Dakota

Amy, Genevieve, Danielle, and I saw Amanda Palmer tonight. She was quite amazing. After some roundabouts getting to Amy at the Garden State Plaza (our connecting flight, so we could get food beforehand--which didn't happen), we managed to make our way to Joe's Pub. Jordana, Randi, and Lauren were also there. We entertained ourselves in the line, waiting, until we were allowed in.

Joe's Pub is beautiful. It's got this nifty stage, where the piano was. We had front-row table seats. This meant Amy and Danielle mostly saw Amanda's legs, and Genevieve and I had a decent view slightly over the piano. The sound was excellent.

The set-list included mostly songs I did not know, or not know very well. Of the Dresden Dolls material, Amanda sang "Bad Habit," "Me and the Minibar," "Sex Changes," and "Thirty Whacks." She also did "Blake Says," which is from her solo period. She did two completely new songs (I don't even know if Brian has had time to arrange drums in them) named "Ampersand" and "Last Recognisance," which were gorgeous. She also did several covers, including this beautiful torch song about prostitution that was originally by Kurt Weil.

Meredith Yayanos, who I've heard on two mp3's of "Missed Me," is a very talented, and adorable violinist. They did a song I didn't know by a band called the Pink Dots. Their second song was "Material Girl." I was so happy. So completely happy. Best moment of the night, although "Sex Changes" came pretty close.

She threw in a snippet of "672," which I didn't hate, and even some Chopin, which was great, too. She also did Regina Spektor's "This Is How It Works." It was a very nice showcase. I was happy.

The dynamic between Genevieve, Amy, and Danielle, and myself is a nice one.

Oh, I met her again, too. This time she spoke (she was on vocal rest when I met her the first time), and she was very sweet.