Music: April 2002 Archives

I went to the Starry Plough on Thursday night for the first time in years...the last time I was there was either to see Jonathan Richman (!) or to attempt Irish dancing with Charlie and Monica (a traumatic event...kids, don't try Irish dancing at home, or anywhere else!). Anyway, this singer named Amy Rigby was playing there. She is a country-influenced singer/songwriter who mostly sings songs about unhappy love affairs, but with so much wit and humor (in addition to the pathos) that the result is some of the best music I've heard in a while. It was great to see her in an intimate club setting as well (she got there about two hours early and hung around drinking wine and chatting with friends...we also got to see her microphone check.) She should be famous. Catch her while she still isn't!