September 15 Mandy Moore New York, NY Irving Plaza

Sep 15

ChristyCountry, Pop No Comments

They have apparently had a very rough tour, even Mandy Moore was in tears from the crowd’s love and affection. I only recognized two songs she sang, and one was a cover of Rihanna’s Umbrella.

September 15 Paula Cole New York, NY Irving Plaza

Sep 15

ChristySinger/Songwriter, Soft Rock No Comments

Amazing, amazing, amazing.

They have apparently had a very rough tour, she was very humble and overwhelmed by the support. Continuously was giving thanks to the audience for their spirit.

Paula opened with Mississippi (she played the piano) and then played 3-4 new songs from Courage. I thought they were a bit heavy. Then it was onto the oldies but goodies, Hush, Hush, Hush, This Fire, Bethlehem, Where Have All The Cowboys Gone (the non aggressive non-finger version), Amen, and then an encore with I Don’t Want to Wait and Jolene. The new songs were Comin’ Down, 14, Love Light, and It’s My Life. I think I liked 14 best!

She was very excited to be in NY, which is where she lives now with her daughter. Apparently she is in the middle of a divorce.

The crowd was about half Mandy Moore fans and half Paula. Many left between sets. I heard one of the Moore fans on the street afterwards who had stayed for Paula and she was booking it to Virgin Mega Store to pick up Paula’s album, because she was so amazing. I missed the opening act, only caught one and a half songs of his because I hit major traffic on the way into the city.