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Question of the decade: “What happened to good music?” In today’s MTV-driven pop culture, it can be hard to find musicians who are creating art and not merely big-selling beats without much to say. Josh Ritter and Lori McKenna, performing at the Paradise next Thursday night, are two Boston-area singer/songwriters who present their listeners with thought-provoking lyrics and sweet melodies as an antidote to the mainstream...

Author: By Matthew V. Cantor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Homegrown Folk Fare | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

...Lori McKenna’s voice has the warble of a country singer, but she says she’s never been particularly admiring of country music. Growing up, she always thought she had an “ugly voice” and never tried to hone it. As an adult, McKenna saw a vocal coach because she felt she was singing wrong, as her talking voice was different from her singing one. The coach told McKenna that, “I was talking wrong,” she says with a laugh...

Author: By Matthew V. Cantor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Homegrown Folk Fare | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

These days, Lori McKenna is busy with her four children and is in the process of recording a new studio album. Unsurprisingly, McKenna’s songs revolve around relationships and love within the different elements of the family. She gets her inspiration from watching people and “how they manage to get through [life],” she says. The songs on her new album, Pieces of Me, range from upbeat folk-rock to slow music in a minor key reminiscent of the Goo Goo Dolls. The arrangements are denser than Ritter’s. Many...

Author: By Matthew V. Cantor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Homegrown Folk Fare | 10/17/2002 | See Source »

...been working ever since. In addition to continual speech, behavior and occupational therapy, we have dabbled in what one of our doctors called "the flavor of the week"-- vitamins and supplements and other "can't miss" cures. We shelled out a small fortune for every must-have tool that Lori, Nate's occupational therapist, mentioned even casually, including weighted vests (to help "ground" Nate) and special CDs (to help desensitize him to loud sounds). "Every time Lori opens her mouth, it costs me a hundred bucks," my husband once said...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: My Son | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

...women, the business world and stay-at-home parents--should be involved in discussing how best to balance work and home life. All parents should be supported in their decisions, regardless of gender. It's high time we stopped framing work-and-family discussions as women's issues. LORI EICKMANN Dublin, Calif...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters: May 6, 2002 | 5/6/2002 | See Source »

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