Last month we saw Patricia Barber do a supper club show here in Seattle, on the recommendation of Sly in Alaska who had previously sent us a bunch of Barber music.
Big thank you to Sly. Barber is an awesome musician and puts on a great show. If you’re lucky enough to live in Chicago, you can find her most Mondays at Green Mill Jazz Club, where for the unbelievably low cover of $7 you can get 4 hours of Barber’s lush voice and gorgeous music from a tight band (including the brilliant bassist Michael Arnopol).
Barber sips cognac on stage in between songs; she takes her shoes off; and her music sounds like all that, like warm brandy in the throat of an old friend who is telling you stories and reminding you of things you should know. The music is expert, inquiring, intimate, musing, pointed, and always personal. Seriously, she’s fabulous. Go buy her music, go see her live.
I just love this. Thanks for posting it.
Glad you like it. It really was a fabulous show, and the albums are great. “Touch of Trash” and “I Could Eat Your Words” are two songs to look for…