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OffBeat Magazine
Rush fan that she is, Beth Patterson couldn’t resist making the cover of her singles collection a sendup/homage to the prog trio’s pivotal album
Signals. Like her Canadian brethren, she turns up both ambitious and accessible this time out. Originally released as a couple songs as a time on Bandcamp, this set plays like a map to her own musical subdivisions.
This is more of a rock album than anything else she’s recorded, but her version of rock is proggy and eclectic, with room for the Celtic trad and lyrical acoustic music she’s done in the past and her bouzouki holds its own as the lead instrument in an electric band. She can get as heavy as “Matchstick,” double-bass drum finale and all, or as jangly as “Return to Our Caves.” The latter is as uplifting a song about the COVID shutdown can get, and it’s further Beatlle-ized by a guest appearance from current Yes bassist Billy Sherwood. “Heat” and “Digging Up My Bones” are both richly arra
OffBeat Magazine
The Mayor’s Office of Cultural Economy this week continues its third “Embrace the Culture” virtual series with a weekly “Geaux Live NOLA” event – part of a multi-week series that will feature livestreamed performances by local artists and musicians. This series will last from January 27 to March 17.
“Geaux Live NOLA” virtual series events for the following week include:
Wednesday, Jan. 27 (2 p.m.) – Sierra Green and the Soul Machine livestreamed from the House of Blues, watch live on New Orleans Cultural Economy Facebook here,.
Wednesday, Feb. 3 (2 p.m.) – Johnny Sketch and the Dirty Notes live at the New Orleans Jazz Museum, watch live New Orleans Cultural Economy Facebook here,