Live At Babeville

Ani DiFranco

Available from Righteous Babe Records.

A review written for the Folk & Acoustic Music Exchange
by Mike Jurkovic
(rnrcurmudgeon@yahoo.com)

Coming back after baby with a new band in an 1871-era church she rescued from demolition and remodeled into a music hall, DiFranco never lets a moment lapse on this full length concert DVD.

With long time accomplice bassist Todd Sickafoose, rhythmically dexterous Allison Miller on drums and ambient vibraphonist Mike Dillon, Ani celebrates her premier shows at Babeville with a different, but by no stretch of the imagination any less visceral or intense energy than that first explosive show I saw back a decade ago.

Confident, dominant, challenging, and ever evolving, Ani opens her rich and serpentine repertoire to new moods and expressions that 98% of her peers have forgotten or sadly abandoned. Recorded on September 11th & 12th, 2007, 'Live At Babeville' is full of indelible highlights including Swim, Fuel, Marrow, Sunday Morning, Gravel, You Had Time, and Shy. Bonus features include an interview with Ani discussing the restoration project and three sound check/rehearsals.

Track List:

Napoleon Pesent/Infant Swim Not A Pretty Girl Fuel Independence Day Paradigm Marrow Sunday Morning	Unrequited Shy You Had Time Alla This In The Way Gravel Little Plastic Castle Overlap Hypnotized
Produced by Bennett Chandler

Edited by: David N. Pyles
(dnpyles@acousticmusic.com)