Lisa Bastoni and Naomi Sommers sing Bob Dylan’s Planet Waves

In January 1974, Bob Dylan released Planet Waves, his first record to hit #1. To celebrate 50 years of this landmark album, LISA BASTONI has invited NAOMI SOMMERS and special guest JOSH KANTOR (Fenway Park organist) to join her at TOURISTS to perform their stripped down acoustic take on Planet Waves in its entirety, plus a selection of deep cut Dylan covers.
Bob Dylan has been a source of inspiration for singer/songwriter Lisa Bastoni ever since she first picked up a guitar. In 1999, she won first place at a Bob Dylan Karaoke contest at the Newport Folk Festival. For her seventeenth birthday, she received a copy of Dylan’s book Lyrics:1962-1985 that, according to her, is now, “Velveteen Rabbit-level falling apart from love.” About ten years ago, she started making miniature painted cardboard dioramas with scenes based on Dylan’s songs. “I realized I might be verging into the category of a little too weird as far as Dylan fandom goes, and had to dial it back a little.”

This is going to be a very special evening.