Published April 20, 2006."Ssshhhhh" is for libraries, not bars.

The Josh Ritter show on Tuesday night was pretty packed, the show sold out. I'm sure Jenn Grant, who opened for Ritter, is talented and it's a shame that she wasn't well received by the crowd. But to the sound guy, whom I overheard telling her that "it was a rude crowd" who just "wouldn't shut up," screw off. It's a bar and people talk. I know she's a musician but people chose not to listen. That's their right. The majority of people shut it for Josh Ritter - maybe it just says something about who they were there to see? I love live shows and appreciate what musicians have to deal with sometimes when performing. But let's not sugarcoat it for a performer, who maybe just wasn't that captivating, by blaming it on the crowd.

Someone who knows you need more than just a guitar to earn a crowd's interest