Last night the Dirty Projectors rocked the Paradise. The crowd was clearly into the band though one of the best highlights of the night came when bassist Nat Baldwin informed the audience that it was his grandmother's 78th birthday - which launched the sold-out room into an impromptu 'Happy Birthday' song.
Most surprisingly though, the Tune Yards far exceeded nearly everyone's expectations. Looping both drumbeats and backup vocals at the beginning of each song, the Tune Yards duo created a deeply layered sound similar to Lady Smith Black Mambazo while the words were reminiscent of the straight-foward and full-hearted lyrical legacy of Woody Guthrie.
-Thanks to our November VIP: Jonathan Feeley
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