Regina Spektor and her hand-picked supporting crew of Jupiter One made the final stop of their fall tour right here at the Louisville Palace last Thursday night. Regina, who is quite photogenic if I may say so, requested that no pictures be taken during her set. I was respectful of her wishes, but it did cross my mind more than once to do an artist’s rendering depicting the evening’s events using some crayons and construction paper. Alas, I could not find any crayons to use. Sorry.
The multi-talented Jupiter One was selected by Regina herself to support her on the tour, and it’s easy to see why she picked them. Bringing their Brooklyn selves to Louisville were K Ishibashi, Zac Colwell, Dave Heilman, Pat “Panda” Dougherty, and they packed loads of sound with guitars, keyboards, violins, and… a flute? Yes, a flute, and no, it was not like the scene on Anchorman. Jupiter One made all of this come together in musical happiness, and the usually lackluster Palace crowd were seeming to enjoy it very much. I do believe I saw more than a few people stand and applaud, and not just after the last song! I hope those that enjoyed Jupiter One made sure to grab a MP3 card or bought their CD on the way out the door. Make sure to give these guys a listen to, they are quite good.
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Oh where to even begin about Regina Spektor. First off, I must mention that she was not alone for the entire evening. Mr. Ishibashi and Mr. Heilman from Jupiter One accompanied Regina during most of her set by providing violin and drums. Combine that, add Regina’s piano, multiply it by her voice, and it equals somewhere near perfect sound. I have seen and heard many shows at The Palace over the years, but I must say this was the most crystal clear I’ve ever heard the sound there. You could hear every little noise, especially when Regina let everyone know when she, “Fucked that up.” There were a few missed lyrics here and there from her, but nobody minded. That’s what live music is all about, and she handled it well. She still seemed in high spirits and was happy to be there. This was the last stop on their tour, and she had been feeling unwell for the past few shows, but she finally was feeling better and got to see the outdoors. She had the chance to see a bit of Louisville, and even picked up a few Louisville Sluggers for kids in her family. Sounds as though she liked visiting here, hopefully she’ll remember our great city for her next tour. Hint hint, wink wink.
I didn’t get the setlist down, but a few of the highlights were Radio (of course), Sailor Song where some nice people up front assisted her with the part about Kentucky, a return to the stage after a short break with Samson where the backdrop was showered with starry lights, Hotel Song where people were finally starting to stand up and move around a bit (credit to the guy in Row A center who got the party started and was running the aisles), and the country sounding closer of Love, You’re A Whore was played for us Kentucky people. It was nice to see that even the stonewall gentlemen in front of me were moving their heads and legs in approval of the fantastic music by the closing tune. All in all it was a great evening and the sound was just impeccable. Great show Regina, great show.
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