She takes time to chit-chat with the crowd but not so much that it would bother someone purely going to hear her music. Sara has a way of engaging the crowd from her very first word straight through to the last word. I dare say that it was even better than Elton John's original version. The whole audience participated in singing along with Brave, I Just Want You brought tears to the eyes of a completely awestruck crowd and her encore of Goodbye Yellow Brick Road was nothing short of mind-blowing. To my and my (then) fiance`s delight, Sara performed a completely acoustic setlist, including some old favorites and some newer things that she hadn't released yet. She nailed every one of her original songs, in addition to a couple of Elton John's hits as well as an Ottis Redding classic. And, most importantly, it's her dynamite set of vocals. It's the way she tells 'her story' through music. But it's not the instruments that make Sara so loveable and enjoyable. Over the course of the night, she played the piano, ukulele, guitar, harmonium and, quite frankly, whatever else she felt like using as an instrument. She explained that it was a solo tour and that no one else would be accompanying her on stage. Expecting the usual guitars, drums, pianos, etc., I was surprised to see no one else on the stage but Sara. I decided to spring for a pair of concert tickets to see a pretty, young, snarky brunette belt out some sing-a-long style tunes. Sara Bareilles played the Union Transfer on Tuesday, April 30, 2013. The best 'review' I could give Sara Bareilles is by way of taking you through one of her concerts - which is hands-down the best concert experience I have ever had in my 33 years of enjoying live music. Bluesy, folky, 'pop' singer, Sara Bareilles is definitely MUCH more than just a pretty face with inspirational music.

in fact, sometimes you get much more than you anticipated.

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