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The Cowsills - the real-life family band from Newport, Rhode Island, who inspired the TV show "The Partridge Family" - brings its harmony-filled sunshine pop to the stage Wednesday and Thursday at 3 and 8 p.m.
I first heard The Cowsills thanks to their chipper and brassy theme to ABC's "Love, American Style," though their biggest songs were a cover of the title track from the 1968 Broadway hit "Hair" and the AM radio staple "The Rain, The Park & Other Things" (aka the "flower girl" song).
Their albums were full of other worthy tracks, upbeat yet wistful, like "What Is Happy," "We Can Fly" and my personal favorite, "Painting the Day," its vaudevillian swing fitting right in with that era's hits by Spanky & Our Gang, The 5th Dimension and The Monkees.
These days on tour, The Cowsills are Paul, Susan and Bob, and YouTube clips of recent gigs show they've still got their harmonizing skills, and put on shows that have power-pop energy (and lots of hyper sibling banter).
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