APB: Where Is Sarah?

 

Lovely design, but its message fails to do justice. The Punch Brothers and Watchhouse (formerly Mandolin Orange) are both best of class on America's vibrant "Neo-Acoustic" music scene.  But so is Sarah Jarosz, whose name (get out your magnifying glass)  appears on the poster just south of the headliners. That name suggests an appendage, an afterthought. True, the Punch Brothers and Watchhouse have substantial followings in the Northampton and national markets.  But Jarosz, who has toured and recorded for over a decade, enjoys a similarly strong  critical and popular following. And over the long haul,  her exceptional songwriting may well set her apart--some of it earning a place in the "Great American Songbook."

The poster, then, offers a less than ideal cohabitation of function and form. In concert, all three musical acts should fare better on that account. So peruse the poster and don't miss this exceptional concert.

Where Is Sarah? Not sure--Greek to Me