ARTIST NEWS

Anoushka is the future. She sits in the lobby of the Hilton in Adelaide (where, with her father, she was the headline act on the final night at Womadelaide) looking like some exotic and beautiful Indian flower or bird. Small, fine boned, delicately featured, vibrant with life and enthusiasm, she is both a respectful daughter and a passionate innovator. ... »

The desperate elegance of the Weimar Republic re-inaugurated the Art Deco Paramount Theatre on Saturday: Max Raabe & Palast Orchester gave Emerson College’s repurposed movie palace a suitably debonair launch - both house and ensemble take the trappings of the past and bring them fully into the present. The group, banking 20 years of popularity in Germany but only now making its Boston debut, meticulously channels swinging interwar decadence into a contemporary thrill. ... »

When the stars align as perfectly as they did Saturday at the newly restored Paramount Theatre, it makes for a night to remember. And this one won’t be forgotten anytime soon by those who heard Max Raabe and Palast Orchester launch the art deco showcase in high style. ... »