Two great parallel groups with female lead singers/multi-instrumentalists highlighted this evening of music.  The Chocolate Drops have been around for about a decade now with CD's produced by the likes of Buddy Miller and Joe Henry (and T-Bone Burnett will produce their next 2014 release) and awards including a Grammy for Best Traditional Folk Album 2010 'Genuine Negro Jig.'  Their energy is very high and the music eclectic and varied - - from Tom Waits to old-time black North Carolina fiddler Joe Thompson to traditional sources. Birds of Chicago terrific.