Pezzettino December 11, 2010

CONCERT - $16 Advance/$20 Door, 8:00 pm

Pezzettino's Margaret Stutt is a force of nature. Her music is ethereal and haunting, bringing a fantastically different, textural sound to what is decidedly not what you would expect to hear coming out of an accordion. The Milwaukee, Wisconsin based artist is an unexpected combination of grace and gravity, with a firm grasp on who she is and an engaging sense of humor; you want to be her friend, and you can't help becoming a fan.

On songs like the plaintive, piano driven Territorial and the darker, more gritty, Walk From Here, Pezzettino's classically trained pianist shines like a beacon to the unbroken, a show of solidarity in survival. Entrenched in life and the living of it, Margaret Stutt has a lot to say. The world would do well to listen up.

Margaret was trained on classical piano at the local convent until age 12, when she quit because she didn't like the pressure of competition. She has a BA in Art History and MA in Oriental Medicine. At age 25 she called off an engagement, joined a band, and taught herself how to play her father's accordion. "The songs just began pouring out, it was like opening a flood gate." Less than six months later, she released her first album and began touring as a solo artist. "Pezzettino" translates to "little piece" or "little square" in Italian, and depending on how strict copyright laws are, it may or may not be a reference to the children's illustration book by Leo Lionni.

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