Star-Telegram: k.d. lang Fills "Superb" Set with "Wondrous, Multilayered" Voice

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The current run of k.d. lang's Watershed tour brought her to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last night for a performance at Bass Performance Hall that the Star-Telegram called a "superb 90-minute set ... A wondrous, multilayered instrument seemingly assembled from smoke, cinders and a husky yearning, the voice ranged over a multitude of moods." Next up is a show at the Paramount Theatre in Austin tonight.

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The current run of k.d. lang's Watershed tour brought her to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last night for a performance at Bass Performance Hall that the Star-Telegram's pop music critic Preston Jones called a "superb 90-minute set."

Jones describes what unfolded on stage:

Ricocheting from jazz to country to folk to something approaching alt-gospel, lang, backed by an ace quintet, reveled in coloring outside the lines and, in the process, delivering one of the finest performances I’ve seen in North Texas this year.

Adjective-laden volumes could be written about lang’s peerless pipes, yet not get close to describing its in-person potency.

A wondrous, multilayered instrument seemingly assembled from smoke, cinders and a husky yearning, the voice ranged over a multitude of moods.

Read the full concert review at star-telegram.com.

And from North Texas, k.d. takes those "peerless pipes" further south tonight for a show at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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  • Thursday, November 6, 2008
    Star-Telegram: k.d. lang Fills "Superb" Set with "Wondrous, Multilayered" Voice
    Jeri Heiden

    The current run of k.d. lang's Watershed tour brought her to the Dallas-Ft. Worth area last night for a performance at Bass Performance Hall that the Star-Telegram's pop music critic Preston Jones called a "superb 90-minute set."

    Jones describes what unfolded on stage:

    Ricocheting from jazz to country to folk to something approaching alt-gospel, lang, backed by an ace quintet, reveled in coloring outside the lines and, in the process, delivering one of the finest performances I’ve seen in North Texas this year.

    Adjective-laden volumes could be written about lang’s peerless pipes, yet not get close to describing its in-person potency.

    A wondrous, multilayered instrument seemingly assembled from smoke, cinders and a husky yearning, the voice ranged over a multitude of moods.

    Read the full concert review at star-telegram.com.

    And from North Texas, k.d. takes those "peerless pipes" further south tonight for a show at the Paramount Theatre in Austin. For more information and upcoming tour dates, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.

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