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Author Interview: Joan Lancourt on Junior Programs — Pioneers of Theater for Young Audiences

April 14, 2025
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Junior Programs undertook “a visionary rethinking of the potential relationship between the performing arts and the lives of the nation’s children, with the specific artistic innovations emerging organically from that rethinking”.

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Musician Interview: Rick Berlin Talks About His New Album “WTF!?,” His Upcoming Show, and Turning 80

April 12, 2025
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Rick Berlin is about to triple dip in the area of major achievements. April 19 marks the release of the Nickel & Dime Band album WTF!?, it is the date of their performance at Brighton Music Hall, and it also marks Berlin’s 80th birthday.

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Musician’s Interview: Barry Burns of Mogwai Talks About Stoking “The Bad Fire”

April 8, 2025
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Mogwai’s explosive sound has inspired numerous bands around the world, including in the Boston area. 

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Author Interview: Commentator Elie Mystal on Laws That Piss Him Off — And You Should Be Pissed Off as Well

March 26, 2025
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“I didn’t want to write just another “orange man bad” book. I wanted to remind people that the world exists in the way that it does on purpose. We have chosen to live this way. We could choose tomorrow to NOT live this way and things would be better.”

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Musician Interview: Neal Francis on His Album “Return To Zero”

March 22, 2025
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Chicago singer-songwriter and pianist Neal Francis has been riding a smooth retro groove since the late 2010s, thanks to his stellar fusion of funk, soul, R&B, and psychedelic rock.

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Musician Interview: Blueswoman Ally Venable joins the “Experience Hendrix’

March 21, 2025
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“When I think about blues music, I think about the musicians that came before me and what they had to say, all of those amazing guitar players. They were really playing a form of protest music.”

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Author Interview: Roberta Silman — Taking Up “Heart-work”

March 20, 2025
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“Heart-work,” Roberta Silman’s new collection of stories, looks at the knotty intricacies of domestic life.

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Filmmaker Interview: Director Eric Green on His Documentary “Life On the V: The Story of V66”

February 26, 2025
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“V66 is a piece of broadcast history that a lot of people don’t know about. I’m proud to be the person to tell its story.”

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Musician Interview: John Pizzarelli Sings Sinatra

February 12, 2025
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Though John Pizzarelli has written and recorded his own material, his specialty has always been embracing and interpreting the tunes of the giants and legends and making them his own.

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Musician Interview: Jerry Cantrell Gets Ready To Rock The House Of Blues

January 31, 2025
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Jerry Cantrell of Alice in Chains and I talked about the making of his latest recording, his most recent two solo albums versus his previous two, and his thoughts about his Boston fans.

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