West Dazzles, Entraces
Sangha, a free-trade store in Takoma Park, Maryland known for it unique items from Tibet, Guatemala and other far-flung places across the globe, played host to singer and song writer Lizzie West and her long-time counterpart Baba "the White Buffalo" Thursday night. The crowd that braved the rainy weather to turn out, healthy for a weekday night, was the recipient of a raw and honest eighty-minute set.
West covered a lot of ground in her time on stage, running the full range of her repertoire, from "Chariot's Rise", a song that played an integral part in the James Spader, Maggie Gayyenhall film "The Secretary", to the whimsical "Sparty", written for one of the two dogs that has toured with the pair over the years.
"Chariots" was in particular memorable, performed this time with an essentially unreleased set of lyrics and a deep emotion reflective of the personal nature of the song. Also of note was her rendering of "Take These Demons", a new song from her most recent effort, "I Pledge Allegiance to Myself" which was released last year. The coffee house environment offered by Sangha clearly appealed to West as she played, and she interacted with those present numerous times, even taking a list of requests once her initial set had finished.
West currently splits her time between upstate New York and Columbia, Missouri, moving back and forth every few months, touring the cities along the way in between. She heads to Louisville next, and then on to her self-described "spring residency" in the midwest. For those who missed it, West will return to the area this May as part of her "Midwest Tumbleweed Roadshow".
Michael Horlick
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