Jason M. Rubin
For the better part of two hours at Lynn Auditorium, this version of Deep Purple rocked a sold-out crowd chiefly made up of 50-somethings.
Read MoreA handy-dandy guide to seven newish summer arts festivals in the Boston area. They are all free of charge.
Read MoreThis was probably the loudest, rockingest Brian Wilson show I’ve ever seen.
Read MoreDespite the neglect from the local media, the Boston blues scene is strong.
Read MoreNo Pier Pressure is Brian Wilson’s 11th solo album and it shows little diminution of his still-prodigious talents.
Read MoreEsperanza Spalding is not simply beyond reproach – she is a young lioness the likes of which the jazz world has really never seen before.
Read MoreGiven the diverse musical tastes of label head Bob Lord, it should be no surprise that the second annual PARMA Music Festival will be a thoroughly eclectic affair.
Read MoreJP Porchfest organizers see it as an opportunity not only to provide grassroots entertainment, but also to launch a community-building event that represents and celebrates the area’s ethnic and artistic diversity.
Read MoreOne of drummer Ra-Kalam Bob Moses’s most resonant teachings was that it is better to find the infinite possibilities within a single idea than to keep changing ideas every ten seconds.
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Arts Commentary: The “Maleficent” Syndrome — Making the Villain the Hero
Perhaps because real life is so painful, so tragic, we cannot bear to see evil in full flight. Evil must be relative, it must fly on wings of rationale, on a broomstick of retribution.
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