2013

Lovelife: Paradise Rock Club

A strobe light danced intermittently to a drum track over a bare stage.   Clad in all black, the four members of pop band Lovelife took the Paradise stage.  Keyboardist Ally Young laid down the introductory synthesizer track to “Brave Heart”.  When drummer Frank Colucci kicked in, vocalist Lee Newell and guitarist Sam Jackson sang the double vocal harmonies.  As the opening act the crowd was somewhat sparse but the band grabbed the audience’s attention. 

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Courtney Jaye: Love and Forgiveness

In interviews regarding her new album Love and Forgiveness, Courtney Jaye has been quoted as saying “I’ve always wanted to find a way to not be afraid of pop.  I’m done apologizing for writing big songs.”  Jaye (with a helping hand from producer Mike Wrucke) has certainly done that here as fans of 70’s folk-pop will instantly enjoy their surroundings.

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The Waterboys : An Appointment With Mr. Yeats

The Waterboys' An Appointment with Mr. Yeats actually predates the concept of the Billy Bragg/Wilco Mermaid Avenue project as well as New Multitudes' more recent homage to Woody Guthrie. Nurtured by bandleader Mike Scott over a period of two decades, the album's exalting music, roiling ("The Hosting of the Shee") and reflective ("Song of Wandering Aengus), has its inspiration in the verse of the genius Irish poet William Butler Yeats.

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