Jonatha Brooke ROCKED THE HOUSE last night at The Birchmere in Alexandria, VA!!! She was charming and funny as always, played a wide variety of her material (old and new), and it was obvious that the entire audience enjoyed the show. And ... two encores!! This is the third time I've seen Jonatha live (thank you Terry M, for bringing her to the JMDL's attention, and thank you Brian G, for treating me to the first show). The first two shows I attended were solo performances. I've gotta say, Jonatha REALLY SHINES with a band! And they're a great band, too. If you haven't seen Jonatha and can make it to one of her shows, DO IT!! Here's the remainder of her tour schedule, from www.jonathabrooke.com: June 23 Providence, RI Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel June 24 Amherst, MA Taste Of Amherst June 26 Rochester, NY Milestones June 27 Burlington, VT Higher Ground June 29 Hartford, CT Webster Theater June 30 Asbury Park, NJ Stone Pony July 1 Harrisburg, PA Whitaker Center-Sunoco Performance Theatre July 19 Dublin, Ireland Whealans (Jonatha solo) August 3 Norfolk, VA WKOC Summer Series - Nauticus Pier at Maritime Museum August 4 Newport, RI Newport Folk Festival August 8 Amagansett, Long Island, NY Steven's Talkhouse August 9 Boston, MA WBOS Summer Series - Copley Plaza August 11 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook Farm August 12 Rockland, ME North Atlantic Folk Festival August 15 Nashville, TN WRLT Summer Series-Uptown Mix August 17 Chicago, IL Park West August 18 Omaha, NE Music Box August 24 Chattanooga, TN Miller Plaza September 1 Pagosa Springs, CO Four Corners Folk Festival September 8 Portland, OR KINK Radio Show (All dates subject to change.) Canadian folkie Em Griner opened for Jonatha. I'd not heard of her before. She was good, although I don't think the sound equipment was set to best show off her vocals. Em made what I took to be a Joni reference when she said, "We Canadians like our guitars slightly out of tune." : ) Best to all, Lori near DC ~ Get personalized email addresses from Yahoo! Mail http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
