Paul Robicheau

Film Review: “In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50” — Dreams and Nightmares

October 18, 2022
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Surprisingly, for a band whose hypnotic music throughout the documentary provides a continuum with menacing and meditative extremes that mesh with near-mathematical discipline, it’s the human elements that leave the greatest impressions..

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Concert Review: Fontaines D.C. — Irish Darkness

October 9, 2022
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At House of Blues, Fontaines D.C.’s brooding, bristling music was offset by shifting swatches of amber and purple lighting amid the shadows, casting the musicians in mysterious terms.

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Concert Review: Roxy Music — A Stylish Pioneer of Art-Rock Celebrates its 50th Anniversary

September 20, 2022
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Once the original Roxy Music core took the stage with their nine supporting musicians, most concerns melted into 100 sublime minutes of music.

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Concert Review: My Morning Jacket — An Evening of Mystery, Majesty, and Murk

September 18, 2022
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The veteran band from Louisville, Kentucky, kicked into the millennium with a wild and woolly mix of Southern rock, alt-country, space-prog, and electro-funk that grew weirder over time.

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Concert Review: Van Morrison — Engaged Rather than Grumpy

September 7, 2022
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A relatively short-but-sweet night that struck just enough highs and no real lows – as long as one accepts that Van Morrison gives more heed to covers than his own hits.

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Festival Review: Beach Road Weekend — A Lighthouse Beacon for Music Fans

August 31, 2022
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This version of Beach Road Weekend marked a huge step to the event joining Newport Folk and Solid Sound among New England’s marquee mid-size festivals.

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Festival Review: 2022 Newport Jazz Festival — A Relaxed Musical Vibe, Communal and Diverse

August 3, 2022
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To some degree, everything fit under the resilient umbrella that the late George Wein raised at the edge of Newport Harbor.

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2022 Newport Folk Festival Review: An Occasion for Awe

July 27, 2022
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The Newport Folk Festival’s biggest secrets were cleanly hidden and tightly executed with the day-capping revelations of Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell.

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Music Festival Review: Northlands Music & Arts Festival — Chill Vibes

June 28, 2022
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Northlands lacks the infrastructure, diversity, and history of some of New England’s finest music fests, but its two-day debut provided a rustic oasis for jambands.

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Festival Review: Solid Sound 2022 — Fun For All

June 2, 2022
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Solid Sound is like a family picnic for stylistically open-minded musicians and fans alike within the brick-mill infrastructure of MASS MoCA.

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