The Head and the Heart originally gained a cult following with its introspective lyrics and acoustic folk-rock instrumentation. Last year, though, the band was signed to a major label and released Signs of Light, a breakthrough hit album. particularly care what’s on the charts at any given moment. T hree acts that defy easy categorization — and have attracted passionate fan followings — will appear in May at the intimate Alexis & Jim Pugh Theater. If you like good music that’s just a bit outside the mainstream, you’ll want to see all three. Martin Sexton (May 12), The Head and the Heart (May 19) and the Tedeschi Trucks Band (May 28) may not be household names. But they routinely pack venues with serious indie-oriented folk, blues and rock fans who don’t MARTIN SEXTON May 12 Singer-songwriter Martin Sexton’s new album, Mixtape of the Open Road, features what Rolling Stone calls the singer’s “soulmarinated voice” delivering a dozen original songs held together by a theme — the call of the open highway. PopMatters critic Jonathan Frahm describes 50 artsLife | SUMMER 2017 Mixtape as “a consistently breezily contemplative record bursting with individuality from between the seams. It’s an organic piece of work developed from inspiration on the open road, and is as cohesive and dynamic as the road itself.” Sexton knows a little something about the road. Born in upstate New York, in 1988 he moved to Boston. There he sang at open-mic nights and on the streets of Harvard Square while building a following. He
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