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...well aware that jam-bands are inherently ridiculous, representing the desire of white college kids to imbibe at one and the same time the sexy cachet and surprises of jazz with the passionate cool of rock. And thus, the former Primus frontman and alumnus of jam-überband Oysterhead, has created the Flying Frogs, a band that embraces their own improbability with undisguised glee...
...Pearl Jam...
...years since their last studio album and 72 live albums later, Pearl Jam is back with its seventh studio album, Riot Act. Going on 40 now, these dogs are not very interested in new tricks and so much the better for all concerned. Riot Act plays to all of Pearl Jam’s strengths, in particular Ed Vedder’s majestic voice, which goes from leonine rumble on the lead single “I Am Mine” to vulpine howl on “Save You.” Matt Cameron, the longest standing drummer Pearl...
...lucky with a strike / Drilling for fear. Makes the job simple / Born on third. Thinks he got a triple,” Vedder sardonically intones on “Bushleager.” But the rest of the album is some of the most personal, intimate material that Pearl Jam has ever produced, most strikingly the folk ballad “Thumbing My Way.” “Love Boat Captain” features some lush Hammond organ work, while Vedder declares, “I know it’s already been sung, but it can?...
...Arts concentration, nearly 30 plays a semester grace Harvard’s stages. Each year, hundreds of students from Harvard and beyond audition at Common Casting. Likewise, musical groups thrive. Even before coming to Harvard, students are exposed to the bountiful a capella scene—the a capella jam is one of the most popular pre-frosh events. Furthermore, dance at Harvard has increased its presence lately. The waiting list for the recent show Ex-rated, which featured pieces choreographed by Harvard’s most talented dancers, continued to grow each night—the space could...