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...that otherwise honest folks blithely steal music? For me, it started with Napster. I was desperate to hear an old Loudon Wainwright III tune that hadn't yet been rereleased on CD. I found it one day online--someone had converted the entire record into MP3s and kindly uploaded the songs. I downloaded the tune and then helped myself to a rare Duane Allman rendition of Please Be with Me. I had begun my descent into hell, or wherever it is that music pilferers go at the Final Download. I'd have been thrilled to pay for them, I rationalized...
TEGAN AND SARA. The much-hyped Canadian duo bring their punkish brand of pop to the U.S. The twin sisters have played with the likes of Ryan Adams and Rufus Wainwright, among others. Wednesday, March 5 at 10:45 p.m. Tickets $8. T.T. the Bear’s Place, 10 Brookline...
...Work Group was the 1998 Got No Shadow, which she recorded with various session musicians. The album features guest appearances by several heavyweights, including Roger McGuinn of the Byrds and Jon Brion, a versatile Los Angeles musician who has produced albums for Aimee Mann, Fiona Apple and Rufus Wainwright. Lord’s old friends Colvin and Smith contributed as well. Though the album received a solid three-and-a-half stars from Rolling Stone and many other kudos, Lord says she feels it lacks emotion and energy. “If we had been in a band, we would...
Rufus comes from a family of many talented musicians and singers (his father is Loudon Wainwright III and his mother is Kate of Kate and Anna McGarrigle) who have clearly influenced and supported his work. His sister Martha Wainwright sang with him during most of the show, and they performed a duet on “One Man Guy” written by their father. I spoke with Rufus before the show, and when I asked him if he preferred playing with family Rufus answered that it is a bonus, but that each member of the family has their...
...feel they’re hearing Rufus speak about his most recent thoughts on life: “Everything it seems I like’s a little bit stronger / A little bit thicker, a little bit harmful for me.” Listening to the songs of Rufus Wainwright the listener overhears what’s going on inside his head. Rufus’ musical style is a blend of his own as well. Some inspiration has been taken from the operatic tradition as well as elements of torchl singing and popular artists of the 1920?...