Live Review: A Fine Frenzy at Cafe Du Nord, 03/04/08

Live Review: A Fine Frenzy at Cafe Du Nord, 03/04/08

A Fine Frenzy proves she's for real: Aidin Vaziri | A year of hard touring - this was her fourth or fifth Bay Area appearance - has only brought A Fine Frenzy back to one of the smallest venues Alison Sudol's seen since she first hit the road. Despite supporting Rufus Wainwright, doing Letterman and Leno, and getting her songs placed in series like MTV's "The Hills" and ABC's "Big Shots," the porcelain-skinned Seattle native's album has failed to get the kind of traction that typically keeps the major labels happy. Her personality and charm should be more than enough to carry her for now. And if that doesn't work, she's got "Almost Lover," the song that has been her persistent almost hit since the album's release last summer. There's a new radio-friendly remix of the lovely fluttery tune that's currently streaming on A Fine Frenzy's MySpace page that seems primed for an iPod advertisement, so maybe Virgin hasn't given up hope. Continue reading.