Get Cracking

Saturday night, I dropped by The Dakota Tavern for an early show with folk/country singer Ana Egge. Before her band joined her, she opened with Hole In Your Halo. Thematically, she returned to this motif of wildness (Motorcycle) and nature (Bad Blood, Birds) throughout the night. Her music encompassed numerous genres but her pop or Americana sounds didn't stand out though her lyrics were usually interesting. She really shone when she sang country or blue-grass: her finger-picking on Talco Girl or the jangly rawness of her slide guitar on Swing Low, Sweet Chariot was wonderful. Egge was joined on stage for two numbers by Sun Bear's singer Kate Boothman.

Being one of those show that started promptly, I missed out on opening act Sun Bear. I did get a chance to hear Egge's guitarist tried out a few of his own material, a folky sound with jazzy hints.