PHOTOS: Wanda Jackson featuring Jack White & The Third Man House Band. Music Hall Of Williamsburg - Brooklyn, NY. 1/21/11.

Last week, The Huffington Post made a list of fourteen must see concerts in NYC this weekend. Not included on the list was Wanda Jackson's appearance at the Music Hall Of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, pretty much proving why no one should be turning to The Huffington Post for music advice.

With a lifetime of performance under her belt, Wanda Jackson is charisma incarnate. Jack White isn't lacking in that department either and with both of them under one, the place was bursting at the seams. At 73, Jackson walks the stage with an undeniable command and ease. She has more presence than most artists half her age - except maybe for White, her musical compatriot this go around. Never over stepping his boundaries, White made sure everyone knew this was Jackson's show while carefully interspersing barnburning solos and conducting the tight as a whip Third Man House Band. 

While the set heavily featured tracks from Jackson's new album The Party Aint Over, old favorites like "Mean Mean Man," "Fujiyama Mama," and "Let's Have A Party" were revamped to utilize the southern soul horns section and White's blistering guitar. Jackson's voice is a fiery and vibrant as ever, powering through the bombast of sound coming from behind her.

I've seen Wanda Jackson every time she has come to New York since 2002, usually surrounded by people much older than me. This time around however, it was a decidedly younger crowd in no small part due to White's association. Despite a series of excellent records in the past few years (Heart Trouble & I Remember Elvis) and a top notch live show, Jackson's audience has primarily consisted of die hard desciples and rockabilly revivalists. But White may have succeeded where others have not, capturing Wanda's talent in a fantastic album and exposing her to a wider more modern audience. Maybe this generation will pay the respect due to Wanda Jackson that the last seems to have forgotten to.

Wanda Jackson's The Party Ain't Over comes out tomorrow on CD & vinyl through Third Man Records, digital download on iTunes, and will Wanda be featured on Conan tomorrow night. Buy it now, you will love it.

Click the header pic above for a slideshow of more from Wanda Jackson at the Music Hall of Williamsburg or head to the full Flickr gallery here.

An extra special thanks to Wanda's publicist, Jon Henley, for reaching out and allowing me to shoot such an amazing show.

Also, check out Bowery Presents: The House List featuring a great review by Alena Kastin and one of my photos for the header.

And finally, even more pics are featured on the OBEY Clothing Blog so go check them out. 

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