Live music on Tuesday night

I went to Joe's Pub tonight. I like Joe's Pub but I rarely go. I tried once a couple of months ago to get impromptu tickets to some event but my spontaneity was thwarted: the concert was sold out. Ah alas and damn.

Anyway, this rainy night found me rushing there after my class at Columbia (yes, I know, all the way from the upper upper west side to the lower east side). But still I persevered. After all, $12 tickets to listen to Julia Haltigan. If you haven't heard of her before, worry not - you're still cool, neither had I. But late on a Monday night, while lying in my bed, instead of sleeping, I went on to Village Voice to figure out what was playing, and I likek what I heard.

I missed a bit of her performance (she started promptly at 7:30pm, who does that?). So that was a bit unfortunate. But I liked what I heard. She has strong, strong pipes, and she's not shy of using them. Which is great because actually when you have to belt it out, you tend to look a wee bit unattractive (you know, that whole stance thing where everything is centered at your core so you can BELT IT OUT, and that whole OPEN MOUTHED POSE where you force everything you have inside you out into the audieence). And I like people who are willing to give up vanity for their art.

Overall: an excellent performance. I hear she performs in New York quite a bit, so I'll have to follow her concert schedule.