Well, I didn't make it to Richard Thompson on Saturday night - I was out at Tanglewood watching the live broadcast of Garrison Keillor's A Prairie Home Companion (featuring great bluegrass and gospel music by the Del McCoury Band!) - but I hear the performance was one for the record books, and that Madame Nature had mercy on everyone. Unfortunately, the lawn dwellers at Tanglewood with their high-falutin' picnic spreads weren't so lucky.
So here we are at week two, and Daryl Hall is going to be bringing his blue-eyed soul to town on Thursday night, July 3, to start the holiday weekend off right. For those of you who don't know it, Hall has a new webcast called Live from Daryl's House, and it is actually a pretty cool setup. He plays acoustic arrangements of his hits (and some lesser-known gems) and also teams up with up-and-comers so's to reach out to the young 'uns. It's good stuff, and I'm pretty excited about seeing him live. I did an artist spotlight on Hall for this week's Lowell Sun, and I'll post that interview right here on Thursday. In the meantime, pick up a ticket for Thursday's show if you don't already have plans.
On Saturday night, July 5, New York jam band Assembly of Dust will be dropping their "hick funk" (their words, not mine) on unsuspecting Lowellians. AOD were formed in 2002 after Reid Genauer left Vermont-based Strangefolk and hooked up with some funk and jazz cats in upstate NY.
It's a great summer of music in Lowell thanks to the Summer Music Series. So go see some shows before the summer goes.
