{"id":974042,"date":"2019-12-13T08:26:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=926582"},"modified":"2019-12-13T08:26:00","modified_gmt":"2019-12-13T15:26:00","slug":"dixie-chicks-carly-rae-jepsen-dazzle-at-jack-antonoffs-ally-coalition-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kfmu\/music-news\/dixie-chicks-carly-rae-jepsen-dazzle-at-jack-antonoffs-ally-coalition-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Dixie Chicks, Carly Rae Jepsen Dazzle at Jack Antonoff\u2019s Ally Coalition Show"},"content":{"rendered":"
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In 2014, Jack Antonoff<\/a> began hosting a yearly concert for the Ally Coalition,<\/a> a non-profit started by his band Fun. that provides funding to on-the-ground organizations who support at-risk LGBTQ youth. Over the past half-dozen years, Antonoff\u2019s Ally Coalition Talent Show has blossomed into a star-studded night of surprise musical collaboration, with previous special guests and performers including Taylor Swift, the National, Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey and Lorde. <\/span><\/p>\n

Thursday night\u2019s show was no different (\u201cOur best year yet,\u201d Antonoff said at the conclusion), featuring mini-sets from Jason Isbell<\/a> and surprise performances from Ezra Koenig and Carly Rae Jepsen<\/a>. But the evening\u2019s clear-cut high point came late, when the Dixie Chicks<\/a> took the intimate Town Hall stage to a rapturous standing ovation before launching into a note-perfect four-song performance.<\/span><\/p>\n

A slew of stand-up comedians also performed, with Mike Birgbiglia, Roy Wood Jr., and Jacqueline Novak all delivering first-rate sets. But the most memorable moments of the evening were all musical. Here are the five best.<\/span><\/p>\n

Jason Isbell debuts a sweet new song about fatherhood.
<\/b>Isbell, who is apparently collaborating with David Crosby<\/a> in Nashville, sandwiched a touching solo version of \u201cIf We Were Vampires\u201d with two brand-new songs from his upcoming 2020 album, which he told the crowd he had just recently finished. The second, \u201cOverseas,\u201d has been showing up in setlists with the 400 Unit over the past few months. <\/span>But it was Isbell\u2019s opener, the world premiere of a yet-untitled reflection on fatherhood and watching one\u2019s daughter grow up, that hit the hardest Thursday evening. \u201cBeing your daddy comes natural\/Roses just know how to grow,\u201d Isbell sang during its chorus. \u201cIt\u2019s easy to see that you\u2019ll get where you\u2019re going\/But the hard part is letting you go.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

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The Dixie Chicks triumph with return to the stage.
<\/b>\u201cIt\u2019s been a long time since we played on a stage,\u201d Natalie Maines told the crowd before launching into the group\u2019s opening \u201cTruth #2.\u201d Two and a half years after the end of their 2016-2017 comeback tour, the Dixie Chicks (introduced by Antonoff as \u201cmy literal favorite band\u201d) triumphed during their 25-minute headlining performance, which included a sing-along performance of \u201cLandslide,\u201d \u201cNot Ready to Make Nice,\u201d a happy-birthday song for Maines\u2019 niece Esther, and a touching night-closing cover of the 1971 Joni Mitchell Christmastime classic \u201cRiver.\u201d The trio shied away from testing out any new material, despite having been long at work on their first studio album since 2006 with Antonoff (\u201cWe have been taking up most of Jack\u2019s time for the past two years,\u201d Maines told the crowd). \u201cPlay every song you wrote!\u201d screamed one fan halfway through the Dixie Chicks\u2019 too-brief set. Most everyone at Town Hall felt the same.<\/p>\n

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