Neil Young would have been proud. A founding father of what would become the alt-country movement, and a Canadian, he would have approved mightily of the efforts of Kathleen Edwards and Justin Rutledge at The Paradise Friday night. These two excellent singer/songwriters brought their North of the border perspective and pluck to a [...]
Archive for March, 2008
North Stars: Kathleen Edwards and Justin Rutledge
March 30, 2008
Eddie Makes A Hub Housecall
March 24, 2008
Eddie Izzard will play three shows at the Orpheum Theatre on April 28, 29, 30 and sell outs every night are guaranteed. If you can score tickets to this one, celebrate your good fortune. An Izzard stand up show is a whipsmart delight. He’s calling this show “Stripped” but I’m sure [...]
Music To Go Broke By
March 20, 2008
What is it with gambling emporiums and their penchant for ruining rock songs? Last year Rhode Island’s Twin River casino used “Take Me To The River” to promote their “entertainment” complex. The singer in the ad had the nads to rip off the vocal inflections used by David Byrne in the classic Talking Heads recording. [...]
Word From The Street: Avenue Q Rocks
March 14, 2008
A ride to “Avenue Q” could be the best trip you make all year. You won’t need MapQuest to find it. You will need a sense of humor that can appreciate the naughty and the nice — and a sense of wonder at how a production like this can come together in the first place.
The [...]
Spring Forward Thinking
March 9, 2008
OK, the horrible, horrible clock change thing is behind us — we’ll all be adjusted in a day of two, but that hour of sleep that was taken, that’s gone for good. So wrong. Don’t get me wrong I love a little more light in the evening — just don’t mess with my [...]
Get Your Geek On
March 2, 2008
Anime Boston 2008 arrives in a few weeks (March 21-23), and it’s a great chance to get in tune with your inner-geek. Believe me you won’t be alone, more than 10,000 people — many dressed in the most weirdly, wonderful costumes (cosplay for the uninitiated) — will walk the cavernous halls of the Hynes [...]
