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| From | Andrea Kremer <kremer@shore.net> |
| Subject | Re: Sukilove, etc. (was Re: New York pop show) |
| Date | Wed, 22 Oct 2003 11:18:22 -0400 (EDT) |
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Just wanted to point out that Sukilove is playing at TT the Bear's in
Boston tonight with Bettie Serveert and local faves the Spaceshots (who
will also be appearing in IPO Boston).
On Wed, 22 Oct 2003, Michael Bennett wrote:
> This is a terrific bill -- I saw Sukilove's first US gig this past Friday,
> opening for Bettie Serveert. Pascal Deweeze and company put on a real good
> show, moving from delicate pop to a couple bits of scorching rock. Deweeze
> at times reminds me a bit of Paul McCartney and Roddy Frame, sometimes
> underpinning his melodies with a smidgen of R & B sensibility. However,
> he's hard to pigeonhole -- let's just say that he is a terrific songwriter
> and the rest of the band is quite good, particularly the drummer. In fact,
> the drummer has been subbing for Bettie Serveert's regular drummer -- I
> could only stick around for 1/2 an hour of their set, but I was extremely
> impressed -- Carol Van Dyk is just as great on stage as on record, the band
> plays with spirit and the lead guitarist blows me away, playing melodic
> lines throughout every song, practically.
>
> Two other shows -- Randy Newman this past Thursday -- simply wonderful, over
> 30 songs in 2 hours with some witty banter interspersed. I was happy that
> he did 4 tunes off his BAD LOVE record, which, to me, ranks near the top of
> his impressive catalog. He pretty much hit all eras of his writing.
>
> Last night, I saw Shelby Lynne. For six songs or so, things kind of
> meandered -- not that it was bad, but the songs just sounded nice. But the
> set started to cohere and the crowd became more captivated and soon she
> could do no wrong. A very impressive version of "Your Lies", along with a
> smoking "Evil Man" (much better than on the new disc) and some Johnny Cash
> and Willie Nelson thrown in for good measure. What a wonderful singer.
>
> Mike Bennett
>
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> Record reviews and more at http://fufkin.com
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> >From: "Michael Roux" <mroux5@insightbb.com>
> >Reply-To: audities@smoe.org
> >To: <audities@smoe.org>
> >Subject: New York pop show
> >Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2003 21:48:49 -0500
> >
> >Thursday - October 23 - The Living Room
> >
> >Official starting times!
> >
> >7:00 Tractor Kings
> >7:45 Steve Almaas/Ali Smith
> >8:30 Angie Heaton
> >9:15 Mark Bacino
> >10:00 Sukilove
> >10:45 George Usher Group
> >11:30 Orwell
> >12:15 Folksongs For the Afterlife
> >
> >Please come say hello if you're in the area.
> >
> >Michael
> >
> >
>
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