This was a bit off the usual path for us, but it seemed like it would be a cool thing to do as part of celebrating my wife's birthday. We started out at Virago, which was exceptionally good. We got into the venue, which was pretty darn crowded, and right on time Natalie Merchant took the stage, looking quite a bit older than I expected, though that's probably due to the fact that she is forever frozen in her 1987, In My Tribe-era persona.
That being said (and being a bit harsh, I know), she sounded fantastic and much better than I could've anticipated. The setlist drew heavily on her recent output, which features classic poems set to orchestral arrangements, but she whipped out some deep cuts, including a jaw-dropping "Verdi Cries" during the first set and a fun "Kind and Wonderful" encore to the end the show.
Most of all, it's hard to overstate how impressive her voice was in a live context, especially a concert hall that sounds as good as the Schermerhorn.
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