of course made us all goose-bumpy. People clapped along, and swayed. Her 4 octave range is amazing. She also treated us to great guitar-playing with the band/backup. "Concrete Love" and a couple of others from the new CD sound much better live. Afterwards, she went to the Borders 'booth' at the Pride Celebration and signed. 100's of people lined up: at least 2 hours of signing. Pretty amazing, she is definitely *the* highlight of the 2 day 'mainstage' entertainment. Happy Pride!! (to all and any who celebrate!) Richard in San Francisco n.p. - 'Heaven Is In Your Eyes', Julianna Raye - "Restess Night" CD
