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Album Review: Mr. Joe Jackson Presents: Max Champion in “What a Racket!”

November 26, 2023
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If you’re brave enough to dip your toes into a musical unknown, there are pleasures a-plenty to be had in this recording, in which Joe Jackson takes us on what purports to be a musicological excavation of the works of a long-forgotten figure of the English Music Hall era.

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Film Review: “The Holdovers” — Learning Their Lessons

November 4, 2023
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Director Alexander Payne and star Paul Giamatti excel at this kind of character-driven comedy/drama.

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Book Review: “All the Years Combine: The Grateful Dead in Fifty Shows” — Grab a Bong

November 25, 2023
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“All The Years Combined” is best approached as yet another voice in the ever burgeoning conversation about the evolution of the Grateful Dead.

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Film Review: “The Burial” — Courtroom Specacular

October 16, 2023
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Director Maggie Betts has much to keep in check – a courtroom drama and an exposé of corporate greed and racial politics in Mississippi.

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November Short Fuses — Materia Critica

November 1, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

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Coming Attractions: October 22 through November 7 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 22, 2023
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Country Album Review: Robin Lane’s Current and Cathartic “Dirt Road to Heaven”

October 26, 2022
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Channeling equal parts Lucinda Williams and Levon Helm, the album features Robin Lane’s rich, earthy voice supported by sparse instrumentation.

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Music Interview: Singer Songwriter Robin Lane on a “Dirt Road to Heaven”

October 3, 2022
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Singer and songwriter Robin Lane talks about the genesis of her new album. She will be performing live around New England with a new ensemble.

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Music Interview: Tim Jackson — on Robin Lane, The Band That Time Forgot, Johnny D’s, and the End of an Era

January 12, 2016
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“I hope that these new venues still want to book the occasional seasoned musician, because audiences of all ages still love rock and roll.”

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Film Feature: Local Rocker Robin Lane and Coming Back Strong “When Things Go Wrong”

March 23, 2014
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Robin Lane’s story goes back to her ‘60s days as a child of Hollywood glamor, her long tenure as a Boston rock survivor, and her recent renaissance as a musical counsellor for abused women.

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