Current members: Anne Watts, vocals, piano and accordion; Craig Considine, trombone; Charles Freeman, bass; Curt Heavey, guitar; Lyle Kissack, drums; Denis Malloy, bass clarinet.
Founded in: 1998
Style: neo-cabaret/art-rock
Influenced by: Thelonious Monk
Notable: Boister has never gigged overseas, but the band has been an international success since 1998, when its first album was released in Europe and Japan.
And in the near future, the foreign press who raved for years about the group’s musical stylings may finally get a chance to hear them live: Boister will soon be planning a European tour to support its fourth release, Les Foules En Amour.
Quotable: Watts on their success in the international market: “We have this sort of long-distance love affair with our fans. It’s such a sweet feeling knowing that somebody is on the other side of the planet and listening to our songs and getting it.”
For more information on Boister, visit www.boister.net.
– Sarah Schaffer
