On Friday, September 13, 2011, local musician Lizzy Cox performed at the Looking Glass, giving listeners a refreshing sound to accompany their coffee and conversation. The music lineup was a diverse mesh of Cox’ original songs, such as “Magic Water” and “Unbelieving,” and country and classic rock artists, such as Journey, Guns and Roses and Miranda Lambert.
As I sat at a nearby table before the show began, I noticed Cox writing her setlist, and wondered how good this show was going to be if she was just now determining what to sing. I quickly learned, though, that the nature of this artist and her show that night was beyond time schedules and planners. As the show began, the lights in the coffee shop dimmed, and she picked up her acoustic guitar with ease and began playing. The atmosphere of the coffee shop immediately shifted from a place of crowded conversation to a place of relaxation and open ears.
Cox’s laid-back attitude gave the audience all smiles and enjoyment. It was almost as if she weren’t performing for an audience, but playing a few songs for some close friends. Some songs she played were not even complete yet, or songs without names, such as a song she called, “The Song,” saying, “I’m not really sure why I wrote it. It just came to me all one day.”
As the show progressed, Cox wasn’t the only one who performed, but her father, Brent Cox, and her family friend, David Carithers, joined her, providing backup guitar and improv suggestions to Cox, playing songs like an on-the-spot instrumental performing of “Free Bird” by Lynyrd Skynyrd.
As the show closed, Cox thanked everyone for coming out and was appreciative of the opportunity to perform.
