Beck uses playfulness to shine at Riviera.(News)

Byline: Mark Guarino Daily Herald Music Critic To Beck, every object is a musical instrument, every thought is a potential lyric, every rhyme strangely meaningful. His inventiveness thrives on borderlines - the difficult ones separating folk and rap and high satire with serious introspection.

That disparity became very entertaining Wednesday when the 35- year-old performer played the Riviera, the second of two sold-out nights. The one-hour, 25-minute show took place in the context of a fun house - seven musicians interchanging instruments, shifting personas, and banging, ...

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