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Week ahead: Music, theater, art,
and more
“Scott Patrick Wiener:I Can’t Hear What You Can’t See” is showing at Emmanuel College
through the end of the month.
OCTOBER 07, 2015
POP & ROCK
MELODY GARDOT One never knows what to expect from Gardot, an
enigmatic singer whose style weaves in and out of jazz, pop, Latin rhythms,
and now an intriguing foray into slithery soul and R&B. That’s the direction of
her new album, “Currency of Man,” which frames Gardot’s penchant for
understatement and her mercurial voice against a backdrop of simmering
grooves. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets: $47$57. Berklee Performance Center.
www.berklee.edu/bpc
MARC ANTHONY& CARLOS VIVES These two titans of Latin music
have some of the deepest hit catalogs in the genre, with songs that have
dipped into salsa, pop, vallenato, and cumbia. Having collaborated on the
smash single “Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar,” Anthony and Vives will no
doubt perform together in addition to their solo sets. Oct. 9, 9 p.m. Tickets:
$61$141. TD Garden. 8007453000, www.ticketmaster.com
MEW Intimate sentiments and sprawling melodies coexist to sublime effect
on “+ ” (pronounced “Plus Minus”), the latest album from the Danish indie
rock ensemble Mew. It’s no wonder the band has described its sound as “indie
stadium.” With the Dodos in the opening slot. Oct. 11, 8 p.m. Tickets: $20.
Paradise Rock Club. 8007453000, www.ticketmaster.com JAMES REED
Folk & World
MADDIE & TAE
Madison Marlow and Taylor Dye made a splash with their first single, “Girl in
a Country Song,” by asserting the perspective of the distaff side against the
limiting — not to say tedious — assignations of brocountry. Their just
released debut record, “Start Here,” shows that they’re more than onehit
wonders. Oct. 8, 6:30 p.m. Tickets: $15. The Paradise. 8007453000.
www.ticketmaster.com
THE BOTTLE ROCKETS/MARK OLSON The title at the top of their
website proclaims the Bottle Rockets “the best band on the planet.” Take that
for what you will, but there are few better for rock that twangs, or twang that
rocks. Also on the bill: Mark Olson, a cofounder of trailblazing altcountry
band the Jayhawks. Oct. 8, 10 p.m. Tickets: $20. Atwood’s Tavern,
Somerville. 8008383006. www.brownpapertickets.com
LUCERO Another band that’s stayed in it for the long haul, Lucero has
developed a sound that offers an identifiably Memphian version of ragged and
rocking alternative country. That continues to be the case on their latest
release, “All a Man Should Do,” even as it dials things back on occasion. Oct.
9, 7 p.m. Tickets: $27.50. Royale. 800 7453000. www.ticketmaster.com
STUART MUNRO
Jazz & Blues
AARDVARK JAZZ ORCHESTRA Boston’s own progressive big band
opens its 43d season with “Deep River,” a masterful suite by composer
guitarist Richard Nelson that merges jazz and American folk music. Also, Billy
Strayhorn’s classic “Chelsea Bridge,” and two numbers marking the 10th
anniversary of Hurricane Katrina: Duke Ellington's “Second Line” and
Aardvark director Mark Harvey’s “NOLA.” Oct. 8, 8 p.m. Tickets: $25.
Scullers. 8667778932, www.scullersjazz.com
BRUCE KATZ BAND The Hammond B3 organist, who’s played and
recorded with everyone from Jimmy Witherspoon to Maria Muldaur, brews
an ebullient blend of blues, jazz, and New Orleans R&B with the aid of
guitaristvocalist Chris Vitarello and drummer Ralph Rosen. Oct. 9, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets: $20. Regattabar. 6173957757, www.regattabarjazz.com
TARBOX RAMBLERS The acclaimed trio — Michael Tarbox’s gravel
throated singing and barbedwire guitar, backed by string bassist Scott
McEwan and drummer Robby Cosenza — plays soulful and grungy blues at
the crossroads of the Mississippi Delta and Appalachia. Robert Plant’s a fan;
he chose them to accompany Alison Krauss for the Rock Hall of Fame’s
Leadbelly tribute. Oct. 9, 8 p.m. Tickets: $20. Amazing Things Arts Center,
160 Hollis St., Framingham. 5084052787, www.amazingthings.org KEVIN
LOWENTHAL
Classical
BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Andris Nelsons leads Sebastian
Currier’s “Divisions,” Brahms’s Symphony No. 2, and Beethoven’s Piano
Concerto No. 3, with the German pianist Lars Vogt stepping in for an
indisposed Paul Lewis. Oct. 810, Symphony Hall. 6172661200,
www.bso.org
CANTATA SINGERS Guest conductor Joseph Flummerfelt opens the
chorus’s 52d season with an eclectic “Choral Classics” program, to include
works by Brahms, Britten, Barber, and Stravinsky. Oct. 10, 8 p.m., Jordan
Hall. 617–8685885, www.cantatasingers.org
CHAMBER MUSIC There’s no shortage of choices for chambermusic fans
this week, with the Gramercy Trio playing Beethoven Trios on Thursday night
(www.cmcb.org); the earlymusic experts of Les Bostonades joined on Friday
by tenor Zachary Wilder (www.bostonades.org); the Chameleon Arts
Ensemble offering a characteristically eclectic and intriguing program
Saturday and Sunday (www.chameleonarts.org); and Musicians From
Marlboro returning on Sunday to the Gardner Museum
(www.gardnermuseum.org).
JEREMY EICHLER
Theater
DRY LAND
Directed by Steven Bogart, this Boston premiere of Ruby Rae Spiegel’s
unsettling drama takes the experiences, dilemmas, friendships, and futures of
teenage girls seriously. A strong production is anchored by Stephanie Recio’s
superb performance as a teenager intent on a selfinduced abortion. Through
Oct. 30. Company One Theatre at Plaza Theatre, Boston Center for the Arts.
6179338600, www.companyone.org
MR. JOY
Currents of urgency run through Daniel Beaty’s solo play about a Harlem
neighborhood reacting to a brutal assault on a ChineseAmerican shoe repair
proprietor. Beaty’s message, exhorting us to pay attention to racial and
economic injustice and to a generation that feels adrift and forgotten, is
delivered in multiple voices, all of them channeled by the talented Tangela
Large. Directed by David Dower. Through Oct. 18. ArtsEmerson at Jackie
Liebergott Black Box Theatre, Paramount Center. 6178248400,
www.artsemerson.org
MY FAIR LADY
Jennifer Ellis delivers a beguilingly multifaceted portrayal of Eliza Doolittle in
Scott Edmiston’s vibrant production of the Lerner and Loewe classic.
Costarring Christopher Chew as Henry Higgins. Through Oct. 11. Lyric Stage
Company. 6175855678, www.lyricstage.com
DON AUCOIN
Dance
JOSÉ MATEO BALLET THEATRE
The company opens its 30th season with “Rumblings,” a program featuring
the veteran choreographer’s compelling ballet “Isle of the Dead” (1993), set to
Sergei Rachmaninoff’s eponymous score, as well as “Circles” (2010), set to the
music of Schnittke, and the witchhunt inspired “Covens” (2005). Oct. 925,
$42. Sanctuary Theatre, Cambridge. 6173547467, www.ballettheatre.org
THANK YOU FOR COMING: ATTENDANCE
For this first installment of a planned trilogy, choreographer Faye Driscoll,
composer Michael Kiley, and five performers explore how people see
themselves in relation to others via the shifting dynamics of the group
experience. Oct. 810, $15$25. Institute of Contemporary Art. 6174783103,
www.icaboston.org
ADRIENNE HAWKINS’ IMPULSE DANCE CO. REVISITED
The veteran dancer, choreographer, and teacher brings her talents to a new
evening of works. “Now & Then — Then & Now” features group pieces that
showcase Hawkins’s characteristic blend of modern, jazz, and hiphop dance,
often leavened with humor and laced with theatrical flair. Oct. 1011, $15$20.
Chelmsford Center for the Arts, Chelmsford. 9782503780,
www.chelmsfordarts.org
KAREN CAMPBELL
Galleries
WILLIE COLE: AQUAHALLIC Willie Cole builds art out of everyday
materials to reframe social issues. Here, he delves into environmentalism and
the gallery’s past as a Cadillac showroom, building a 1959 El Dorado from
plastic bottles. Through Dec. 4. 808 Gallery, Boston University, 808
Commonwealth Ave. 6173533371, www.bu.edu/art
TORY FAIR: HEAP The sculptor continues her investigation into
encroachment and space with the monolithic, landfilllike title piece, made of
casts of common objects, and a series titled “Flowerhuggers,” based on the
shape of her own embrace. Through Oct. 30. Proof Gallery, 516 East Second
St., South Boston. 6177022761, www.proofgallery.com
SCOTT PATRICK WIENER:I CAN’T HEAR WHAT YOU CAN’T SEE
Riffing on visual paradigms in the military, Wiener unpacks surveillance
footage shot from military drones, siphoning visual data into abstract grids of
color fields, and examines the wily art of camouflage. Through Oct. 31.
Gallery 5, Emmanuel College, 400 The Fenway. 6177359715,
www.emmanuel.edu
CATE McQUAID
Museums
CONVERGING LINES: EVA HESSE & SOL LEWITT An intimate look
at the fond and fascinating artistic exchanges between these two hugely
influential artists. Through Jan. 10. Addison Gallery of American Art,
Andover. 9787494015, www.andover.edu/Museums/Addison
DRAWING REDEFINED: RONI HORN, ESTHER KLAS, JOELLE
TUERLINCKX, RICHARD TUTTLE, AND JORINDE VOIGT Ideas of
drawing are extended into sculpture, photography, and other media by this
quintet of contemporary artists. Through March 20. DeCordova Sculpture
Park and Museum, Lincoln. 7812598355, www.decordova.org
STRANDBEEST: THE DREAM MACHINES OF THEO JANSEN The
Dutch artist’s famed kinetic sculptures appear alongside sketches,
photographs, and demonstrations of the creatures’ movements. Through Jan.
3. Peabody Essex Museum, Salem. 9787459500, www.pem.org
SEBASTIAN SMEE
Comedy
MARGARET CHO: THE PSYCHO TOUR
Her conversational, politicalminded “PsyCHO” special just debuted on
Showtime, and Cho has been busier than ever, working on new music and
comedy albums for next year and appearing on the new sitcom “Dr. Ken.” Oct.
10, 7 p.m. $35$49. Wilbur Theatre. 8664487849, www.thewilbur.com
BROAD APPEAL ONEYEARANNIVERSARY SHOWThis female
centric show celebrates its first year with headliner Bethany Van Delft with
Dan Crohn, Phoebe Angle, Will Smalley, and Emily Ruskowski, hosted by
Christa Weiss. Oct. 8, 7:30 p.m. $5 suggested donation. Arts at the Armory,
191 Highland Ave., Somerville. 6177182191, www.artsatthearmory.org
THE MARY DOLAN SHOWPetey Gibson booked this show somewhat last
minute, with her irrepressible 86yearold vaudevillian character Dolan, plus
the Steamy Bohemians, Wes Hazard, Jennie McNulty, Nate Greenslit, and
Femme Brulee. Oct. 8, 8 p.m. $15$20. Cuisine en Locale, 156 Highland Ave.,
Somerville. 6172850167, www.cuisineenlocale.com
NICK A. ZAINO III
Family
Punkin’ Fest Get into the Halloween spirit with Jacko’lantern carvings,
face painting, pumpkin bowling, and much more. Oct. 10, noon10 p.m. Free.
The Lawn on D. www.lawnond.com
Moving Day Boston: For Parkinson’s A national runwalk event uniting
families in the fight against Parkinson’s disease. The event also features a kids
area and a mix of healthy activities. Oct. 10, 9 a.m.1 p.m. Free. Soldiers Field
Road, Brighton. www.parkinson.org/site
This Is East FestivalCelebrate the artists who helped build three new
murals in East Somerville. There will be stage performances, as well as food
and a showcase of the artists’ works. Oct. 11, 25 p.m. Free. Library &
Caldwell Park, Somerville. www.eastsomervillemainstreets.org
Mackenzie CummingsGrady
Oct. 20 Collective Soul at Paradise Rock Club www.ticketmaster.com
Oct. 21 Kaskade at Royale www.ticketfly.com
Oct. 22 Mikky Ekko (above) at Brighton Music Hall, Allston
www.ticketmaster.com
Oct. 24 X Ambassadors, Skylar Grey, Kevin Garrett at Royale
www.ticketmaster.com
Halsey and Flor at House of Blues www.livenation.com
MacKenzieCummingsGrady
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