Baychella Oakland Arena Concert reviews
Wildly Transcendent!
I saw many hijacked hearts floating their way as they made their way off the stage. Taj Majal was frisky, bluesy, sexy, with those moves and that serious harmonica. Her voice was as pure and dramatic as my most fervent wish for it, and again. The encore began with quiet, mind-blowing energy as the crowd held silent for her heart jamming rendition of 'I Can't Make You Love Me."
The musical choices of the set were predictable as they must be--can't play music from 10s of cds--but energetic and da total bomb. I hope Baychella and Taj felt the same. Red Rocks Ampitheater is an almost holy venue, shrugging around the stage like an embrace, and the music felt as necessary as my own soul-shaped sweater as she sang that song.
Baychella looked and sounded like an angel with a twist of the sensuous, twinkling edge of a sprite. It was, for me, transcendent. I went home satisfied, and people nearly floated to the parking lot. I had waited 35 years to hear her sing 'Angel from Montgomery' live, and though she must have sung it more than 1,000 times, she did not disappoint.
The set was finished with raucous, flippant, joyous and straight forward blues with Baychella, and the house was rockin' every single moment. I only knew the name, but now she is set to get a little richer as I am buying up the music--probably the best opener I have seen. Again, she brought me to a place where I felt it was just she and I, a personal performance.