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A summer show at Hancher? Yes, please!

A summer show at Hancher? Yes, please!

Lyle Lovett and His Large Band fill the auditorium with a well-choreographed set long on banter and big sounds

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John Kenyon
Jun 27, 2023
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At this point, it’s probably silly to review a show by Lyle Lovett and his Large Band. Forty years in, Lovett is polished at seeming casually unpolished, his songs and setlist creation have few peers, and if his band isn’t the most-talented, most-versatile combo on the road, I’ve yet to see its competition.

But it is perhaps because of those things that …

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