Power Pop Plus: New Release Roundup
The latest discs from the Legal Matters, John Dunbar and more
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As the title would suggest, this is the third full-length offering from Michigan popsters the Legal Matters, whose membership rolls include Keith Klingensmith, Chris Richards, and Andy Reed. All three sing their pristine signature harmonies pervade nearly all of the dozen tunes and Richards and Reed each composed six songs. It s their strongest release to date, with a slap of sunshine right out of the gate with Light Up the Sky, a
Pet Sounds-worthy ballad in Passing Chord, and what might be their best-ever track, The Painter, which sounds like some sort of otherworldly cross between a primo Wings ballad and a Plastic Ono Band number. Other numbers showcase a lyrical depth that is most welcomed, little daubs of synthesizer here and there, and, of course, some of the silkiest harmonies in the indie-pop biz. Don t miss the plaintively lovely You Sure Can t Blame Her and
Award-winning singer-songwriter to perform at Coffeehouse Concert
Jill Jack, seen here opening for Bob Seger during a performance at the Palace of Auburn Hills, will be this year’s sole Sterling Heights Coffeehouse Concert.
Photo by Marty Rickard
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STERLING HEIGHTS Her career has spanned decades and taken her around the globe, performing solo and with her band at sold-out shows, and opening for world-renowned acts.
Now Jill Jack, the winner of 46 Detroit Music Awards, is bringing her brand of entertainment to the Sterling Heights Coffeehouse Concerts in a live performance at the city’s Community Center.
The show will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 28, inside the Community Center, located at 40555 Utica Road. Tickets are available at the Parks and Recreation Department office, at the same location. Advance tickets cost $17 for residents and $21 for nonresidents; tickets at the door cost $17 for residents and $23 for nonresidents. Warren residents receive re
Marshall Crenshaw
Something s Gonna Happen - Marshall Crenshaw, Crenshaw, M.
Someday, Someway
Monday Morning Rock
Our Town
Little Wild One (No. 5)
Blues Is King
This Is Easy
Someplace Where Love Can t Find Me - Marshall Crenshaw, Hiatt, John
Better Back Off
Starless Summer Sky - Marshall Crenshaw, Cioffi, Rick
Marshall Crenshaw never again scored the commercial success he saw with his acclaimed 1982 self-titled debut, but he kept the knack for writing melodically rich, evocative, touching songs. Culled from releases over a 15-ye.
more »ar period (from the explosive 81 single Something s Gonna Happen to the fine Miracle of Science), This Is Easy leans heavily toward the pensive side of Crenshaw s oeuvre. Whether nicking an old B.B. King album title ( Blues Is King ) for a generalized lament or facing specific questions raised by the everyday ( You Should ve Been There, Better Back Off ), Crenshaw always offers a riff, a hooky chorus, and a thoughtful outlook
click to enlarge If you’re into artists of the post-troubadour pop movement such as Webb Wilder, Marshall Crenshaw, or the late “Excitable Boy,” Warren Zevon then the waltzing ease of Ryan Sutherland’s new CD “Loner’s Paradise” is for you. The Rochester singer-songwriter rolls out the dreamy music with equal parts mystique and stark reality. The mood and tone are held together by a guitar style so casual it almost sounds random. It s not that Sutherland is a bad guitarist; a flashier player might have steamrolled the delicate spirit of the songs. Sutherland is the right man for the job.
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