Word: concertized
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...himself commented during last week's concert, "Not a bad little time for a Wednesday night...
...Richmond-based Pat McGee Band (PMB) started out playing local clubs and college frats in March '96 but has since grown increasingly well-known along the Atlantic coast for their vitality and artistry. "We have probably had 90 shows this tour," Pat explained before his concert a week ago Wednesday at the Paradise...
...Talking with band memebers before the concert, I felt the sincere camaraderie these musicians hold with their audiences, and folks in general. Perhaps it's because their Warner Bros. label has not yet been signed, but these guys are always willing to talk to their fans--about Crispix, mothers, home or anything. Devoted to their art and to their audiences, the Pat McGee Band is in the business for one reason: it's their love...
...concert was supposedly geared towards children, with Roberta Flack providing hip commentary--somehow she managed to parallel Brahms to Puff Daddy and Orff to Michael Jackson--working the audience and attempting to tone down the somber aura of classical music. In a sense, this effort to reach out to people who would otherwise normally not be exposed to classical music was commendable. Though it was sometimes hard to hear over the quiet buzz of audience chatter, especially with the acoustical downfalls of the athletic building, the casual concert setting could not detract from the magic of hearing a live professional...
...more recognized by the name of the movie it was featured in--the theme from 2001: A Space Odyssey or Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra?--the professional group has a hard time making an overplayed theme unique. However, when Joseph Lin '00 appeared on stage, violin in hand, the concert began to offer the special excitement that comes with a live performance. Roberta Flack introduced him as a theology concentrator (well, she actually said major) and introduced Tchaikovsky as "that guy who wrote the 1812 Overture." Using the cardboard binoculars that were handed out at the door (one idea that Symphony...