After a few fits and starts, including 2 reschedules, "Kristin Hersh":http://throwingmusic.com/ came to town last night to play at the very small and very intimate "Plush":http://www.plushtucson.com/ on 4th Ave. I was lucky in that I happened to be sitting by the door that Kristin and BillyO walked in, and I chatted with her a bit while he was introducing her and explaining why, due to their "recent move to Portland":http://www.throwingmusic.com/blog/2006/04/not-in-this-lifetime.html, they didn't have their usual stock of t-shirts and other stuff, so instead they had some awesome handmade gift bags.

I admit that I totally geeked out and turned into a slobbering fanboy talking to Kristin. We talked about her move to Portland, my move to Tucson, and the different states that I had seen her play in.

Then she was on, and did her pretty standard acoustic set. Setlist was as follows:

White Bikini Sand Two new tracks off the forthcoming album Gazebo Tree Hook in Her Head Another new song William's Cut Your Dirty Answer Trouble Sundrops Your Ghost Clay Feet Sno Cat (encore, this time with the electric guitar) Cottonmouth Serene Listerine

Her voice was a little scratchy, due to her losing it about a week prior, so she stayed away from the high notes, but she gets a pass from me. She told great stories in between, from dead/crazy people on buses to blueberry bagels looking like necrotic tissue, to being in Throwing Muses and playing an impromptu gig at a bar in Scotland filled with very drunk Scottish folks.

After her set we once again chatted a little bit. She talked at length about her new album which should be out in January. The songs that she played live had sounded darker than the last few albums, but she said with arrangements were lush, orchestral and "happy", and she was really, _really_ pleased with how it had turned out. I managed to completely humiliate myself and ask for a picture with her, so today in the light of day I'm happy that I did.