Peter Mulvey
Peter Mulvey
April 6, 2001 @ Lizard Lounge, Cambridge, MA
Opening with some pre-DMB jangle, Harvard Square’s favorite adoptee kicked
into his signature spare throaty poetry and low-end self-accompaniment as
he played through both soundholes on the way to wearing through a third.
Combining (Bruce) Springsteen stances and (Dennis) Miller mentality,
Mulvey offered material that ranged from the intelligent to the esoteric
to penial Papal poetry. The entire set was full of surprises, from duets
with fellow local fave Jennifer Kimball to animated anecdotes about
meeting local f- Senator Ted Kennedy. “Love is Not Enough” was a
percussive one-man jam and “Check Me Out” was full of thumpy growl. Among
Mulvey’s hand-crafted covers were a take on Gillian Welch’s “Caleb Meyer”
and a troublesome yet authentic unpacking of Tom Waits “A Soldier’s
Things.” The set closed with a pair of duets with opener Anita Suhanin: A
creaky, crib-sheeted counterpoint of The Beatles’ “For No One” and a satin
sheet of sound wrapped around “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow?” which led
the silenced audience gently to the end of a good night.
- Matthew S. Robinson
© 2001, M.S. Robinson, ARR
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