Commentary
Do any of his accomplishments – including James Levine’s raising the level of an orchestra’s playing to new heights – really excuse sexual predation?I’d argue in the negative.
Hippie Boomers have morphed from being figures we were horrified to see victimized (think “Easy Rider”) to the kind of people that audiences are positively happy to see get their comeuppances.
Throughout her career, Joan Walsh Anglund remained humbled and amazed by her success, maintaining a quiet and private life.
Dorothy Boudreau believed in the necessity of culture, and she was as erudite as she was unpretentious.
Few bands have shown themselves to be as infectious about their art — and for so long.
It behooves audiences to be aware of how workers in the arts organizations they frequent are treated and whether management is operating in good faith.
Fuse critics pay homage to Chick Corea performances and recordings that they found memorable.
Ferlinghetti was a truly Whitman-like figure who really had been through it all, traveled the world, and fought for what he believed in. I have yet to hear anyone say an unkind word said about him.
All four budgets that Donald Trump and his sycophants sent to Congress had nada for the arts and humanities.
Arts Remembrance: Jeff Breeze, Host of WMBR’s “Pipeline”
“I don’t believe that there has been a stronger advocate for local music than Jeff Breeze. Nobody cared more about local music than him — nobody.”
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