Word: concertized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...elevator music's gain. John Tesh, whose Rushmore jaw brought gravity to thousands of fluffy stories on Entertainment Tonight, is leaving the show to join an industry he covered. He wants to devote himself full time to composing and playing his bewilderingly popular style of New Age music. His concert tour starts June...
...Plum concerts are unique rock experiences, filled with sugarcoated melodies and endless energy. Guitarist Michael Kotch spits out pop hooks while bassist Theo Mack complements him with skillfully melodic bass lines. Yet the most important person on stage must be lead singer Colleen Fitzpatrick, who shines throughout the set among the male-dominated band. With her vibrant orange hair, form-fitting t-shirt and brightly colored slacks, the audience could mistake Fitzpatrick for any random alterna-girl on the street that happened to stumble on stage. But from the opening song, she coos with a subtle energy that promises...
Fitzpatrick also helps by keeping the range of tempos and melodies varied from song to song. Even for a seasoned Eve's Plum concert-goer, the set list never loses its momentum. The intro drum beats to "Jesus Loves You" get the crowd bouncing on its feet as the audience anticipates the bright, saccharine song. Fitzpatrick stares listeners in the face and grins while singing "They say I'm damned to hell/Well, I'll be damned." The band answers the crowd's expectations, and people applaud the pop song as if begging for an immediate reprise. But the band...
Despite the few technical problems and random incidents of feedback, the concert is almost perfect. Much of the crowd seemed like veterans of the Eve's Plum concert experience, recognizing songs after only a few notes. It doesn't take long to understand the main reason for the group's appeal--their musical style has no boundaries. Eve's Plum fans want only to enjoy the band's cheery attitude and listen to great music. The band allows the audience to escape into a sweetened technicolor world that washes their problems away for an hour or two. What more could...
...When you're making between $65 and $80 per week, spending $6 on a play and $5 for a concert does become a chore," says Joshua D. Bloodworth '97, a New Yorker who describes himself as halfway between working and middle class. ("I identify with the black underclass, my parents identify with the working class," he explains...