Sarah Blasko, I think I love you

Thanks to ever-generous babysitters, and the lovely Lou, M&I were able to enjoy 2 contrasting gigs on Thursday and Friday.

The second one was the amazing Sarah Blasko at the Enmore Theatre, and it was a stunning show. She has an incredible voice, is as poised as Audrey Hepburn, wore amazing clothes and the hometown crowd couldn't get enough of it. It was the kind of gig where even the lighting was good enough to deserve comment. A drum solo and a rendition of Xanadu were the icing on the cake.



Blasko's support was El Perro Del Mar, whose sideshow at the Oxford Art Factory constituted our entertainment on Thursday. We really like her records but we weren't sure that the lush arrangements would translate well to the stage. Unfortunately she was obviously financially constrained, because the show was simply her amazing singing, a laptop, and an odd bearded character with a 2-fretboard guitar. It wasn't really conducive to the otherworldy vibe of her albums. Luckily there was a small posse of us there and we had a good time anyway.