Word: jam
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Dense as hell and strangely unsatisfying--Deconstructing Harry is a long 89 minutes. Jam-packed with tons of characters, more vignettes than Short Cuts and loads of references to Allen's previous movies, the film never sits still-but it never really goes anywhere, either. For all of its stylistic variety and experimentation--the Peter Greenaway-esque Hell sets, jarring time shifts, jump cuts and film loops--the film leaves the viewer with a feeling of emptiness. It touches upon all of the classic Allen themes, but in its hurry to make an all-emcompassing (and, in the end, annoyingly...
...unusually open and practical mind. If I had to single out one sovereign quality in him, it would be alertness, whether he's reminding me of a sentence he delivered to me seven years before or picking out a friend's face in the middle of a jam-packed prayer hall...
Another significant upcoming performance for the Bosstones is a New Years Eve jam ("The Last Blast of '97") at the Worcester Centrum. A couple of their favorite contemporary bands, ska veterans Bim Skala Bim (yes, they're still around and making great music) and the street-smart punk posse Dropkick Murphys, open up the wholly Providence and Boston-based concert...
...rush of recent albums by young performers provides part of the answer. There's pop singer Diana King with her new release, Think Like a Girl (Work Group); the hip-hop-charged star Capleton with his album I-Testament (Def Jam); and trip-hop-tinged newcomer Finley Quaye with his debut CD Maverick a Strike (550 Music). A much more established star, South African traditionalist Lucky Dube, also has a new CD out, Taxman (Shanachie). The fact that reggae, like a nation secure enough to welcome new immigrants, is able to nurture such a varied group of up-and-comers...
...music works in much the same way. On 32 Flavors, she covers a song by punk-folk singer Ani DiFranco, lending it an upbeat, pop-oriented grace. On the title track, Davis coasts into a relaxed jazz-jam mode. And then on Turtle, her voice arches above the chorus, R.-and-B. diva-like, aching with emotion. Davis will no doubt draw comparisons to acts from various genres--you can hear Joni Mitchell, Tracy Chapman and even Stevie Wonder churning inside her songs. But like most true talents, she eludes direct matches. The gentle waves of her music beat against...