There's always an odd kind of nervous tension at the beginning of a museum show. The hushed and painfully reverent atmosphere of the museum carries over into the amphitheater. The audience doesn't know what to do with themselves -- museum audiences would applaud a grocery list if you read it to them.

Thankfully the soulful Deva Mahal (Taj's daughter) and Stephanie Brown of Fredericks Brown reminded us all that we were there to enjoy ourselves when the two opened last night's show.