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Article: Indigo Girls' better than 'Fine'.(Arts and Lifestyle)
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- The Boston Herald
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- March 3, 2002
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Indigo Girls, at the Paradise, Friday night.
Does pop music still have a place for a sincere and sensitive act like the Indigo Girls? The duo hasn't had a hit single in a number of years; but if Friday's sold-out Paradise show was any indication, there are still a lot of sensitive people out there who can appreciate some smart, resonant songwriting.
With a larger tour set for the summer, they're now on a stripped-down club tour to promote the forthcoming album "Become You.'' The Paradise sold out well in advance, and as usual their audience was roughly 70 percent female. The set found Amy Ray and Emily Saliers playing acoustically, without a backup band, ...