Having just debuted their first album Love to Live, the very talented Living Sisters filled Walt Disney Concert Hall 75%, though mostly with a supper club crowd, to see the 1950’s inspired quartet’s homage to Patsy Cline. The women began with a stirring rendition of ‘Walking after Midnight’. Living Sister Alex Lilly educated the crowd ‘Patsy Cline was the first women to play the Hollywood Bowl’ and other noteworthy achievements made by the famous singer. The group consists of Alex Lilly, Becky Stark, Inara George, and Eleni Mandell wore 50’s styled blue dresses because Cline’s "favorite color was blue" which was no doubt a play on words. The evening was packed with star appearances placed out of their elements. John C. Reilly sweetly crooned a duet of ‘The Wayward Wind’. After another upbeat number, he retired, for the duration of the show, to the faux living room where couches were strategically placed near the very talented backup band. There was a truly successful time capsule element to the evening. Former Garbage front woman Shirley Manson stated ‘It’s fitting that I should be here singing Patsy Cline songs for Mother’s day, since my Mom was a big fan’. She nailed ‘Never No More’, ‘Strange’, and ‘Leavin’ on your Mind’. Her voice was very powerful but she has a higher pitch voice and she seemed to be dialing it down to an unnatural level in moments unfortunately. It was glorious to watch her tackle these numbers in such a acoustically rich venue. Zooey Deschanel had the best pitch for Cline songs and sang with a beautiful lilt fall off. She opened with ‘I fall to Pieces’, which was a lacking the swooping vocal eloquence of the other girls, cutting hard on the word ‘pieces’ each time around. She evened out on ‘She’s got You’ which sounded like pure gold. ‘This next number was written by Wllie Nelson, I met him an all you can eat buffet..on Maui.’ announced Dechanel as she launched into a gorgeous rendition of ‘Crazy’. John Doe, formerly a punk rocker from the LA band X, was a complete dark horse, nailing ‘Three cigarettes in the Ashtray’ and ‘Back in Baby’s Arms’. The Living Sisters finished with ‘Poor Man’s Roses or a Rich Man’s Gold’. Their harmonies were rich and delicious sounding in this beautiful venue. The ladies best effort of the entire evening was undoubtedly ‘Sweet Dreams’ with exquisite harmonies and sparse composition. The Living Sisters give a rich, refreshing performance and enjoy sharing their spotlight with other great talents. Michele McManmon