PHAIR PLAYS

Still, there remains the matter of the tour, about which Phair can muster little enthusiasm. "I would love--really love--never to tour again," she says. "That would be a gas. But right now I feel that if I don't, I'll be letting down the people I work with. They have to do a lot of things they hate--I know they do, because they tell me about them--so I feel that I have to give it a little effort. It's like, oh yeah, it sucks, but I really ought to be out there and give it half a chance.

"Actually, though, this may be the last tour. I mean, I knew I didn't like performing in front of people when I did piano recitals in fifth grade. I'm going to try my best to get some enjoyment out of it this time around--playing solo is a different formula, and maybe it will help. But if I don't, I don't know what I'll do. Maybe go back to the Bahamas."

Liz Phair, with Paul Kelly. 9 p.m. Friday, April 7, Ogden Theatre, 935 East Colfax, $12, 830-2525 or 444-