Concert by music/theatrical group “What Time Is It Mr. Fox?”, Saturday, January 30

 

True to its mission to celebrate artistic innovation in both the visual and performing arts, The Cultural Center at Rocky Neck presents the highly lauded musical group “What Time Is It Mr. Fox?” in concert on January 30, at 7:30 PM.   The Boston Herald’s Barry Thompson states, “Time has come for Mr. Fox”;  Adam Feldman of Time Out New York (critics pick) declares, “Catch him as his star rises!”; and Edge rhapsodizes, “A triumph of mood and style, an unforgettable musical, theatrical and emotional experience.”

Led by the gender-defying voice of Gloucester’s Brian King, and named after a Victorian children’s game, the ensemble “delivers their own brand of smoky cabaret, neo-soul and acoustic noir, sounding something like Tom Waits and Amy Winehouse performing in a French cafe.”

The “What Time Is It Mr. Fox” website describes, “The soul of the band is rooted in its songs – poetic, inventive, emotionally naked meditations on love, religion, sexuality, and identity in the tradition of songwriters like Leonard Cohen, Nina Simone, and Laura Nyro.  The band also loves to re-imagine classics from Johnny Cash, Prince, and Joni Mitchell to Irish folk tunes and Appalachian murder ballads.”

Their original song “Cold Rain” was recently covered by New Orleans Soul Queen, Irma Thomas, on her Grammy-nominated CD “Simply Grand,” with the track earning high praise in Rolling Stone, USA Today & The VIllage Voice.
Not to be missed, the combination of bass, violin, keyboard and vocals presented by “What Time Is It Mr. Fox”  offers a unique musical/theatrical experience.