Last night I was at ccb, thanks to Fly’s kind invitation, and spent a good time listening to Lisa Ekdahl. It’s been maybe ten years since my last concert, and it was a different venue at the time, listening The Tindersticks at Coliseu, standing. The Grande Auditório is a much nicer place, maybe I’ll return soon to see Maria João & Mário Laginha.

She was on stage with three other musicians in a somewhat simple arrangement, but overall it was a nice concert. I met Lisa’s music through Long Board and only have “Heaven, Earth And Beyond”, so I was expecting a more “jazzy” sound, but about half of the songs were new (simpler) arrangements from musics like “Cry Me a River”, “When Did You Leave Heaven”, “My Heart Belongs to Daddy”, that were ok, but a little different from what I was used to.

For me, that last two or three songs were the best, mainly due to the more “common” sound, and during the show Lisa presented new songs that will be on a future album.

It was a good evening.