REVIEW ROUNDUP - MUSIC

Review: Why a 'Weird Al' Concert Without Any Parodies Is the Most 'Weird Al' Concert of All
by Aaron Wallace - October 19, 2022

An evening with 'Weird Al' on stage is always a blend of concert, comedy, and community. The Unfortunate Return of the Ridiculously Self-Indulgent, Ill-Advised Vanity Tour feels like an opportunity to give back — letting Al show us everything else he can do while indulging our own inner geeks at the same time. When you think about it, being into something really specific and relatively unpopular is really what nerdom is all about, which makes a parody-free “Weird Al” show surprisingly the “Weird Al”-iest show of all.

The Black-Tongued Bells: All About the Music
by Tory Gates - May 14, 2014

'Imagine if the Stones came from Louisiana…they might sound like us.' -- D. Miner

Review Roundup: BEYONCE's Surprise Self-Titled Visual Album
by BWW News Desk - December 14, 2013

The fifth solo studio album from Beyonce is now available worldwide, exclusively on the iTunes Store (www.iTunes.com/beyonce). The self-titled set is the artist's first visual album. BEYONCE is infused with 14 new songs and 17 visually provocative videos shot around the world from Houston to New York City to Paris, and Sydney to Rio de Janeiro, all before the album's release. Let's see what the critics had to say...

Lauper Rocks the House at NJ PAC
by Marina Kennedy - July 9, 2013

Cindi Lauper performed her electrifying 'She's So Unusual Tour' at New Jersey Performing Arts Center on Sunday to a full house of enthusiastic fans.

BWW CD Review: SEE ROCK CITY & OTHER DESTINATIONS Off-Broadway Cast Recording
by Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues - April 8, 2013

See Rock City & Other Destinations, the Drama Desk Award winning, off-Broadway pop-rock musical tells the story of different travellers and their experiences at major tourist destinations. The musical follows: a wanderer who halts his travels to connect with intelligent life in Roswell, New Mexico, a woman who decides to take a chance on love, three sisters who set off to throw their fathers ashes into the sea, and a troubled bride who debates taking a jump over Niagara Falls.

BWW CD Review: Shoshana Bean's 'O'Farrell Street'
by Brittany Goldfield Rodrigues - March 11, 2013

Wicked and Hairspray alum Shoshana Bean recently released her sophomore record O' Farrel Street. Bean produced the album with the help of Kickstarter, a website that funds independent projects. After an album release concert and party at the Sayers Club in LA, O' Farrel Street was made available February 12.




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