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This image released by Big Hassle Media show members of Lake Street Dive, from left, Mike Olson, In this Tuesday, May 18, 2004 file photo composer John Williams
Rachael Price, Bridget Kearney and Mike Calabrese. The band credits actor Kevin Bacon with leads the Boston Pops orchestra during a rehearsal in Boston.
boosting their career. Bacon tweeted a link to the band’s video of a slow, sultry version of the
Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” and it quickly spread. In three years, the cover has been seen on Associated Press
YouTube more than 3.5 million times.
‘Star Wars,’ Bowie tributes top
Associated Press Boston Pops’ spring lineup

Lake Street Dive moving up, WILLIAM J. KOLE Night appearances, which
Associated Press will screen clips from those
with assist from Kevin Bacon BOSTON (AP) — The force is movies as well as other film
strong with the Boston Pops classics Williams wrote mu-
DAVID BAUDER small role. listens to “Side Pony.” There in 2016. sic for: “Jaws,” the “Indi-
AP Entertainment Writer “It’s sweet that they give was no guitar, keyboards or The beloved orchestra an- ana Jones” movies and the
NEW YORK (AP) — Mem- me props for it,” Bacon backing vocals, and Olson nounced its spring concert “Harry Potter” series.
bers of the band Lake said. “But I really don’t think played trumpet. schedule on Friday, and it’s On June 4, Lockhart —
Street Dive have never met they needed me.” Through experience, the a star-studded lineup. now in his 21st season as
Kevin Bacon — they have The timing was perfect for sound became catchier, Oscar- and Grammy-win- conductor of the group
complete separation. But Lake Street Dive, which more accessible. Unlike ning composer John Wil- nicknamed “America’s
they credit the actor with was becoming more seri- many music school egg- liams, who wrote the score Orchestra” — will take the
boosting their career. ous about its career. heads, they don’t look for “Star Wars: The Force stage for a performance of
Bacon tweeted a link to “All of a sudden there were down on pop music. Awakens,” will help Pops Williams’ entire score from
the band’s video of a slow, a lot more people who “It’s like a bodybuilder conductor Keith Lockhart the 1981 blockbuster film
sultry version of the Jackson saw Lake Street Dive as opening up a can of soda,” lead a performance of se- “Raiders of the Lost Ark.”
5’s “I Want You Back” to a band,” singer Rachael Kearney said. “You don’t lections from the hit mov- The Pops also will pay trib-
his followers, and it quickly Price said. “It wouldn’t want to crush it. You just ie’s soundtrack. ute to rock legends David
spread. In three years, the have worked if they didn’t want to be delicate. But it’s “Family Guy” creator Seth Bowie and Eagles frontman
cover has been seen on have the ability to click on awesome to have all those MacFarlane, a baritone Glenn Frey, who both died
YouTube more than 3.5 mil- a dozen more videos of our tools at your disposal.” crooner on the side, also last month, in “Beatles to
lion times. own songs.” Each member of Lake will perform during the Led Zeppelin” concerts on
Bar gigs have given way Price, bass player Bridget Street Dive writes songs, an spring season, which kicks May 10-11 featuring Scholz
to a theater tour that Lake Kearney, guitarist Michael embarrassment of riches off May 6 and runs through and devoted to classic
Street Dive starts next week “McDuck” Olson and that could lead to ego-fu- June 18. So will the Beach rock.
to support “Side Pony,” drummer Michael Ca- eled disaster if they aren’t Boys’ Brian Wilson, guitar-
their first disc with the None- labrese met as students at all on the same page. ist Tom Scholz of the band For the first time, the or-
such record label, which is the Boston Conservatory The band hired Grammy- Boston, and Broadway star chestra is teaming up with
released Friday. Led by the of Music more than a de- nominated producer Dave Sutton Foster. the University of Connecti-
breezy, danceable “Call cade ago. Olson, a com- Cobb for “Side Pony,” an- “We couldn’t be happier cut’s popular puppet art-
Off Your Dogs,” Lake Street position major, sought peo- other sign of renewed de- with the terrific lineup of sprogram — whose gradu-
Dive seems poised to make ple to perform his songs. termination. A hot com- guest artists joining us for ates have created mari-
the most of their opportu- “When you’re at a music modity for his work with the 2016 Boston Pops sea- onettes for “The Lion King”
nity. school, you’re just waiting Chris Stapleton, Sturgill son,” Lockhart told The and “The Muppets” — for
Bacon remembers a friend for someone to ask you to Simpson and Jason Isbell, Associated Press. “I can’t a May 21 concert dubbed
pointing out the video, re- play,” Price said. “It’s like a Cobb pushed Lake Street remember a more diverse “Puppets with the Pops.”
corded on a Boston street kickball field every day.” Dive out of its comfort zone. season with such great po- MacFarlane kicks off the
corner, and liked how Lake Strangers before answering The song “Side Pony,” writ- tential, both to please our spring season with a May 6
Street Dive gave a new Olson’s request, the quar- ten by Olson, refers to a loyal audiences and reach presentation of American
twist to a familiar song. A tet got along and shared hairstyle that is just as it out and entice music lovers classics from the 1940s and
musician himself, Bacon similar tastes, although their sounds — a ponytail on the of all ages.” ‘50s. Wilson closes it out
knows how difficult it can early jazz-inflected cabaret side of the head. Kearney Williams, the Pops’ con- June 17-18 with a 50th anni-
be for an artist to get atten- music would hardly be rec- had never heard of it; now ductor laureate, was the versary performance of hits
tion and is happy about his ognizable to anyone who she wears one.q force behind the music for from 1966’s “Pet Sounds,”
all seven “Star Wars” films. widely considered one
He’ll take the baton on of the Beach Boys’ best
May 12-13 for the Pops’ Film albums.q