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| Hannah Avison and Kalie Shorr |
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To honor International Women’s Day, a concert featuring
female artists was held at The Hotel Café last night. The event took place in
the Second Stage area of the venue, a wonderfully intimate space, and featured
an excellent lineup of performers, each of whom performed three or four songs.
Gena B. Jones opened the night just after 6:30 p.m. with a little standup
comedy, and then introduced the first musical act, Lisa Sanders & Brown
Sugar. For their third song, Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar chose to cover “Wonderful
World,” delivering a heartfelt and moving rendition, and getting the audience
singing along. It was a beautiful moment, and it really helped set the perfect
tone for the evening. The lineup also included, in order, Maureen Toth, Leeann
Skoda, Taylor Kelly, Devon Michael, Hannah Avison, Kalie Shorr, Rainy Terrell,
Averi Burk, and Lavalove. There were excellent performances throughout the
night, but highlights for me were Maureen Toth, Leeann Skoda (I especially
enjoyed her song “The Living Room”), Taylor Kelly (who was joined by Logan Roth
on keyboard), Hannah Avison, Kalie Shorr, and Rainy Terrell (of Alibis).
Kalie Shorr supported Hannah Avison on guitar and backing vocals, and then stayed
on stage for her own set, and those two sets were particularly great. Hannah
Avison’s “Where Would You Rather Die,” a funny song inspired by an actual
conversation, was perhaps my favorite number of the show. And Kalie Shorr’s “Dirty
Movies” was another standout from the night. There were several times when
performers got the audience singing along, and there was a good energy in the
room. The show was scheduled to go until 9:30 p.m., but actually went until
10:30.
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| Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar |
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| Lisa Sanders & Brown Sugar |
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| Maureen Toth |
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| Maureen Toth |
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| Leeann Skoda |
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| Leeann Skoda |
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| Taylor Kelly |
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| Taylor Kelly |
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| Devon Michael |
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| Hannah Avison |
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| Hannah Avison |
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| Kalie Shorr |
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| Kalie Shorr |
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| Rainy Terrell |
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| Rainy Terrell |
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| Averi Burk |
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| Averi Burk |
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| Lavalove | |
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