B12 The Boston Globe WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 2015 Names Mark Shanahan & Meredith Goldstein

Wahlberg to perform Baby boy for Palmer during papal visit Amanda Palmer, who’d been posting Will Mark Wahlberg be sharing the pictures of her pregnant self for stage with Pope Francis during the months, announced the arrival of her Holy Father’s US visit? Maybe. Wahl- baby boy on Twitter and Instagram berg, whose misspent youth on the Monday morning. The singer posted a mean streets of Dorchester has been picture of herself and husband, writer well documented, is among the celeb- Neil Gaiman, cuddling with young An- rities who’ll take part in this week- thony. “we’re finally all safely landed end’s Festival of Families in Philadel- on the other side of childbirth . . . me, phia. Described by organizers as an neil and little anthony,” she wrote. “international celebration of family, “someday i’ll tell you the whole story. community, and faith,” the festival, to it was a crazy, beautiful trip. mean- be attended by the pope, will feature while please forgive my total lack of performances by Wahlberg, Aretha online presence for a while . . . i’m so Franklin, Sister Sledge, the Fray, and happy to be spending the time away opera singer Andrea Bocelli.(It’snot from the phone and the computer and clear what the artist formerly known doing the only thing i want to do right as Marky Mark will “perform,” but now . . . at home, in the quiet woods, we’re guessing it won’t be his hit all three of us falling in love with each “Good Vibrations.”) Pope Francis, who other after our long long journey to- arrived in DC Tuesday, heads to New gether. we’re exhausted.” York Friday, and to Philly on Saturday. The 44-year-old Wahlberg, who’s mar- ried to model Rhea Durham, with whom has four children, has said he MORE CELEBRITY NEWS goes to church every day.

Falchuk and Paltrow Penn files defamation suit KAYANA SZYMCZAK FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE Sean Penn has filed a $10 million def- “Glee” and amation lawsuit in New York against “American ‘‘Empire’’ co-creator Lee Daniels over Horror Sto- Jewel shares life stories, personal songs at Berklee comments Daniels made about him in ry” executive a publication. The lawsuit says Daniels producer Jewel Kilcher — better known to most simply as about her childhood in the Alaskan wilderness, her unfairly compared Penn to ‘‘Empire’’ (and New- Jewel — was at the Berklee Performance Center this tumultuous relationship with her abusive, alcoholic star Terrence Howard, who’s been ac- ton native) week for an evening of songs and stories to promote father (and their subsequent reconciliation,) her cused of domestic violence and ac- BRAD FALCHUK/INSTAGRAM Brad Fal- the release of her new album, “Picking Up the Pieces,” homeless adolescence, her marriage and divorce knowledged he ‘‘smacked’’ his ex-wife. chuk celebrated the premiere of his and her memoir, “Never Broken.” With just a guitar from rodeo cowboy Ty Murray, and the birth of the Daniels’s comments appeared in The latest show, “Scream Queens,” with and a microphone, Jewel reflected on her rags-to- couple’s son, Kase. “All I want to do is build love in Hollywood Reporter. Daniels said cast members and his rumored girl- riches journey, here and there stopping to sing songs, my life,” she said. Fielding questions from the audi- Howard hadn’t done anything differ- friend, Gwyneth Paltrow, in Los Ange- including “Somewhere Over the Rainbow,” “Hands,” ence at the end, Jewel reflected on her role as a ent from Penn. Penn’s lawyer says les Monday night. He shared some and two tracks off of the new release, “My Father’s mother and artist. “I think I always had a writer’s Penn has wrongly been the target of pictures of the party on Instagram. Daughter” and “Mercy.” The 41-year-old singer talked heart,” she said. rumors and ‘‘baseless attacks.’’ (AP)

Talking innovation

Allison Miazga-Bedrick (left), senior brand director for Mars chocolate company, was at the Ad Club’s Media Innovation Day on Monday to talk about the celebrity-packed “You’re Not You When You’re Hungry” television ads for Snickers. (Behind her onstage is a shot of a New York City billboard that shows Maureen McCormick’s Marcia Brady morphing into “Break- ing Bad” and “Sons of Anarchy” actor Danny Trejo as she gets hungrier.) Oth- er VIPs at the Ad Club event at the Westin Boston Waterfront included Stacy Minero from Twitter, Jeremi Gorman from Amazon, and Ben Jones from Google. JULIETTE LYNCH FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE

Globe correspondent Mallory Abreu ‘Barnyard’ party for photographer contributed. Read local celebrity news at www.bostonglobe.com/names. Boston Globe photojournalist Dina Rudick (center) had a book party at Appleton Names can be reached at names@ Farms in Ipswich over the weekend for “Barnyard Kids: A Family Guide for Rais- SUZANNE KREITER/GLOBE STAFF globe.com or at 617-929-8253. ing Animals.” Rudick started an organic farm with her husband.

Liv simply ‘My dad says you’re a human doing instead of a human being. It’s so true. We’re always doing, doing, doing.’ LIV TYLER (daughter of Steven Tyler), on slowing down, in the October issue of More magazine maximizes moody mix at Brighton Music Hall

By Maura Johnston MUSIC REVIEW GLOBE CORRESPONDENT When the French musician ALCEST launched his project Alcest With Emma Ruth Rundle. 15 years ago, he was working in the At Brighton Music Hall, Monday idiom of — crushing guitars and rapid-fire drums, dragged along by guttural screams. FIRST RUN FEATURES But over time, as band members ro- selves, with movements that even- Ariane Labed stars in “Fidelio: Alice’s Odyssey.” tated in and out, the darkness tually resolve into drones reminis- cracked, allowing light to slowly cent of satisfied sighs. A lineup key wrench, she works in an engine seep in; Alcest’s first full-length, rounded out to four pieces provided room reminiscent of “Das Boot.” Some- 2007’s “Souvenirs d’Autre Monde,” a jolt; while guitars remained This ‘Fidelio’ carries times she stares at the blank face of the tempered its more extreme mo- bright, the rhythm section on songs sea, perhaps pondering the virtue al- ments with gently bobbing rhythms like the swaying “L’eveil des muses” luded to by the ship’s name. But Gaël and cavernous riffs that brought to and shape-shifting “Écailles de cargo of a different sort (Melvil Poupaud), the ship’s captain mind , the reverb-and-dis- lune, Pt. 1” reminded the audience and her former lover, is an unavoid- tortion-heavy brand of rock associ- of Alcest’s origins, with floor-rum- By Peter Keough MOVIE REVIEW able presence, and she’s sorely tempt- ated with British acts like My bling bass and steadily pummeling GLOBE CORRESPONDENT ed to stray. So she writes besotted e- Bloody Valentine and . drums. Old sailor’s lore says it’s bad luck to YY½ mails to her boyfriend. She mastur- In 2014 Alcest — Neige and the Monday’s set list touched on all have a woman or a corpse on board a FIDELIO: ALICE’S ODYSSEY bates. And she drinks and carouses percussionist Winterhalter — re- four of Alcest’s albums, and while ship. And when your captain turns out Written and directed by Lucie with the rest of the crew, just like one leased “Shelter,” which showed that material from “Shelter” definitely to be your ex-boyfriend, batten down Borleteau. Starring Ariane Labed, of the guys. In fact, despite being torn the crack had fully parted. It’s a gor- had more sunlight radiating from it, the hatches! A storm is brewing. Melvil Poupaud, Anders Danielsen between two men, being part of the geous album with intricate guitar the other songs showcased Alcest’s So goes the engaging scenario of Lie. At Museum of Fine Arts. crew seems to be what Alice really textures and singing from Neige effective blending of light and dark, Lucie Borleteau’s “Fidelio: Alice’s Od- 97 minutes. Unrated (sex, nudity). In wants. That wish to join the company that adds a soothing gravity to the of low and high end. Neige was a yssey.” As far as modern seafaring od- French, Romanian, English, Tagalog, of men makes her relationship with sky-scraping riffs. But as Alcest commanding presence, filled with ysseys go, it spends a lot of time in the and Norwegian, with subtitles. the captain even more difficult, showed on Monday night in front of gratitude that peaked when he de- doldrums. Modern-day commercial though no more interesting. a rapt audience at Brighton Music murely replied, “Thank you” to an seafaring has not inspired many mem- Instead, the diary of the dead guy in Hall, the group knows how to em- audience member who had yelled orable movies — only Alain Tanner’s the freezer, which Alice steals and ploy tricks from its former musical “You can’t leave!” at the encore’s “In the White City” (1983) and “Cap- lotte Gainsbourg), shot from high reads, is more compelling. Written like idiom of choice for maximum effect. outset. The band, unfortunately, did tain Phillips” (2013) come to mind. above, swims naked like a water the voice-over of a very existential Smashing Pumpkins’ chiming eventually have to leave — tour is a Borleteau’s resembles Tanner’s master- nymph. Her boyfriend, Felix (Anders French film of the ’60s, the diary’s de- “Today” on the P.A. gave way to harsh mistress — but not before it piece in its slow pacing and occasional Danielsen Lie), watches entranced. scriptions of ennui and loneliness “Wings,” the opening track of “Shel- pulled out the luminous “Dé- striking image, but when it comes to But their idyll is short lived: In a bit of make Alice’s fretting about whom to ter,” as Alcest took the stage. The livrance,” a glacial, somber track compelling characters and deep clever gender role twisting, it’s Alice sleep with seem frivolous. This Odys- song’s whirlwind of voices and key- that eventually resolved into si- themes it runs adrift. who heads off to sea and sad Felix re- sey sails in shallow waters. boards sets the tone for an album lence. One such striking image occurs at mains behind waiting. about finding refuge. Alcest depicts the beginning: Alice (Ariane Labed, Aboard the cargo ship Fidelio, Peter Keough can be reached at that refuge through intricate play- Maura Johnston can be reached at who has the angular intensity of Char- wearing overalls and lugging a mon- [email protected]. ing and songs that fold in on them- [email protected].