Marco Benevento Turns Bearsville Into His Own Beautiful Planet
Brainstory brought the California soul, Kendra McKinley delivered a spectacular “Turandot,” and Benevento brought the pajama pants.
Whatever Marco Benevento is putting in the Lambrusco, Bearsville should keep serving it. His October 21 celebration of Glera at Bearsville Theater had an almost unfair amount going for it: Brainstory opening the evening; a band featuring Eric Hagstrom on drums, Nick Movshon on bass, Sam Cohen on guitar, Jay Collins on saxophone, and Chris Payson on trumpet; and Kendra McKinley delivering a “Turandot” that could justify the trip on its own. Benevento wore pajama pants, apparently prepared to turn Bearsville into his own funky bedroom dance party. Considering the music he brought with him, it seemed like a reasonable proposition.
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