« Press :: Monica McIntyre, Musicpicks: R&B, by Patrick Rapa
Philadelphia Citypaper
September 23-29, 2004
She's definitely got the rhythm. And oh yeah, she sure has the blues. But the smoky grooves laid down by Philly's own Monica McIntyre and her cello are not exactly R&B—at least not the kind you're used to hearing at your local Wawa. There's no pleading, wailing choruses or sexed-up single-entendres. Nor are there electronic blips and synthesizer solos. McIntyre's R&B is all tangled acoustic roots sounds and jazzy embellishments. Her sonorous voice—a bassy, robust Hill-Scott blend—gives weight to lyrics about dark, sacred moments and dissolved relationships.
Fri., Sept. 24, 9:30 p.m., $7, with The Juniper Trio with Samantha Barrow and Catherine Marie Charlton, Millcreek Tavern, 4200 Chester Ave., 215-212-9194.
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