Tag: Buono
tuesday november 18th 2008
Hero in Your Living Room
Pretend, for a moment, that we were to play the word association game. As you know, the one and only rule is that you’re to blurt out the first word that comes to mind as soon as you hear the subject given.
Ready? And… “Influential Rock Icon”! Do you have your answer? Good. Now imagine having this person or group suddenly playing for you and 25 others in your living room…
It’s quite a striking thought, yes? Such was the case for local musician Michele Buono this past 23rd of September, when she hosted singer-songwriter Kristin Hersh in her home, enthralling a small, amorous crowd. A long-time and avid listener of Hersh since her days in the 90’s indie rock mainstay, Throwing Muses (and since with 50 Foot Wave), Buono learned through a fan-list email sent out by Hersh that the Muses/Wave singer was looking to put together a limited series of these very radical gigs. Quickly, she polled friends and local musicians alike in early September, in order to hopefully …
