Her audience was an invite-only industry crowd of management reps, label staffers, media company executives, professional songwriters, journalists and others who'd have a hand or stake in the reception of her new music, and who she'd already loosened up with catered burritos and nachos, themed cocktails and a photo booth with a bucket full of cleaning-related props, in honor of her single 'It All Comes Out in the Wash.' With her full band crammed on the stage, Lambert performed that and several other songs from new album Wildcard.īetween tunes, she spoke like she was addressing comrades and confidants, thanking them for their continued goodwill and support. 'We always get a little jittery when we play in Nashville,' she admitted briskly, ''cause the energy is high and the expectations are high.'
Behind the microphone in a club a fraction of the size of her usual venues, Miranda Lambert was nervous.
