Indie stalwart Wareham makes an appearance at the Ballroom. He started his career as one third of the critically acclaimed Boston outfit Galaxie 500 in the 80s. The next decade saw Dean fronting the band Luna. A fixture on college radio, Luna had some excellent releases. Bewitched, Penthouse, and Pup Tent were all packed with literate gems that garnered critical acclaim. When Luna broke up, Wareham teamed up with bassist Britta Phillips. On this evening, it was Dean and Britta joined by a young female guitarist and male drummer. Wareham kneels at the altar of Lou Reed with heavy doses of Velvet Underground in his song craft. The setlist was a career retrospective with hits from G-500 (Flowers, Snowstorm, When Will You Come Home, Blue Thunder), Luna (Friendly Advice, 23 Minutes in Brussels), with the rest coming from solo or Dean and Britta releases. His recent release “That’s the Price of Loving Me” also has some indie pop nuggets. They encored with the Galaxie 500 hit Tugboat and a New Order cover Ceremony. Wareham always seems like the smartest kid in the room, quoting the charge of the light brigade and singing a duet with Britta that was a suicide note from Dorothy Parker. He gives off an air of cerebral absentee dad, his over size glasses help him to do the Sunday crossword puzzle …..in pen. I’ve followed this man for most of his artistic career, seeing Luna multiple times (once even opening for Lou Reed), and am glad that he continues show his stuff.
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