While Jason Collett was perhaps an unexpected opening act for Steve Earle, his simple but haunting performance was tonally in keeping with Earle. Both performed without bands, relying largely on their spare, deft acoustic guitar-playing. Longtime Steve Earle fans appreciated his frequent personal anecdotes, though newer listeners or those who take a keener interest in Earle's music than in the cult appeal of Southern rock/blues were doubtless equal parts mystified and bored. Those who attended expecting "Copperhead Road" and other older Earle favourites would have been largely disappointed, though Earle included a nod to them by playing "Copperhead Road" as the last song of his encore. Townes Van Zandt fans, though, would have gotten the most out of this concert, hearing everything from "Colorado Girl" to "Marie" in a show that is part of what is presumably the first Van Zandt tour since his death twelve years ago. All in, an excellent performance by Earle and an enjoyable concert, minus the few overzealous country boys shouting from the left upper mezzanine.