Top weekend shows: Smith Westerns, Randy Newman
Smith Westerns: The North Side quartet celebrates the release of its second studio album, “Dye it Blonde,” brimming with cascading harmonies and dreamy hooks, 10 p.m. Saturday at Empty Bottle, 1035 N. Western, $12; ticketweb.com.
Randy Newman: The piano-playing songwriter is perhaps best known for his movie-soundtrack work for the “Toy Story” franchise, “Monsters Inc.” and countless others, but expect him to focus on his catalog of wry, subversive, poignant and often darkly comedic songs in this solo concert; his songs, from “Political Science” to “Baltimore” rank with the best of the last half-century; 8 p.m. Saturday at Park West, 322 W. Armitage, $58; etix.com
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Trey Anastasio...
Posted by: Jack | February 25, 2011 at 08:25 AM
So...did you think Randy deserved to win the Oscar last night? Or did you like one of the other nominated songs better?
Greg replies: I'm in favor of Randy Newman winning most things.
Posted by: Nina | February 28, 2011 at 02:50 PM