The venue wouldn't give Marc a photo pass, so he snuk a couple shots off on the sly. When Marc finishes snapping the rest of the pictures on that roll of film we'll get a shot from the show, maybe. Meanwhile' this is sort of a cross between a diary entry, a personal note and a concert review. Whatever it is, it's fun. Usually, the warmup act is there with little to no soundcheck, and they're lucky if everything works right.
Nobody cares if their mix is good, and very few people actually listen.
WXRT, the radio station that was promoting the show, ran ads incessantly. They love Abra Moore, and with good reason. She had been previously a member of the band Poi Dog Pondering, who are well loved by WXRT, and by Chicago in general. And on her own, Ms. Moore is quite talented. Her rather interesting debut album is a testament to that.