Karen Schlosberg

Book Review: Susanna Hoffs’s “This Bird Has Flown” — A Satisfying Romcom

April 4, 2023
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All in all, This Bird Has Flown is light but not brainless, and engagingly adorable. It’s a perfect beach read for the New Wave set.

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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (March Entry)

March 9, 2021
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Here’s yet one more fantastic thing about it no longer being 2020: it’s now the 50th anniversary of the excellent music that premiered in 1971.

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Concert Review: The English Beat at Lowell Summer Music Series

August 19, 2019
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Mainstay singer/songwriter/guitarist Dave Wakeling and the band were in fine form in Lowell, whipping through a hit-laden 90-minute set to an enthusiastic crowd.

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Book Review: Peter Jackson and the Making of Middle-Earth

November 9, 2018
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Journalist Ian Nathan presents Peter Jackson’s trials in bringing Tolkien’s books to film as if he was writing a spy thriller.

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Concert Review: Al Stewart Returns to the “Year of the Cat”

October 17, 2018
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Though Al Stewart can’t hit the high notes like he used to, his distinctive, crisp voice is still strong and melodic at 72.

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Rock Concert Review: The Satisfactions of a Wall of Sound

August 28, 2018
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This smaller setting allowed for more casual ease and intimacy between the audience and the band.

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