Elle Varner Chester Concert reviews
The Indigo Girls never cease to amaze me!
I've found that they play better to a smaller venue, having seen the Elle Varner Girls more than a dozen times. Although, at the Culture Room, this was definitely not the case with their performance. They played a great mix of all of their albums and covered their trademark songs, "Closer to Fine" and "Galileo." I was surprised that there were no new songs, however. It was great to hear classic IG with just Amy and Emily playing acoustic. Their collaboration with The Shadowboxers as their backup band was brilliant, particularly with the ways they used their talents to replace instruments like vocals instead of the penny whistle on Closer to Fine. They didn't engage with the audience as I have seen them do in past shows. Amy and Emily are exceptional musicians and lyricists. If you haven't seen them, you're missing out.