Événement

GRETEL and THE DENNIS BRENNAN QUATRO

Wednesday 6/9
GRETEL
THE DENNIS BRENNAN QUATRO
$10 ADVANCE / $10 at the DOOR
8:30 doors / 9:00 show
www.myspace.com/gretelmusic
www.myspace.com/dennisbrennan

GRETEL - led by songwriter and mouthpiece Reva Williams, Gretel return to The Lizard Lounge for one night only joined by the fantastic Dennis Brennan Quatro.

With a five and dime store's approach to off-beat instrumentation (typewriter, bucket, and saw to name a few), the sound is eclectic, borrowing from folk music, alt country, punk, the blues, and domestic life. Whether through the ecstatic heights of an operatic line, the muddy optimism of a gospel choir, or the feel-good sneaking sorrow of a country tune, Gretel's palette is broad. Each song sits within its own well-deserved world, refreshingly interpreted and never underexposed.

Boston has a music legacy that needs no introduction. Think of Aerosmith, the J. Geils Band, Morphine, and Willie Alexander for starters. At the heart of the scene, though, is an artist like Dennis Brennan. He's a cagey veteran who hasn't won similar fame but can electrify audiences with his ability to cross brilliantly from rock to soul, blues, country, and jazz, while breathing fresh life into each. On several nights a week, Brennan bops around New England clubs with a passion that is all too rare in today's homogenized music climate.