Country music in New Jersey

I guess NJ counts as the country when juxtaposed with NYC? Anyway, it is surely the suburbs. On Friday I took the train an hour or so outside of the city to Red Bank, New Jersey to see LeAnn Rimes sing me some country songs. The tickets were free so I was really just paying for the round trip train fare, which wasn't too cheap in rush hour.

But the concert was surprisingly fun. I wouldn't have considered myself a LeAnn Rimes fan. I knew her music vaguely and knew she could sing but I don't have a single song of hers on my ipod. Turns out that she is much, much better in person. She was very charismatic and personable and boy can that girl really belt it out! I love that kind of soul singing where you can tell it makes the singer happier than anything else to be on the stage singing. She has a powerful alto voice and she can really control it and let it rip when necessary. It was a nice treat and made me want to go to more concerts!