A Musical Interlude

Thanks to a student, (Henry, my assistant director) I scored tickets to see Adele last week in Boston last Wednesday night. I'd forgotten about it until TUESDAY night.

Anywho...I love listening to Adele's music. Such a great sound, I love her style...so easy going and a rich mellow voice. As a performer, she was delightful, but I have to admit...I could not always hear or understand her through her accent. So her chit chat was rather lost on me, sadly.

While I really enjoyed her, the opening act actaully stole the show for me. Angel Taylor. A similar style as Adele, from California, but I simply found her riveting. Her melodies were playful without being insignificant. Her tone was earthy and feminine. Her lyrics brought a fresh voice and beautiful use of language and imagery to them. A true poet.

She has a cd being released...March 1, I beleive? She had with her 3 song cuts from it and it sounds simply delicious. Cannot wait for the cd. Look for it...you won't be sorry.


Upcoming Music Stops:

In February: The Spring Standards. My favorite NYC band...even though they are totally NOT only a NYC band anymore. LOOOOVE them! Hate the clubs they play. They make me feel old.

In March: DUNCAN SHIEK with Lauren Pritchard. CANNOT wait. I am in awe of the work of Duncan Sheik. I adore Lauren Pritchard's voice. BOTH have CD's coming out as well...Duncan's at the end of the month, Lauren's not until SUMMER she said (postponed since OCTOBER) when we chatted at Sushi. Most exciting...when this was first announced it was scheduled for the western part of the state. THREE HOURS AWAY. That's not a concert...that's a weekender. While visiting Lauren's myspace (music) I happen to check again. Venue changed. Very, VERY happy.

In case you NEED a reason to watch Conan O'Brien

One of my absolute FAVORITE bands will be performing on Conan on FRIDAY, August 29!!

Please tune in and enjoy the musical love that is The Spring Standards. I've been following the band (formerly Old Springs Pike) for almost a year now. While former member and Tony Award winner Johnny Gallagher, Jr. left the band back in January (which was a few tumultuous and emotional weeks for all involved) the band re-grouped slightly and has come back stronger than ever, just having released their first EP a month ago.

They are a folk rock 3 part harmony group that plays with the intensity of a punk rock band....if that is at all possible. Their sound is AMAZING and their music/lyrics are even better. You can most definitely search YouTube to start gathering MORE of their music and see them rock out!


Please meet: James Smith, Heather Robb and James Cleare. They make beautiful music. And they've written so much NEW music since the cd came out, that I'm ready for the next one!