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Singer to perform a few from her father's list of 100 essential songs
By Malcolm X Abram
Beacon Journal music writer
POSTED: 03:04 p.m. EDT, Jul 08, 2009
On Saturday, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash will make her triumphant return to Kent to perform at the Kent Stage.
I call her return triumphant because some fans may recall that in 2007, Cash was scheduled to perform at the Kent State Folk Festival, but she had to cancel due to brain surgery.
Her condition was described as benign and not life threatening, but really, any surgery involving the brain is inherently scary stuff.
Now that she's back, she has an album due out in October featuring songs from the 100 Essential American Songs list her father (umm, Johnny Cash, in case you didn't know) gave her when she was 18 years old.
The album, her 12th studio and first covers collection, will feature several special guests including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright.
Cash will play many of the disc's dozen songs which include her father's Long Black Veil, Dylan's Girl From North Country Hank Sr.'s Take These Chains From My Heart and the old spiritual Motherless Children.
Summer boys are back
Old boy bands don't die. They just break up for a few years, discover that girls will no longer scream at or offer themselves to them and then reunite for a triumphant reunion tour.
The Backstreet Boys did it successfully. New Kids on the Block . . . I'm sorry . . . NKOTB's reunion tour was also a success (well, the first leg of arena dates anyway, its recent show at Blossom drew less than 10,000 showing that the warm glow of pre-teen nostalgia only goes so far).
Now it's time for us to look into the ''Hey, remember them?'' as well as the ''Where are they now?''' and perhaps even the ''Why are they now?'' files to welcome back the Lyte Funky Ones who will be performing Thursday at Musica in Akron.
What? You say you can't recall the Lyte Funky Ones? How about LFO? Still nothing? OK, how about these awesome couplets from their Top 5 hit of 10 years ago:
''Hip-hop marmalade, Spic and Span, Met you one summer and it all began, You're the best girl that I ever did see, The great Larry Bird Jersey 33, When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet, Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets.''
No?
OK, here's the hook:
''New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick, And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer. I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch, I'd take her if I had one wish, But she's been gone since that summer, since that summer.''
Ahh, there's the light bulb. That's right folks, Thursday night at Musica you will have an opportunity to sing along with the self-proclaimed ''Boys of Summer'' and their hit song that you probably haven't thought much about since the summer of '97.
Now unlike some folks, I don't take this as a further sign that the End of Days is upon us.
No, I won't look for the four horsemen of the Apocalypse to come over the horizon until some sonic/visual combination of Vanilla Ice, the surviving member of Milli Vanilii, Spencer Pratt and Brandy's insufferable little brother Ray J get together for a tour/album.
I'm not one to knock the hustle, but it is interesting that members of the two-hit wonder (Summer Girls and Girl on TV) have decided that now is the time to break out their old dance moves and new hair for the remainder of their adoring public.
From what I've been told, the show has sold better than many expected, but the promoters have also added a $10 door ticket to help ensnare any fans who find themselves downtown on Saturday night with a Hamilton burning a hole in their pocket.
The trio of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima and Brad Fischetti is not resting on its past double-platinum-selling laurels, either. It's corralled some newer bands — Rookie of the Year, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan — for the tour and released a new song The Summer of My Life (are you picking up the conceptual continuity of the whole ''summer'' theme?), a mildly rocking pop tune with a big arena-rock chorus.
Stuff to see and hear
Up in Cleveland Heights, a couple of groovy local bands — afro-beat/electronic collective Mifune and Akron's own soul/R&B outfit Winslow — will play a show at the Grog Shop.
Both bands have won awards from Scene magazine with Mifune garnering the coveted ''best world/ethnic group'' honor while Winslow's smooth soulful sounds won it ''best original band.''
Winslow is recording its second album for Stow-based FTF Records and has been getting some relatively high profile opening spots with folks including Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Squeeze, Keane and the upcoming July 29 Incubus show at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater in Cleveland.
Recently, the band has been looking for ways to add some commercial zest to its music, specifically its debut album's peppy single Crazy Kind of Love.
While I understand the desire to appeal to as many people as possible, here's hoping the band remembers that if you try to please everyone you will likely end up pleasing no one, including yourself. So, please avoid autotune at all costs and don't sublimate your musicianship to mollify the masses.
The Akron Art Museum's annual Downtown@Dusk concert series begins Thursday with longtime local R&B favorites the Wanda Hunt Band.
In the coming weeks, performers will include Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. band (July 16), 15-60-75 The Numbers Band (July 23) and local folkster Alex Bevan (July 30).
Malcolm X Abram can be reached at mabram@thebeaconjournal.com or 330-996-3758.
Details
• What: Wanda Hunt Band
• When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
• Where: Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St.
• Tickets: Free
• Information: 330-376-9186, ext. 230
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• What: Mifune with Winslow
• When: 9 p.m. Saturday
• Where: The Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights
• Tickets: $10
• Information: 216-321-5588
—
• What: Rosanne Cash
• When: 8 p.m. Saturday
• Where: The Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St.
• Tickets: $30 reserved, $35 day of show
• Information: 330-677-5005,
On Saturday, Grammy-winning singer/songwriter Rosanne Cash will make her triumphant return to Kent to perform at the Kent Stage.
I call her return triumphant because some fans may recall that in 2007, Cash was scheduled to perform at the Kent State Folk Festival, but she had to cancel due to brain surgery.
Her condition was described as benign and not life threatening, but really, any surgery involving the brain is inherently scary stuff.
Now that she's back, she has an album due out in October featuring songs from the 100 Essential American Songs list her father (umm, Johnny Cash, in case you didn't know) gave her when she was 18 years old.
The album, her 12th studio and first covers collection, will feature several special guests including Bruce Springsteen, Elvis Costello, Wilco's Jeff Tweedy and Rufus Wainwright.
Cash will play many of the disc's dozen songs which include her father's Long Black Veil, Dylan's Girl From North Country Hank Sr.'s Take These Chains From My Heart and the old spiritual Motherless Children.
Summer boys are back
Old boy bands don't die. They just break up for a few years, discover that girls will no longer scream at or offer themselves to them and then reunite for a triumphant reunion tour.
The Backstreet Boys did it successfully. New Kids on the Block . . . I'm sorry . . . NKOTB's reunion tour was also a success (well, the first leg of arena dates anyway, its recent show at Blossom drew less than 10,000 showing that the warm glow of pre-teen nostalgia only goes so far).
Now it's time for us to look into the ''Hey, remember them?'' as well as the ''Where are they now?''' and perhaps even the ''Why are they now?'' files to welcome back the Lyte Funky Ones who will be performing Thursday at Musica in Akron.
What? You say you can't recall the Lyte Funky Ones? How about LFO? Still nothing? OK, how about these awesome couplets from their Top 5 hit of 10 years ago:
''Hip-hop marmalade, Spic and Span, Met you one summer and it all began, You're the best girl that I ever did see, The great Larry Bird Jersey 33, When you take a sip you buzz like a hornet, Billy Shakespeare wrote a whole bunch of sonnets.''
No?
OK, here's the hook:
''New Kids on the Block had a bunch of hits, Chinese food makes me sick, And I think it's fly when girls stop by for the summer, for the summer. I like girls that wear Abercrombie and Fitch, I'd take her if I had one wish, But she's been gone since that summer, since that summer.''
Ahh, there's the light bulb. That's right folks, Thursday night at Musica you will have an opportunity to sing along with the self-proclaimed ''Boys of Summer'' and their hit song that you probably haven't thought much about since the summer of '97.
Now unlike some folks, I don't take this as a further sign that the End of Days is upon us.
No, I won't look for the four horsemen of the Apocalypse to come over the horizon until some sonic/visual combination of Vanilla Ice, the surviving member of Milli Vanilii, Spencer Pratt and Brandy's insufferable little brother Ray J get together for a tour/album.
I'm not one to knock the hustle, but it is interesting that members of the two-hit wonder (Summer Girls and Girl on TV) have decided that now is the time to break out their old dance moves and new hair for the remainder of their adoring public.
From what I've been told, the show has sold better than many expected, but the promoters have also added a $10 door ticket to help ensnare any fans who find themselves downtown on Saturday night with a Hamilton burning a hole in their pocket.
The trio of Rich Cronin, Devin Lima and Brad Fischetti is not resting on its past double-platinum-selling laurels, either. It's corralled some newer bands — Rookie of the Year, Go Crash Audio, and Kiernan McMullan — for the tour and released a new song The Summer of My Life (are you picking up the conceptual continuity of the whole ''summer'' theme?), a mildly rocking pop tune with a big arena-rock chorus.
Stuff to see and hear
Up in Cleveland Heights, a couple of groovy local bands — afro-beat/electronic collective Mifune and Akron's own soul/R&B outfit Winslow — will play a show at the Grog Shop.
Both bands have won awards from Scene magazine with Mifune garnering the coveted ''best world/ethnic group'' honor while Winslow's smooth soulful sounds won it ''best original band.''
Winslow is recording its second album for Stow-based FTF Records and has been getting some relatively high profile opening spots with folks including Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Squeeze, Keane and the upcoming July 29 Incubus show at Time Warner Cable Amphitheater in Cleveland.
Recently, the band has been looking for ways to add some commercial zest to its music, specifically its debut album's peppy single Crazy Kind of Love.
While I understand the desire to appeal to as many people as possible, here's hoping the band remembers that if you try to please everyone you will likely end up pleasing no one, including yourself. So, please avoid autotune at all costs and don't sublimate your musicianship to mollify the masses.
The Akron Art Museum's annual Downtown@Dusk concert series begins Thursday with longtime local R&B favorites the Wanda Hunt Band.
In the coming weeks, performers will include Carlos Jones and the P.L.U.S. band (July 16), 15-60-75 The Numbers Band (July 23) and local folkster Alex Bevan (July 30).
Malcolm X Abram can be reached at mabram@thebeaconjournal.com or 330-996-3758.
Details
• What: Wanda Hunt Band
• When: 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday
• Where: Akron Art Museum, 1 S. High St.
• Tickets: Free
• Information: 330-376-9186, ext. 230
—
• What: Mifune with Winslow
• When: 9 p.m. Saturday
• Where: The Grog Shop, 2785 Euclid Heights Blvd., Cleveland Heights
• Tickets: $10
• Information: 216-321-5588
—
• What: Rosanne Cash
• When: 8 p.m. Saturday
• Where: The Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St.
• Tickets: $30 reserved, $35 day of show
• Information: 330-677-5005,
Comments
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Kent, OH
Posted 09:47 PM, 07/08/2009
Uh, I am a little confused. In one place in this story, it is said that Ms. Cash will be at Kent Stage this coming Sunday, and another place says Saturday. Which one is correct, please?
Kent, OH
Posted 12:54 PM, 07/09/2009
It's Saturday @ 8PM
