Tuesday, November 25, 2008
Singer-songwriter MORLEY got her career lift as a fashion model,
and she sang in the TV commercials for Ralph Lauren’s My Romance
fragrance early this year, but don’t hold that against her — the
33-year-old chanteuse seems never to have shaken the Queens funk out of
her feet. On her debut, Seen (Wrasse), which is out today, she matches
sure phrasing and a plummy voice (with a bit of grit in the honey and
an especially fetching lower register) with sharp, bluesy,
groove-infused songwriting. Hey: hooks, grooves, pipes, and smart,
often politically charged, lyrics. What’s not to like? She’s at the
Regattabar, in the Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge | 7:30 pm |
$12 | 617.395.7757 or http://www.regattabarjazz.com.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Come Turkey Day, should you find yourself stranded in Boston without a family or, say, a working oven to rely on, THANKSGIVING DAY DINNER AT THE BEEHIVE’s
got you covered. Pitch that Hungry Man gray-meat platter in the trash
and instead revel in the art-plastered subterranean confines of the
Beehive, where you’ll be treated to such artisanal belly busters as
sweet-potato gnocchi, wild-mushroom brioche stuffing, cranberry
chutney, and of course, plenty of roasted gobbler, all with a side of
live bluegrass music. Prix-fixe menu options $25; RSVPs strongly
encouraged | 541 Tremont St, Boston | 2 pm–1 am | 617.423.0069 or http://www.beehiveboston.com.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
He’s a mean one, Mr. Grinch, and he’s bringing his Advent antagonism our way: tonight Boston gets its first look at DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS! THE MUSICAL,
which has broken holiday box-office records for the past two years on
Broadway. Stefán Karl Stefánsson, who’s best known for playing Robbie
Rotten on Nickelodeon’s LazyTown, should have no trouble getting into
character as the cross-eyed critter with the heart “two sizes too
small” who’s out to ruin Christmas for the citizens of Whoville in this
Seuss-inspired extravaganza. Drawing on lyrics by Timothy Mason and
additional music by Mel Marvin, Matt August duplicates the direction of
three-time Tony winner Jack O’Brien, who — emulating Horton — hatched
the idea for the show. Work off your roast-beast coma at the Wang
Theatre, 270 Tremont St, Boston | November 26–December 28 | $28-$78 |
866.348.9738 or http://www.citicenter.org.
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Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Those of you who don’t have to jump into a plane, a train, or an
automobile tonight and scurry off to see the family should feel free to
kick back with a tumbler of Maker’s Mark and have yourself a merry
little white-trash evening with local rockabilly stalwarts the CRANK-TONES and the COACHMEN at the Midway, 3496 Washington St, Jamaica Plain | 9 pm | 617.524.9038 or http://midwaycafe.com.