Word: bandness
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Although no one in the group sang, two members of the band occasionally interrupted the languid, drawn-out notes of the violin and base with readings of passages of Italo Calvino’s book, Invisible Cities. Perhaps too obscurely poetic to be fully grasped or even enjoyed, the band’s bizarre music, nevertheless, had a calming, almost hypnotic quality, which sadly was periodically obliterated by intentionally jarring outbursts of radio static. There is no need to say that the band continuously kept its audience guessing for what would come next...
Perhaps fortunately, the group to come next was entirely different from Music-167. The Noelles, a group originally from Washington D.C., performed a series of lively rock songs with melodies recalling the cheerfulness of The Beach Boys’ tunes. With its undeniable stage presence and pep, the band boosted the show’s party energy to its highest (granted, this may have been easily accomplished feat after the mellowness of the two preceding acts...
...band’s resurrection of the spirits of the growing crowd was a tour de force that is sure to have made more than one audience member wonder if The Noelles could change their name to Red Bull Something after the show (The band is actually named after a girl.) Although this relatively new band did not have its usual drummer on hand, (he is currently attending high school in D.C.), The Noelles seemed perfectly at ease while on stage— perhaps their comfort is the result of the five other shows they have given over the past...
...Paddington, the highlight was when the Dorchester based Dis-N-Dat Steel Pan Band got a small group of audience members out of their seats and dancing. “With the Dis N’ Dat band, I think the crowd really appreciated their performance. It was great to see a number of people dancing on the floor and having a great time...
...It’s preposterous that we would allocate 10,000 dollars towards a concert that prefrosh won’t be allowed to go to and will have an unknown band or a second tier band,” said council member Jason L. Lurie ’05. “We could have saved this money and then have a really good concert next year...