MY REVIEW OF LINDSEY LaBELLE’S PERFORMANCE AT THE SOUTH HADLEY PA FEBRUARY 3, 2012
- February 4th, 2012
- By Hermis
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My review of Lindsey LaBelle at the PA in South Hadley, Massachusetts, Thursday February 3, 2012.
After being locked in the house like a caged lion for nearly a month due to the Flu & Bronchitis, I finally felt good enough Thursday to “do something”, so I drove out to South Hadley from my cage in Worcester to hear “Lindsey LaBelle” performing an acoustic show.
After getting lost as usual, I finally reached my destination and entered the PA and made my way to the bar, Lindsey was on break-I had missed the first set. I thought about ordering a glass of warm milk but when the bar maid (who was bigger than me) asked what I wanted I conjured up my deepest-baddest voice and said “ginger ale please”- she looked at me as if I was speaking Swahili as she slowly drifted away and returned with my manly ginger ale. I ask “how much?”- she replied “I don’t know”- I knew then it might have been the first ever ginger ale she served at the lively bar. Confused, she walked away to find out.
Armed with my ginger ale, I conducted an environmental scan in search of the songstress who has been capturing the hearts of thousands with her hauntingly delicious voice with which she gently, passionately, and soulfully delivers her spiritually inspired songs. I spot Lindsey with a group of people chatting and laughing- I approach her and was greeted with a big hug and a peck on the cheek. I’m not as nervous now as I was before approaching her.
Its one of the many gifts God has bestowed onto Lindsey, welcoming her people with a genuine smile and positive energy, making her public feel warm-wanted-appreciated, special.
I ask where Ben-Jon is and she brings me to him, I needed to apologize to him for unintentionally destroying his name on my radio show the previous evening. He was very gracious and forgiving, turns out Lindsey’s & his friends were having some fun heckling him with his new name(s). Turns out Ben-Jon is an integral part of Lindsey LaBelle’s song writing/musical compositions.
As with every coach, manager, producer: their talents go unnoticed if they don’t have the right talent delivering their combined efforts. Such is the case herein. With all due respect to Ben-Jon and his creative musical talents, in my opinion he especially shows his business intelligence by devoting more and more time to Lindsey LaBelle: A once in a life time gift to any producer/writer.
I’m introduced to Lindsey’s Mother Sandra, Lindsey’s friends and step-dad Bob. Each and every one of them make me feel welcome-accepted-special.
Lindsey and Ben-Jon begin their next set. I sit silently still while Lindsey’s velvety smooth voice caresses my weary soul. Her voice majestically rises up from within the deepest corners of her soul and blankets the room in a peaceful, powerful, holistically moving energy. Its was on! Oh Yeah!!
I initially intended to stay for one set then return to my cage. But from her first breath she had me, she did it again. She captured and tamed the animal in me and I found myself defenseless from leaving. I stayed till closing.
If you have not yet witnessed Lindsey LaBelle “Live”- you are truly missing an event. Lindsey doesn’t simply sing when she performs, not at all. There’s something much bigger taking place in the room when this sweet song bird takes flight on stage, every one in the room is touched.
I strongly and wholeheartedly recommend you catch Lindsey LaBelle “Live”- in the mean time jump over to her website at www.Lindseylabelle.com and buy her CD, that should hold you over till you can witness for yourself the infusion of clean, peacefully soothing, soulful, angelically inspired grace that is Lindsey LaBelle.
The World is in need of Lindsey’s touch for sure.
Bravo!













