So I went to see Evelyn Evelyn on Wednesday...
A-MAZING!!!
The whole show was gripping, start to end. And it really is a "show", as much as it is a concert. There's so much acting and narrative to be found in the songs themselves, in the musical performance, and in between songs. Equal parts tragic and hilarious. They did some fun improvisation... there's this bit where they take questions from the audience (written prior to the show, pulled from a hat), where each Evelyn answers one word at a time. Hilarity ensued:
"Which is worse, oil spills or volcanic ash clouds?"
"Nature"
"Is"
"...Powerful"
"Humans"
"Are"
"...Stupid"
*roaring applause*
Oh, and huge pleasant surprise: Jason Webley and Amanda Palmer performed their solo stuff after Evelyn Evelyn! Amanda Palmer was stunning!!
She played all the hits from Who Killed Amanda Palmer... started off with Astronaut, and then Ampersand. And then she paused, hit a few keys, and sighed. "So I don't actually have a setlist for this show", followed by laughter from the audience. "What do you guys want to hear?" I yelled "GAGA, PALMER, MADONNA" which she laughed at, but unfortunately decided not to play. Between playing more songs (including Oasis, Ampersand, Guitar Hero) we just ... talked. About her upcoming wedding, about the show, twitter, NWA, her upcoming record, and we had an impromptu newsletter sign-up by SMS messaging our email addresses to her ("if you drunk dial the number, it's just a Google Voice account I setup"
). She finished the night off with Leeds United, which is a great way to go out.
I met her after the show, talked to her (and Jason) for a couple of minutes, got autographs, got a hug, and thanked them for the unforgettable night.
Dead pleased, I am.
Mo
