I've been listening to some older shows recently, and I turned to one of my favorite Texas artists that I haven't heard much from lately, Abra Moore.

Long time readers will have seen various posts about Abra on Lullabyes, and you can click on the following links to hear those recordings from the March 2004 show, April 2004 show, 2006 show, and a 2007 show.

The first time I saw Abra was on the Strangest Places tour back in 1997 or 1998, but she dropped off the radar for a long time, until I found out she was coming to Houston in 2002, in support of an upcoming record (which never got released) called No Fear. It ended up being a great night, and I had the opportunity to capture the show.

I found out later that Abra wasn't really happy with the artistic direction her record company wanted her to take on No Fear, which was the reason it never came out - specifically that they had her record some songs written by other writers... bottom line was that she used some of the self-written tracks from No Fear on her next record, and ditched others. First Date was one of those tracks that never got officially released, but was played at this show.

Another memorable moment from the show was when she played Shining Star, a new track I hadn't heard before. The song builds and builds into an awesome crescendo, and I remember thinking that I didn't want to wait another 5 years to see Abra again.

Live MP3s MP3:
Ku'u Ome O Kahaluu
Shining Star
Pull Away
Let's Do It For Love
Trip On Love
Family Affair
Home
First Date
Four Leaf Clover
No Fear
Outro

Labels: abra moore, continental club, houston, indie, live mp3s, soundboard mp3s