Last night I picked up tickets to see Shawn Colvin at Thanksgiving Point on the 20th this month. I've wanted to see her perform live for a long time. This is the first real opportunity I've had, so I jumped on it. I'm going with a friend at work who like me has a wife who doesn't share his musical interests. He's seen Shawn before and was more than happy to go with me. He describes her playing as: "Where's the second guitar?". Judging from her "Live '88" cd I'd have to agree that she really rips it up and her singing ain't half bad either. Those who are unfamiliar with her may know her from her one big hit, "Sunny Came Home". She's really not a pop artist and kind of lucked into having a major hit. It's never been her ambition. Prefers to be her own person. Anyway, I'm really stoked to see her and the venue's pretty cool too. Saw Peter Breinholt there last fall.
The other cool news is Suzy Bogguss is coming to Utah July 18th. She's taking a nostalgia tour with her family reliving her days touring the West in her Toyota Chinook camper before she became a Nashville star. Thus the old picture. They're touring their favorite national parks and picking up a few gigs along the way and just happened to schedule one at an equestrian facility in Charlston. Who knew?! I've been intending to do a write up about her for my top ten. I guess my procrastination proved providential. I'll do it after the concert and kill 2 birds. Again, I'm stoked! There are a number of other great possibilities for concertizing this summer. I'll keep ya'll posted.
