LOCATION: Headliner's, Louisville, KY
LINEUP: Karin, Linford, Jack, Wade Jaynes, Dale Baker
REVIEW BY: Bill Ivester
Headliners in Louisville I didn't keep a set list, but is was virtually the same as the show posted at XU. The band came on just after midnight after a show with 3 openers. WFPK (public radio) was sponsoring the show during a Public Radio Convention here. The show was free and the large crowd was a bit rowdy & loud early on. Tim Easton played prior to OtR and was excellent, I had hever heard him so this was a bonus. At various times during his set Jack, Linford & Karin wandered around and hung out behind the CD booth. It was kind of interesting that hardly anyone noticed or recognized them. I spoke to Karin & Jack both were very friendly and appreciative of positive comments about the band and Films for Radio, truly nice people. The show was great, the band sounded sharp, and the venue was perfect for them. It is a real "Music Hall" with great sound & accoustics, nice stage and appreciative audience. By the time they started playing the crowd had thinned out a little, to mostly the people that were there because OtR was there, not because of the free show. It was a very powerful set for a 4 piece (I kind of missed Karin & Terri's harmonies), the new guys fit in well & sounded good. The "new techno" sounding stuff from "Films" translated very well to the live show and "Give Me Strength" & "The World Can Wait" (opened the show) were standouts Karin sounded (and looked) great as usual, Linford seemed unusually quiet. They seemed to be having fun and in good spirits, Karin talked a little about Cincinnati & Over the Rhine (the neighborhood) "being in the news lately", joked a little bit, and introduced Jack as the "porno" guitar player. The show ended just before 2:00 AM and Jack was hanging out by the bus after the show...they must have slept well on the way to Nashville, to do it all over again.