If you get Sophie B. Hawkins talking about the ingenues of ’90s music — Alanis Morissette, Tori Amos, Liz Phair (and even herself) — she will pipe up with a great metaphor of the era’s ongoing longevity and relevance. It’s basically “Thelma & Louise” — in an alternate ending.
“Remember in the movie, when they went off the cliff? My feeling is we’re picking up right where they left off. … Thelma and Louise didn’t go down into the ravine. They’re still flying and here we are, still creating and thriving,” says Hawkins, speaking from her home in New England during a break between tour dates, a long-awaited run that will bring her to Evanston’s SPACE on Dec. 1.
