Jill's thrills

Jill Barber is sister to Matthew - singer-songwriting runs in the family. She recently released a record with some high-powered accompaniment, but for her Zaphod's show it was just her. An unvarnished performance that suited her homespun romantic tales quite well. She has a lyrical gift for writing songs about familiar subjects (departed lovers and so on) with a refreshing turn of phrase. I tried to be unobtrusive as possible at this show, so most of my pictures were taken without flash and frankly stink.

Ms. Barber.



Once again - she covered Tom Waits' Picture In A Frame which she described as a prospective wedding song. She missed a verse - "That's the remix!"







She finished off with I'm So Lonesome I could Cry, with singalong help from the audience and soundman Slo' Tom.



I preferred her to headliner Emm Gryner, who was a tad showier.

• Show reminder: The Nein and Relief Maps play End Hits. If you're in the mood for brutalist/minimalist funk, electropop, indiepop and bluegrass, check out Auto Racing, Pelt, The Ether and Andrea Simms-Karp at Zaphod's