Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to photograph and cover pop artist, Taylor Bickett, on her “One Plane Ticket” Tour. Her Chicago performance at Schubas Tavern on June 10th was a definite can’t miss!

Bickett casually strolled through the crowd, as if she were a fan at her own show, making sure to kindly wave /shake hands with fans as she made her way toward the stage.

Decked out in a black and grey plaid jumper with delicate lace long sleeves underneath and ankle-length brown leather boots, Taylor looked as cute as a button onstage -acoustic guitar slung over her shoulder. The singer made it a point to proudly mention this was her first headlining tour, especially in Chicago.

“This song’s about me” Bickett laughed with a knowing smile, as she began with her song, “IDIOT!”. She invited fans to sing along during the bridge, “I think that I might be in love with you”. “Her Again” found Bickett seated at the piano. She explained, “[“Her Again”] is about a really horrible dream I had”, about - as the song puts it “a nervous wreck” - fretting over the possibility of a dissolving relationship.

Switching gears, the Indiana-native got back to her silly /playful self as she told the crowd, “I don’t condone violence, but sometimes I get a little p*ssed off!” before going into “Too Little Too Late” (Bickett’s own tune, by the way, not the JoJo song of the same name) with the biting line, “If I see him, Imma punch him in the face!” At this point, the Indiana native said that the name of her tour derived from a line in the next song she performed, “Coffee And A Question Mark” (“One plane ticket will be taking me home / I might miss him but I probably won't”).

Bickett swapped out a cover of Katy Perry’s “Thinking Of You” in favor of performing an unreleased song in her catalog called “Wild Dog”. Inspired by a safari in the savannah, the song’s about a girl who was, “not cruel. Just a weak little b***h”. The singer ended her show with an engaging rendition of her song “QUARTER LIFE CRISIS” (song title in all caps, mind you) with fans scream-singing, “Oh, I don't need to keep / Making it about me / Everybody feels like this at twenty-three / I know I'm not unique / But I'm a drama queen / I don't why I'm surprised / It's just a quarter life crisis / Oh, oh-oh / It's just a quarter life crisis”. Bickett’s snappy lyrics combined with her own self-awareness throughout the show were spot on.