Annie and the Hedonists'debut disc “Side of the Road' was one of my fave local albums of 2001, and now the band is back with their sophomore CD, “Moonglow on the Midway.” And it's just as good, if not better. Led by the sweet vocals of Annie Rosen, the acoustic quartet (also featuring guitarist Jonny Rosen, bassist Betsy Fry and the muititalented Steve Fry) seems to know no musical boundaries as they fearlessly |
tackle a batch of jazz
standards, as well as blues, bluegrass and country music gems. Probably the only album whose song list includes contributions from Leadbelly, Merle Travis, Joni Mitchell and Lucinda Williams. Annie and the Hedonists celebrate the new disc with a bash at Caffe Lena (47 Phila St., Saratoga Springs) at 8 p.m. Saturday. Clarinetist Peter Davis, who guests on the album, will be sitting in with the band, |