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...dramatic songcraft made famous by singers like Charles Aznavour and Edith Piaf decades ago. Is a band's m.o. to perform "chanson" with an ironic rock twist? Is that chanteuse doing classic chanson writ modern? It seems that French musicians can't just simply be musicians. But Keren Ann can, and she's not even French...
...year-old singer-songwriter was born in Israel as Keren Ann Zeidel, grew up there and in the Netherlands until her family moved to France two decades ago. After two albums in French, she has since mostly recorded in English, and recently celebrated her new self-titled album's European release with a private concert at Le Réservoir, a small club on Paris' Right Bank. After adjusting her guitar and donning a harmonica holder, she launched into the new song "Lay Your Head Down," with her four-man band. As the song's opening steady drumbeat kicked...
...This is what a musician works toward and is grateful for, particularly one who has spent much time building an international fanbase by touring heavily over the past few years. "It's great doing it the old-fashioned way," Keren Ann says by telephone, a few hours before going onstage in Orléans last week. "Touring and touring and touring." Which is something she'll be doing more of around North America starting next month, as the album, her fifth since her 2000 debut, hits stores Tuesday...
...issues of identity and multiculturalism by hosting panel discussions, photo exhibits, film screenings, and release events. How have we been able to finance these activities? Each year, D&D raises nearly $10,000 through grants from the Harvard Foundation, the Undergraduate Council, the Office of the Arts, and the Ann Radcliffe Trust; and through advertising revenue from local and national businesses with which we have established lasting relationships...
...dedicated Masters swimmer in Ann Arbor who has been swimming hard every day of his life for the past 40 years. He is pushing 60 now, and still pushes himself to the limit in every workout. How can I convince him to back off? -Laura Arneson, Salt Lake City, Utah Right now, I'm taking it easy so even elite swimmers do take small breaks and allow their muscles to recover from everything. I will say swimming is a great form of exercise, and you do get a lot out of it. Good for him that he's still going...