CONCERT REVIEW: Mirah and Thao @ The First Unitarian Church, 6/21

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CONCERT REVIEW: Mirah and Thao @ The First Unitarian Church, 6/21

POSTED: Tuesday, June 22, 2010, 6:00 PM

Filed Under: Music Concert Review

Jon Pitts

The familiar summer sauna of the First Unitarian Church basement welcomed a solid Monday night crowd to Thao and Mirah with The Most of All. Lexington, KY's These United States started the evening off with some counterprogramming: Their engaging roots rock featured plenty of long hair, flannel shirts and slide guitar. Thao and Mirah and their four-piece backing band opened with Thao's "The Clap," a shambling, appropriately-titled clap-along that segued into Mirah's "The Dogs of B.A." The rest of the set showcased their complementary styles, with Thao softening her powerful voice on Mirah's "We're Both So Sorry" and Mirah dancing up a storm to match Thao's frenzy while they traded verses on audience favorite "Bag of Hammers." The collaboration included a mid-set break for "trivia about Mirah and Thao" (who knew Mirah was on Double Dare?) and ended with a keyboard-driven, dance-pop breakdown with the audience and performers shaking it out in the heat.

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