Paul Robicheau
Saturday night’s advertised performers paid robust homage to the late Gary Smith — the Fort Apache Studios owner, producer, and band manager — across three and a half hours at the Somerville Theatre.
“The Past is Still Alive” hones Alynda Segarra’s songs to an accessible Americana that allows their travelogue-tinged tales to nestle in ways both literal and metaphorical. It’s one of the best records of the nascent new year.
Cat Power transformed Dylan’s songs across a 90-minute set that appeared organically studied, slightly unsettled, and ultimately sublime, as the singer rode the arc from a shadowy “She Belongs to Me” to an exultant “Like a Rolling Stone.”
The set impressed in its diversity, boosted by the cohesive breadth of “What Now,” even as its homages grew overt in the second half.
O Positive and Three Colors will reunite at the Paradise Rock Club this Friday for “With a Little Help from My Friends: a Benefit Concert for a Friend in Need.”
The godfather of Boston punk drew a who’s who of local rock history to a new music club on Cape Ann.
The heart of Friday’s performance came in stark impressions borne through Anjimile’s vulnerable voice — along with a little help from his friends.
My Morning Jacket remains one of rock’s best live acts, and a stylistically broad one. And more bands should be so generous in not only representing their entire catalog but mixing up the song selection every night.
Bill Frisell fans were blessed to hear the Denver-bred, Berklee-schooled guitar savant at a massive multi-space facility that might offer the state’s most awe-inspiring concert hall.
Guitarist Steve Hackett honored the 50th anniversary of Genesis’ “Foxtrot,” yet this concert didn’t come across as just another night with a tribute band that sports a sole member of the original group.
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