The Boston Globe Review

Laurel at the Sidebar

Laurel Casey revels as a provocateur.

review by the Boston Globe

Even though Casey, 49, has been performing for 25 years, nobody can come up with a good description of her act. Rope-thin in a floor-length black dress and matching gloves, she “wraps a song around the listener like a silk sheet,” as one reviewer said. Yet she’s just as likely to skewer anybody who happens to be sitting in the same zip code. Continue reading

The Boston Globe Review

Laurel at the Sidebar

Laurel Casey revels as a provocateur.

review by the Boston Globe

Even though Casey, 49, has been performing for 25 years, nobody can come up with a good description of her act. Rope-thin in a floor-length black dress and matching gloves, she “wraps a song around the listener like a silk sheet,” as one reviewer said. Yet she’s just as likely to skewer anybody who happens to be sitting in the same zip code. Continue reading