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DAVID LINDQUIST

Acts playing Music Summit have recent CDs of high quality

 
Indianapolis Star
August 03, 2001  

This roundup of Indianapolis-produced albums features four acts booked for next weekend's Midwest Music Summit. For a detailed schedule of the inaugural event, visit www.midwestmusicsummit.com.

Ann McWilliams - Sister Luna & the Diamond Stars - Numaworks Records

Rocking a little harder suits Ann McWilliams fine on her second solo album.

McWilliams, former co-vocalist in Plaid Descent and one of the most active and visible members of the city's music scene, makes a significant leap forward from 1999's Lush.

Sister Luna & the Diamond Stars is a smooth constituency-builder, packed with uplifting anthems of resilience. With meatier arrangements than anything in McWilliams' past, the album commands attention across all 10 tracks.

Highlights include The Road (McWilliams sounds great when unfurling a winner's attitude) and ambitious mood piece If It Happens Again (suggestive of the Cowboy Junkies at their perkiest).

Ann McWilliams is scheduled to perform Aug. 11 at the Rathskeller, 401 E. Michigan St. For more information, visit http://www.amcwilliams.com.

Paging Raymond is scheduled to perform next Friday at CT Peppers, 6283 N. College Ave.

Contact David Lindquist at 1-317-444-6404 or via e-mail at david.lindquist@indystar.com.

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