Perhaps with all the recent hype surrounding UK soul sensation Amy Winehouse, you plum forgot about Alice Smith, who made a bit of a splash her own damn self last Fall. Smith's debut album For Lovers, Dreamers & Me on ultra hip UK underground hip hop label BBE (J Dilla, Pete Rock, DJ Vadim, "Return Of The Magnificent DJ Jazzy Jeff," etc.) is just as impressive as Amy's heralded sophomore effort Back to Black. And...
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If you look past the fact that the Sox are back at home for their first few games at Fenway this season you'll be able to hear a greater beat on the street. As is often the case there is more good live music going on in town this week than any one person could possibly listen to. Time to clone yourself so you can scoop up a standing room ticket to watch Dice-K...
Sylvie Lewis posseses a sweet, clear voice and a knack for songwriting that's wry and interesting. Her first album, Tangoes and Tantrums, establishes her as a girl with a piano that's worth watching. She can sing the pretty French chansons, she can create goofy ditties, she can write one of the best songs ever, "All His Exes." If the world was right, this song would be a huge hit, as Lewis croons about a boyfriend who has too many friendships with his ex-girlfriends and the "doo-doo-doos" and punchy piano make the song kick. She went to Berklee and she's charmingly British. If you like Norah Jones and Nellie McKay and want the chance to see a singer along those lines in a small location, then get yourself to the subterrean, sexy and red Lizard Lounge!
The 47th GRAMMY Awards aired last night on CBS and while Bostonist was hoping for something exciting to happen, like a wardrobe malfunction for example, nothing out of the ordinary really occured. Ray Charles was the big winner with the his collection of duets (completed a few months before his death), "Genius Loves Company" winning Best Album and "Here We Go Again," a duet with songstress Norah Jones, picking up Record of the Year. Charles...
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