Reginaheads and your dad: Spektor's music proves universal at recent Boston performance
Megan Burbank
Issue date: 10/19/06 Section: Arts
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Some hardcore Reginaheads are concerned that her music is getting too mainstream, she'll soon be selling out, her songs will start appearing in M&Ms commercials and all will be lost. But after seeing her live, it's apparent that Regina is too much herself for this kind of thing to happen. Admittedly, her new album, Begin to Hope, has a decidedly more polished sound than her earlier work, but her set list flowed together smoothly, and it featured new music interspersed with old songs. The contrast was not jarring, but fun, and sometimes it wasn't even particularly noticeable.
"You're a sizeable bunch," said Regina at the beginning of her show, gazing into the audience with a look of satisfied surprise on her face. Her listenership has probably grown exponentially since the release of Begin to Hope. But maybe it's about time you, your dad and your angsty teenage cousin all listened to the same eccentric, talented singer, whose poignant, bizarre music does not seem threatened by the mainstream in the least.
It also should be added that Regina came out after the show and chatted with awaiting fans, posed for pictures and oohed and ahhed over one fan's tattoo of her. She would have stayed longer if one of the Dresden Dolls, who were at the show as spectators hadn't dragged her away. Needless to say, Regina was well worth the two hours to get to Boston. And if you know where to wait and can stand the cold, it should be pretty easy to meet Regina at her next show.
"You're a sizeable bunch," said Regina at the beginning of her show, gazing into the audience with a look of satisfied surprise on her face. Her listenership has probably grown exponentially since the release of Begin to Hope. But maybe it's about time you, your dad and your angsty teenage cousin all listened to the same eccentric, talented singer, whose poignant, bizarre music does not seem threatened by the mainstream in the least.
It also should be added that Regina came out after the show and chatted with awaiting fans, posed for pictures and oohed and ahhed over one fan's tattoo of her. She would have stayed longer if one of the Dresden Dolls, who were at the show as spectators hadn't dragged her away. Needless to say, Regina was well worth the two hours to get to Boston. And if you know where to wait and can stand the cold, it should be pretty easy to meet Regina at her next show.
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