There are so many hours between nightfall and dawn — so, so many hours. Cops and EMTs see these hours, but I can’t imagine they’re any fun for them. The same is likely true for ER doctors, 911 dispatchers, firefighters, […]
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Celtic Connections 2019. Tron Theatre, Glasgow
Matt Lorenz, aka The Suitcase Junket, at Celtic Connections 2019
It was the final night of the tour and Tift Merritt was tired, end-of-the-dirt road tired. Maybe there was more than a practical reason for the North Carolina-raised singer-songwriter to request having the stage lights turned down after her opening number. Was […]
The Junket is back and he’s better than ever (I told myself when mere mention of a new album made me shiver and sweat). Then I listened to it. I over-exaggerated, of course, but I was right. That’s what I […]
In the week leading up to this show, I heard a fair amount of The Steel Wheels’ music on the radio because they performed at a benefit for WUMB radio. I liked what I heard, but realized that this kind […]
The Suitcase Junket — the alter ego of Amherst, MA’s Matt Lorenz — just released his third full-length record, Make Time, on January 6, 2015. Junket by definition is “to entertain; feast; regale.” Entertain, check that, Lorenz has it covered. The throat singing, slide […]
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