6 May – Eddie’s Attic
w/ Pat Walsh, weaklazyliar, Sue Witty
I let this write-up sit for far too long, swamped with other responsibilities. But this was Sue Witty’s CD release party and it went well. She had a good sized crowd of her fans out. In the interest of public disclosure I will mention that I sing backing vocals on two of the songs on her new CD, which she recorded at Rob Gal’s studio. The CD is very different from Sue’s solo show, with the songs in their full band form. Linda Bolley (Gentle Readers, Michelle Malone) played drums and Ryan Taylor (weaklazyliar) played some keys. I got up during her first set to reprise my vocals but I don’t think they went very well.
I know I’ve said it all before so I’ll try to be brief, but to me CD release shows are a big deal and whenever I’m part of someone else’s I always try to do whatever I can to help it be special. So I kept egging the crowd on during my set for Sue, since they seemed to be a little disinterested for a bit. I played Janis Ian’s “Seventeen” during my set, just because I’ve always loved that song and also to be able to make a joke about Rob calling me his favorite female voice in Atlanta. It was a good choice, though, since I had a few people come up to say they couldn’t believe I had pulled it off.
That’s all I can remember, except to mention that I thought weaklazyliar’s stripped down set (just Gerlinda on guitar and Ryan on keyboards) sounded surprisingly amazing. Also, that Pat Walsh is still one of my favorites in this town, and I wish he had a little more exposure. I would think the notlame.com types would eat his stuff up… very literate and erudite pop.