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Dig Infinity! The Return Of Lord Buckley—the Hip Messiah at Lilypad

Courtesy of Oliver Trager | Posted on November 30, 2021

Where

Lilypad
1353 Cambridge Street
Cambridge, MA
Map
(617) 395-1393

When

Sun, January 9, 2022
5:30 pm

At Door

$20

Musicians

About

Legendary bohemian icon Lord Richard Buckley (1906-1960) was the prototype hepcat and a truly original American performer. Cosmic jazz storyteller, earthy philosopher, stand-up shaman, and gospel rapper, he combined a BeBop slang and sensibility with the King’s English in celebrating Bible stories, Shakespeare, the Classics, myth, legend, and history in an embracing vision that anticipated psychedelia and Hip-Hop by cultural light years.

In “Dig Infinity!” Lord Buckley biographer Oliver Trager is possessed by His Lordship’s spirit, spins the artist’s life story, breathes renewed life into the sacred riffs, and ventures to the Dark Lands and back as he bargains for Buckley’s very soul....

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