She's a Brick House

We confess, we have a bit of a thing for young women with pianos. You already know about the torrid affair we'd like to have with Alison Sudol, aka A Fine Frenzy, and we're also quite enamored with Sara Bareilles. Not to be forgotten in the mix of kick-ass piano women right now is Kate Nash (MySpace), whose debut album, Made of Bricks, is regularly playing on our iPod. When describing Nash's music, it's tough not to make a Lily Allen comparison, but that's not entirely accurate. Even though Nash's lyrics contain a certain degree of bitterness, and while she sings with a Cockney accent similar to Allen's, Nash's music isn't as consumed with the need to be "cool" by focusing entirely on getting laid and getting drunk. Don't get us wrong, we're all for getting drunk and getting laid, but when it's all the music is about, you're trying just a bit too hard. Nash's music doesn't have that problem. So we're hoping Nash won't have the additional problem of sucking in her live performance.

And apparently we're not the only ones who are a bit taken with Ms. Nash. Her show at The Trocadero is already sold out. That's good news for Kate, but, if our colleague Spencer is to be believed, it could be bad news for the audience, or at least those concert-goers who like to enjoy their concerts with minimal annoyance from the other attendees. We're hoping for the best, though. And Spencer's review makes us optimistic that we'll enjoy Kate Nash's performance, if not the crowd. We just hope that she hits the stage before 11:30 PM, as she apparently did in San Francisco a few months back.

Kate Nash with The Trachtenberg Family Slideshow Players
Sat., April 19, 2008
The Trocadero, 1003 Arch St.
Doors 8:00 PM
SOLD OUT (so see what you can find on craigslist)