We saw (the band called) Gillian Welch last night, on a hot and sticky night much like the hot and sticky August night that we saw them on last time around. It was, if anything, a bit hotter. Or maybe we just had more wine this time. Hard to tell.

This time, it was just Gillian and Dave, doing their thing as the band called "Gillian Welch" - as opposed to when they do a slightly different thing as the band called "The David Rawlings Machine" - though they did a couple of DRM songs last night, too.

Awesome show. Fantastic. Their new record is quite mellow and has taken a while to grow on me, so I was expecting a little bit of meh. But, live, the new songs really shine. The older songs were great too; they did a bunch of those dark minor-key old-timey things that I love from their first record ("Caleb Meyer", "Rock of Ages", etc.). "Revelator" was exceptional. "Miss Ohio" was a big sing-along. And being able to watch Rawlings do those solos and fills is always a treat. Gillian actually did a little bit of dancing during one of the songs, too. Crazy-time!

They're always great live. Catch em if you can.