Rattaya Nimibutr
Staff Writer
Review
Shawn Colvin isn't the kind of female entertainer we're used to these days.
Despite her appearance at last year's Lilith Fair, she's not exactly a cute, folksy waif with horn-rimmed spectacles, snaggle-toothed sexuality or obsessive-love lyrics. She's a woman with a bit more sincerity and a lot more charm.
With short, shaggy hair and a crumbly smile, Colvin stood politely amid the half-full house, center stage last Thursday night at the Aerial Theater at Bayou Place.
This folk singer made it big with her Grammy-winning, top ten single, "Sunny Came Home." Since then, execs from Brooke Shield's Suddenly Susan have given her a call about writing a song for their show, and album sales have increased.
Colvin definitely deserves all the praise she has received. Her bright and amusing personality, accompanied by her sense of humor and oncoming motherhood, entertained everyone in the mood for clever acoustic guitar riffs and admirable tunes.
Despite the three-week delay from the original date so Colvin could appear on Oprah, the wait was definitely worth it.
Colvin's witty comments between songs provided plenty of laughs while tunes like "Some Day" strengthened the coffee-shop atmosphere of the evening. The wistful "Get Out of This House" soon followed.
With repeated requests from the audience, Colvin enveloped "Sunny Came Home" in an ethereal aura that made it even more charming.
She then immediately segued into her other hit single, "You Got Nothin' On Me," the title song from Suddenly Susan.
Hand-picked by Colvin herself, opener Ana Egge was no different. The 21-year-old laid-back artist, who made her own guitar, displayed her own brand of humor on "Made of Iron" and her version of "Edelweiss."
Merging together to make exceptional music, Colvin and Egge made a complementary, affable pair of girls with guitars.