Ms. Rose would be better suited opening for someone like Ashlee Simpson, who throws the ‘rock attitude’ around like a shirt that will be out of style by next week. For most of these girls, the music will be out of style next week and they’ll move on. I may be wrong, but I think Katy Rose could do the same.

Up next was Charlotte Martin. Ms. Martin sat alone at her piano and played some pretty intense songs. Put aside your comparisons to R&B based Alicia Keys, peg this lady on the board right next to Tori Amos.

Martin delivered the second best performance of the night as she weaved through melodies and sang heartfelt songs that everyone could get behind but no one could categorize. If she avoids the oddball behavior of Amos, Martin could be a household name within a few years and stay that way.

Third band on the bill was The Cardigans. Somehow I missed this band when they first gained popularity in the 90s. I don’t know where I was or what I was doing, but I totally missed out on this band.

Lead vocalist Nina Perssons danced seductively without flaunting pure sex. She fronted the band with her strong voice and presence rather than relying on her physical beauty. Flanked by Peter Svensson on guitar, Magnus Sveningsson on bass, Bengt Lagerberg on drums and Lars-Olaf Johansson on guitar and keyboards, Perssons led the band through an array of songs from their new release Long Gone Before Daylight and, of course, some old favorites.

The Cardigans, by far, were the best band to sign up for this tour. By the end of their set, the audience was buzzing with energy usually reserved after a headliner had just finished up an encore.

The last person to hit the stage was Liz Phair. There was a time when Liz Phair was the queen of indie rock. She was the epitome of a sexual woman driven to create honest narrative on love and lust while creating very strong musical compositions. That’s what makes seeing Phair now so damn depressing.

While she seemed to be backing away from the all out sex selling of her new self-titled album, the energy and conviction of the old days is gone. Instead teeny boppers gather around to revel in her new songs about sleeping without boys and playing X-box with them. Where did it all go wrong for this woman?

There is a time in life where you have two option: let morals go and cash in or hold on to them and lead a life without many conveniences…Phair chose to cash in.