Happy Birthday, Macy
While I was generally displeased with Arts, Beats, & Eats, there were a couple of things that made it worthwhile. My main reason for going was to get a chance to see Macy Gray. I was met with another treat, though, in the form of War.
War was excellent. It is almost hard to believe that Lonnie Jordan, the longest running member of the group, is in his sixties. He was more energetic than some of the new acts these days.
The band played what they called the hits, including The Cisco Kid, Me and Baby Brother, Low Rider, Slippin’ into Darkness, Why Can’t We Be Friends, and others. Here is The Cisco Kid from the night for your enjoyment:
The Cisco Kid
We had quite a wait before Macy Gray came on the stage. We were later told that there were technical issues. There seemed to be problems getting the right equipment on the stage and getting everything at the desirable levels. This started to worry me because of the local noise ordinance.
Despite not getting on stage until around 10:40, she came right out singing and still played for a full hour. The set list was as follows: Kissed it, Ghetto Love, Glad You’re Here, Beauty in the World, Lately, Stalker (followed by band intro and Happy Birthday to Macy whose birthday is today), Real Love (verse one and chorus), Why Didn’t You Call Me, Do Something, I’ve Committed Murder, Sexual Revolution/Da Ya Think I’m Sexy?, Oblivion, I Try/Everything’s Gonna Be Alright.
All in all, it was a good show that helped me forget about the things that made me hate Arts, Beats, & Eats. I videotaped the entire performance, and I went back and forth about putting it all on here. Finally, I decided that it was way too much effort, so here are a few highlights:
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