Bonnie Raitt's been rakin' in the raves during her latest tour, which showcases songs from every phase of her blues-making, 30-plus-year career from old faves like "Angel From Montgomery" to newer numbers like "God Was in the Water." Always a generous performer, Raitt has been pulling opener and kindred spirit Keb' Mo' onstage during her set as well, where he's blown audiences away on Wilson Pickett's R&B classic "634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)."
...Nicole Pensiero
A quintet of improvisers from NY, trumpeter Nate Wooley and percussionist Aaron Siegel; from Philly, bassist John Barrios, laptop manipulator Joe Lentini and percussionist Toshi Makihara stand alone to follow their whims in a Bowerbird-presented evening of solo sets. Wooley's impressionistic textures create surrealistic environments from sounds not meant to come from a horn, while Makihara's quick wit on the traps turns his drum kit into a conversation at the Algonquin Round Table.
...Shaun Brady
San Francisco-based pop-rocker Tom Luce fronting the four-man band that bears his name is known for his catchy, Beatlesque pop songs, the latest collection of which, Never Ending, chronicles the life cycle of a romance. Aussie blues-rock guitar opener Mia Dyson (pictured), meanwhile, has caused a stir in her homeland with sophomore CD Parking Lots, a disc that nicely showcases her earthy, powerhouse vocals.
...Nicole Pensiero
WXPN's Bruce Warren brings three of his favorite up-and-comers to the Beta-Hi Fi Festival tonight, including the headliners Animal Liberation Orchestra, whose funk-laden, electric-jazz grooves have a West Coast audience smitten. Opener Elvis Perkins (son of actor Anthony) has jolted audiences with the gently heartbreaking song "Ash Wednesday," a six-minute elegy to his mother, actress-photographer Berry Berenson, who was on American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11.
...Nicole Pensiero
Crowds will always need pleasing and egos will always need stroking, which goes a long way toward explaining how Maynard Ferguson has maintained his relationship with undemanding jazz audiences for nearly six decades. Finesse be damned, Ferguson can make the trumpet squeal in ear-piercingly high registers and still maintain tonal control, and some ponies only need one trick.
...Shaun Brady
Bonnie Raitt's been rakin' in the raves during her latest tour, which showcases songs from every phase of her blues-making, 30-plus-year career from old faves like "Angel From Montgomery" to newer numbers like "God Was in the Water." Always a generous performer, Raitt has been pulling opener and kindred spirit Keb' Mo' onstage during her set as well, where he's blown audiences away on Wilson Pickett's R&B classic "634-5789 (Soulsville, USA)."
...Nicole Pensiero
A quintet of improvisers from NY, trumpeter Nate Wooley and percussionist Aaron Siegel; from Philly, bassist John Barrios, laptop manipulator Joe Lentini and percussionist Toshi Makihara stand alone to follow their whims in a Bowerbird-presented evening of solo sets. Wooley's impressionistic textures create surrealistic environments from sounds not meant to come from a horn, while Makihara's quick wit on the traps turns his drum kit into a conversation at the Algonquin Round Table.
...Shaun Brady
San Francisco-based pop-rocker Tom Luce fronting the four-man band that bears his name is known for his catchy, Beatlesque pop songs, the latest collection of which, Never Ending, chronicles the life cycle of a romance. Aussie blues-rock guitar opener Mia Dyson (pictured), meanwhile, has caused a stir in her homeland with sophomore CD Parking Lots, a disc that nicely showcases her earthy, powerhouse vocals. ...Nicole Pensiero WXPN's Bruce Warren brings three of his favorite up-and-comers to the Beta-Hi Fi Festival tonight, including the headliners Animal Liberation Orchestra, whose funk-laden, electric-jazz grooves have a West Coast audience smitten. Opener Elvis Perkins (son of actor Anthony) has jolted audiences with the gently heartbreaking song "Ash Wednesday," a six-minute elegy to his mother, actress-photographer Berry Berenson, who was on American Airlines Flight 11 on 9/11. ...Nicole Pensiero Crowds will always need pleasing and egos will always need stroking, which goes a long way toward explaining how Maynard Ferguson has maintained his relationship with undemanding jazz audiences for nearly six decades. Finesse be damned, Ferguson can make the trumpet squeal in ear-piercingly high registers and still maintain tonal control, and some ponies only need one trick. ...Shaun Brady
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