Fifteen years after the fact, Phair knows how to play those Exile songs perfectly. She might be kinda rusty on the material outside of that, but last night at the Fillmore she nailed those singular songs better than she nails the blowjob in “Flower.” She gave the sold out house of 30 and 40-somethings the show they’d all dreamed about when they first got their meaty paws on Guyville’s songs for the sexually-aggressive romantic. And hey, if it came a decade and change late, that’s cool with me. I never saw her the first round, and her voice now has a strength and confidence that the recording couldn’t touch. [Read More]