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...artists has risen—still barely out of (or still attending) high school, but with more poise, more maturity, more substance and certainly more fully clothed than the vocalists who have dominated music charts over the past two years. They’re the latest incarnation of singer-songwriters, talented more in voice than in measurements...
...Dublin,” the elderly sisters Julia and Kate Morkan, along with their niece Jane, hold a traditional party. At the party that the audience attends are a host of assembled characters somehow familiar but whom only Joyce could have written with any spark: a taciturn opera singer, an oddly cantankerous young girl, a merry drunkard and his mother (who manages to make Herod’s wife look like Mrs. Brady). All of these characters are auxiliary to Joyce’s self-referential creation, Gabriel (played with remarkable agility and discretion by Sean Cullen...
...lead singer of Tree tried to tell the crowd at the 12th Annual Freedom Rally on Boston Common that this rally was, in fact, all about freedom, as he buttressed an American flag against his hip. This rally, casually known as “Hempfest” and one of the last places one would expect to find an outpouring of patriotism, was understandably although strangely influenced by the events of Sept...
...Church and Scissorfight seemed out of place, with the similar-sounding band Tree (of “God Grows Grass” fame) more appropriate in terms of content, but not in vibe. Scissorfight wasn’t shy about their New Hampshire roots—with the lead singer featuring a mound of curly orange hair and a long orange beard look and another band member sporting a John Deere farm equipment hat, their look was a little unconventional for a hardcore metal band. If northern New England doesn’t strike you as exactly the best fitting...
Postponed after the events of last Tuesday, Malian singer-guitarist Habib Koite, and Zimbabwean superstar Thomas Mapfumo will finally grace the stage of Sanders Theatre. The two are well matched—Koite’s acoustic, blues-flecked West African themes represent a younger generation of musicians, yet one still faithful to their musical heritage. Thomas Mapfumo created his own tradition in Zimbabwe, where he is credited with originating “Chimurenga” music, the music of the Zimbabwean Liberation struggle. Recently forced to leave Zimbabwe after releasing Chimurenga Explosion last year, an album that specifically criticised...