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...Me” unveils an adventurous, sophisticated, and newly approachable Newsom. Her talent has culminated in this three-disc, two hour masterpiece, revealing that she has both branched out musically and refined her craft. “Have One on Me” is arguably the most accessible of Newsom??s albums, though it is neither generic nor pandering to the mainstream, qualities the term “accessible” often intends to euphemize. Rather, “Have One on Me” proves Joanna Newsom capable of a stunning expanse of styles and sounds...
...Stars Joanna Newsom belongs to that select group of musicians about whom it is impossible to be neutral: you either love her or you hate her. Her debut, “The Milk-Eyed Mender,” divided listeners with its tinkling harp, surreal lyrics, and, above all, Newsom??s lilting, often childlike, voice. “Ys,” her sophomore effort, only accentuates her most challenging qualities—and in doing so achieves perfection. A mere five songs in length, “Ys” nonetheless stretches to almost an hour. Each...
Newsom was introduced last night by Lowell House Master Diana L. Eck, who wedded her co-Master Dorothy A. Austin last summer. Eck defended Newsom??s issuance of more than 4,000 same-sex marriage licenses by comparing it to the actions of Rosa Parks during the civil rights movement
Audience reception was characterized by generous applause and receptive laughs to Newsom??s jokes about Britney Spears, side comments on Bill O’Reilly and other “white-teethed” critics. Newsom readily admitted that part of the reason he came to speak in Massachusetts was because he felt comfortable in a state which has legally sanctioned same-sex marriage...