The righteous babe from Buffalo has a superb repertoire of songs which appeal to the disaffected punk and old-folkie alike. Difranco’s tremendous voice, fine acoustic playing and radiant smile make her issue-tackling songs that much easier to enjoy. Her Vienna show comes in the wake of her latest album ‘Swing Set’, a mish-mash of outtakes including her convincing version of Dylan’s ‘Hurricane’. Ani’s band has also been fleshed out with a small brass section but really she has little difficulty rocking the house on her pierced and tattooed tod.
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