Wisdom, family, and bacon: Crystal Bowersox plays Highline Ballroom to an intimate sit-down crowd.
5 seconds.
That’s all it takes to listen to a Crystal Bowersox song, live, and know it’s special. It’s the kind of song opening that makes your head turn as you fixate your eyes on the stage ahead; the delicious melding of guitar, mandolin, and keyboard dancing about your ears at the same time. You know you’re witnessing something special. And about 100 people at the Highline Ballroom were lucky enough to have that unforgettable experience last week by seeing Crystal and her crew on October 21.
Things when from frying to crying (bacon to tears) relatively quickly courtesy of the encore tear montage. Considering the themes of motherhood, transition, and struggle,the night wouldn’t be complete with a few tears. Tonight they came by way of several haunting and moving renditions of “Landslide” and “Hallelejah.” You could feel the entire audience suck in their breath, and wait, as Crystal launched in the Jeff Buckley classic. We anticipated magic, and we weren’t disappointed. In fact, the audience wanted the magic to continue. Fans yelled “Keep it going!” as the set concluded.