The Bluebird Theatre was filled last Wednesday night with the dry humor of Greg Laswell and outrageously inappropriate jokes of Ingrid Michaelson. Laswell began the evening playing on the piano and sang “What a Day,” which entranced the audience with its cutting lyrics and heartfelt vocals. Laswell continued to play as the crowd near the bar chatted and fans closer to the front stood mesmerized.

Laswell’s set included acoustic numbers and piano ballads as well as tales of struggle and humor that one would expect such a troubled, thoughtful artist to produce.

He said the song “High and Low” had an interesting history. When he was recording it, his landlord came over to ask him if he was okay. When he said that he had been recording, she questioned, “Music?”

The endearing qualities of Laswell continued to enhance through his performance when he revealed that the song “Do What I Can” was a signal to his mom that he was living just fine, which he later claimed to be a blatant lie. He went on to say that his most popular song “Sing, Theresa Says” was actually inspired by his grandmother.

This battered and worn artist really enchanted the crowd. Even his anecdotes about the cold of Colorado and quitting smoking helped connect him with the people before his haunting tunes grabbed them.

Following Laswell was the bold and inappropriate Ingrid Michaelson. After jumping onstage, she entertainingly mixed her set with raucous humor and poignant, spellbinding piano songs.

Michaelson started the night with the hopeful “Die Alone” and continued to bring her optimistic cheer to the rest of her songs. The audience was enthralled and interactive as Michaelson told the fans that their clapping sounded like barking, and the crowd proceeded to bark through the next few song breaks.

She made several jokes about the harshness of Colorado’s thin air, eating chocolate Kit-Kat bars in the summer, and other times in her life worth a laugh.

Although Michaelson talked as much as she played, when she sang in her unique voice, it was unforgettable. Songs such as “Corner of Your Heart” and “Breathing” silenced the laughter and made everyone reflect for a brief moment.

Even through the song “Breakable,” Michaelson had to fight off fits of giggles to even begin the melody, and had to explain to the audience and her self it was about the fragility of life to sober up enough to begin.

As the evening ended, Michaelson had everyone clapping in time and singing along to her charming “The Way I Am,” which exposed the unique and rare love, which someone as funky as Michaelson inspires us all to find.

For the encore, Ingrid came out to the piano and played a chilling rendition of Elvis’ classic “Can’t Help Falling in Love.”

The song punctuated a night in which the Denver audience fell in love with Ingrid Michaelson.