[DID NOT ATTEND: April 2, 2026] Madison Cunningham / Annika Bennett
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saw Madison Cunningham and Juana Molina play together at Ardmore two years ago and I was blown away by her unique style and cool guitar playing. She was far more of a delightful weirdo than I imagined. And I really looked forward to seeing her again. When she announced this show at Ardmore I was torn because I really wanted to see Dirty Three. And of course, given the rarity of a Dirty Three show, I was going to see them.
And then I found out that her new album Ace, was if not entirely, then at least mostly, performed on the piano. And that’s cool and all, but I wanted to see her on guitar. And yes, it’s very cool that she mixes things up, but since I never got to see her do Hospital the normal way, I would have been slightly disappointed in the new arrangement (even though the video below shows that it’s really cool). I guess the point is that Madison Cunningham is going to put o a cool show no matter what she does. So next time she comes around, it’s worth going.
Annika Bennett is a New York/Nashville singer. Her bio is interesting and I guess she’s been playing music for a long time in divergent styles. Sadly, she has settled on a style that fueses pop concision, country clarity and indie introspection. So a folksinger, basically.
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