Blake Maddux
Samantha Fish is coming to the Cabot Theater on June 16. Her latest disc, produced by Jon Spencer, currently sits atop “Billboard”’s Blues Albums chart.
Read MoreThe Smithereens have released only two albums of original material since 1999, so it was pleasantly surprising when The Lost Album, consisting of a dozen songs recorded in 1993 but never released by the band, appeared last September.
Read More“I go out on the road and the clubs are full everywhere I go,” Peter Case gratefully acknowledges. “People come out to hear me play. It’s an amazing gift to have that.
Read MoreJames McMurtry’s Facebook page describes him as “Steadily Shedding Fans Since 1989.”
Read MoreElvis Costello loves to visit various regions of the past but wouldn’t dare move to any of them permanently.
Read More“A lot of people don’t know about this fire today. It’s not really well-known as part of the city’s history.”
Read More“I remember playing the Rathskeller. I think that was the second gig we had in the US. I remember what a dive that was. I remember how really exciting it was to be there. Just the promise, the potential.”
Read MoreThe caliber of Richard Thompson’s voice is undiminished. His always expressive, frequently soothing timbre was perfectly intact.
Read MoreIt has been a long time since I last felt this passionately about a new artist as I do about The Beths.
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Author Interview: Dr. Peniel E. Joseph on the Third Reconstruction and Hope for a Multiracial Democracy
Blake Maddux talks to Peniel Joseph about his latest book, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”
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