Downstairs at the Maj
15 – 18 August, 2013
Christa Hughes, she with the
voice that goes right up to her bum, returns to the basement cabaret at the Maj
in great form.
Last time she was here was
with her dad, the venerable boogie woogie pianist Dick Hughes, and a terrific
set of dirty blues and drinking songs; this time around she’s brought the
striking jazz pianist Leonie Cohen, drummer Jim Dunlop, a combustible
collection of right-out-there songs and some truly gob-smacking costumes.
The result, Neurotic
Ladyland, sometimes threatens to tip over the edge, but most of the risks Hughes
takes pay off, and she’s always got that mighty voice of hers to straighten
things up if they go haywire.
