We (heart) Lucinda Williams

A group of us single types from the Bulletin newsroom headed for Hollywood on Monday night for dinner at Village Pizzeria and a free (!) weekly show at the Bardot club sponsored by KCRW, dubbed "It's a School Night" and this time featuring the great Lucinda Williams.

Williams, one of my favorite singer-songwriters, performed for an hour in the small club, which held about 200 people, standing. Nobody was far from the stage but our group was a mere 12 feet from her. She sang a bunch of songs from her new album, "Blessed," which won't go on sale until March 1, and a few past songs, including "Out of Touch."

"This is cool," she exclaimed at one point. Nobody disagreed.