Explaining to Robert Chiltern Patrick Galligann, in a sturdy, rock-jawed performance) in "An Ideal Husband" that she will expose how he built his political success on corruption unless he supports a financial scheme, she sets us up with seductive warmth and then cuts to the quick.
On Tuesday night, at the first of two sold-out shows at the Nokia Theater, Chris Daughtry seemed hard working and humble, leading a competent band through a straightforward set of sturdy rock songs.
Although the eastern section of the ridge was composed of firm and sturdy rock, the majority of the tunnel passed through a mixture of frail slate that was formed at a steep angle, soapstone, and clay.
Can they not remember the lessons set by the Boss, that all Glastonbury headline sets must involve seven hours of sturdy rock while the crowd crosses their fingers in the hope of hearing Yawn in the USA?
In June he released the follow-up, "Dusk and Summer" (Vagrant/Interscope), which sounds bigger and tamer: it includes 10 sturdy rock songs, and it is both less histrionic and less charming than his earlier albums.
But for badge holders who manage to get in, this should be a memorable night: the new Spoon album, "Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga" (Merge), is mysterious without being weird (too many albums manage the opposite trick), full of sturdy rock songs that seem to dissolve just when you're about to figure them out.
Gathering kindred punk musicians from across her career, Bag built sturdy rock songs minus any pretense, youthful regrets or delusions, sharing production with musician Lysa Flores.
This a traditional wooden lodge for a simple rustic life of thick blankets, log fires and sturdy rocking chairs.
The set showcased them as a more sleek, pop-oriented garage band focused on building sturdy rock-pop grooves without overwrought arena frills.
They're sturdy rock-and-blues-tinged tunes that sound positively alien compared with the work of today's pop-country stars, but they're totally in line with the style of the era.
