Ani DiFranco Live at Babeville (2008)

On September 11 and 12 2007 singer songwriter guitarist Ani DiFranco played two soldout shows before a hometown audience in Buffalo New York What made those nights so special wasnt just the musicbecause thats always special at an Ani showbut the fact that she was playing the inaugural shows in her very own venue a downtown church once slated for demolition that has been beautifully restored as a stateoftheart music hall and newly renamed Babeville Ani took the opportunity to fashion a twonight retrospective of sorts performing songs from every stage of her fabled career in breathtaking new arrangements with her latest touring band Allison Miller on drums Todd Sickafoose on upright bass and Mike Dillon on vibes and percussion The spirit of celebration was in the air and energy in the roomboth onstage and in the audiencewas extraordinary