With a knack for balancing theatricality and real emotion, Cleveland singer/songwriter/pianist Baby Dee never succumbs to flash over substance. Dee proves that its possible to be a cabaret/performance artist and still have a heart not to mention dignity and grace to boot. Her resumé namedrops collaborations with Will Oldham, Antony and the Johnsons, Andrew WK, and the Dresden Dolls. But once youre in the room with her achingly barebones presentation, you wont care less about the company Dee keeps. Her latest release, Book of Songs, actually first reared its lovely head in a very limited run back in 2004. It epitomizes just how honest and powerful a simple voice and piano can be. SABY REYES-KULKARNI
Wed., April 28, 7:30 p.m., 2010
