Amy Ray

She’s just half of the Indigo Girls, but she puts one hundred percent into her solo performances. Amy Ray played an XRT Show at Metro Wednesday to support her new CD Didn’t It Feel Kinder, and it certainly was louder and faster than an Indigo Girls show. She was backed up by a four piece band that included members of her  group the Butchies. Despite her distinctive, familiar voice, the music was more punk rock than folk rock, featuring short, punchy high energy tunes that included elements of rockabilly on occasion. One of the highlights of the show was a tribute to a  station in Utah called SLC Radio, a track from the new album. (I’m a sucker for songs about the radio.) Amy also suggested that the Chicago guy running for president was going to win. (I think she may be a Democrat.)  The partisan crowd loved every minute.