Lucinda Williams celebrates 30 years at The Pageant

Jason Gonulsen
Special to Metromix

Thirty years as a recording artist for Lucinda Williams, and The Pageant will be her final stop on her current Anniversary Tour. This one promises to be a good one on Saturday night as Williams will be performing songs from all of her albums, so it might just be your shot at hearing that song you'd never hear her sing, like "Side of the Road" or maybe "Like a Rose." There are so many great Lucinda Williams songs, so it will be interesting to see what makes the set list.

If you've seen Williams perform at The Pageant, you know she's a fan of the venue. And whether she's singing about car wheels on a gravel road, the fruits of her labor or dunken angels, Williams always seems to be on her game while on The Pageant's stage. Really, she keeps getting better with every performance—at least the six or so I have seen.

My favorite memory of Williams at The Pageant has to be her performance back in 2001 on her 'Essence' tour, when she gave us three encores. Maybe she felt bad for making us wait a good hour in between the opening act—I don't know. Whatever it was, she just kept on playing on that particular Sunday evening, and she won me over in a big way. So much that I've kept coming back since.

Will you be celebrating 30 years with Lucinda Williams on Saturday? Leave a comment below!