Concert-going is not an experience for the faint of heart, especially one involving a Boston-based Celtic punk band whose most famous songs involve bar room brawls and drunken sing-a-longs. As we emerged after the show was over, soaked in sweat and beer (tossed on us by a five foot nothing tub of lard who thought that it would be funny), bumped, bruised and mostly deaf, we undoubtedly resembled men stumbling away from an alley fight.
Although I’ve been a Tegan and Sara fan for many years, I’ve never had the opportunity to witness them live. So when I attended their Feb. 25 show at the Palladium Ballroom in Dallas, I was blown away by their stage presence and live performance.
With 27 songs, a live band, quick pace, audience participation and a larger-than-life cast, “Always…Patsy Cline” is a theatrical tribute to music legend Patsy Cline. Director Jim Anderson has taken on the impressive task of bringing these aspects together in a University Showcase performance, open to the public this month and next.
