Paddington Uniting Church, October 17 Influences are more like friends than relations, in that you can choose who they are. They might come from New York or Delhi, from yesterday or 500 years ago, but a certain logic pertains to considering those close to home. In his first Paths and…
Category: Concert Reviews
City Recital Hall, October 8 The first time I heard the Mahavishnu Orchestra it was like being jolted by an electric shock – and that was just on the radio! Now, despite the years flying past, John McLaughlin looks about two decades younger than 73, and he remains one of…
Springwood Presbyterian Hall, October 3 It happens in all art forms, from the ostensibly dubiously-cast actor who ends up stealing the show to the feted children’s author who suddenly turns to soft-core erotica. Improbability especially thrives in music, where massed kazoos can play Led Zeppelin songs or Prrim’s instrumentation can…