Best Concerts... Lucinda Williams (New Braunfels, TX)

Lucinda Williams
w/ Patty Griffin & Michael Fracasso
Gruene Hall
New Braunfels, TX (2001)

Supporting her 2001 record Essence on a pre-release tour, Lucinda Williams played Gruene Hall on a gorgeous late-April day. I nabbed a spot right up front, and Gruene Hall is a truly unique and intimate experience. A rare treat, coupled with the added bonus of seeing Patty Griffin before she was a big deal. At that time, she was stuck in record company limbo and seeing her live was the only way to hear her new material. She and Michael Fracasso are natural musical collaborators.