Friday, March 16   10:00 p.m.
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Peter and the Wolf's first official release, Lightness, is a collection of songs written and recorded by Brian Redding Hunter (who goes by his nickname, Red) in bedrooms, living rooms, and hotels around the country. Heard as a whole, they paint the picture of a person constantly traveling with the hope of getting free, trying to pay back whatever he's borrowed, and burdened by some lost love.

Peter and the Wolf's live shows open another dimension to his songs; they oftentimes involve 20 screaming vocalists on stage as well as pots, pans, trashcans, saws, horns, accordions, and strings. Hunter favors a combination of musicians and non-musicians in these junk-band rhythm sections to bring out qualities in the songs not possible with a touring group.