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July 14, 2006
Miranda Lambert @ House of Blues Anaheim: July 13, 2006
My week of really great music continued Thursday night with Miranda Lambert at the House of Blues Anaheim. Yes, the same Miranda Lambert who was second runner-up in the second season of Nashville Star. But don't hold that against her - before I heard her CD, I had written her off as, well, a Nashville Star contestant. Then, at the suggestion of a trusted friend who RAVED about the title track from her major-label debut, I listened to Kerosene, and finally understood what the big deal was. Miranda wrote or co-wrote every ten of the eleven tracks on her album, most of which she performed at the show, as well as covering Steve Earle's "Hillbilly Highway", John Prine's "Angel from Montgomery," and Merle Haggard's "Tonight the Bottle Let Me Down" - which just shows how good her taste is. Her opener, co-writer, and member of the Sin City Allstars Travis Howard joined her for a couple of tunes, including "Angel," and her second single "Bring Me Down," which he co-wrote. Overall, a high-energy, kick-ass show from a little but loud Texas girl with a lot of attitude. She'll perform again tonight at the House of Blues LA.
Posted by darlin at July 14, 2006 11:15 AM
