Interview

Theater Interview: Bob Scanlan on Directing “The Arsonists”

August 27, 2024
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“It’s not just some generic ‘evil’ “The Arsonists” protests, it is willful blindness to fascist and authoritarian agendas. Denial and hiding behind “bourgeois” comfort is the theme.”

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Rock Interview: Incubus on Tour — Reimagining Their Landmark Album “Morning View”

August 26, 2024
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It has been over 20 years since Incubus released its acclaimed album “Morning View”. The band has re-recorded it under the name “Morning View XXIII”.

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Musician Interview: Alex Levine on The Gaslight Anthem’s Expanded “History Books”

August 15, 2024
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“Just like a rejuvenated marriage, we feel as if we can conquer anything. We’re excited, we’re excited to continue doing what we do, make music, tour, and see what comes of it.”

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Author Interview: A Mindset at the Crossroads of the Teutonic and the Semitic — A Conversation with Writer-Translator Peter Wortsman

August 14, 2024
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A translator must meet a compelling need — to reinvent Franz Kafka’s voice in an English that resounds in the present moment.

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Musician Interview: After “Duality” — Lindsey Stirling Will Show a Different Side at MGM Music Hall

August 8, 2024
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Audiences will hear the new musical direction violinist Lindsey Stirling and her band have taken when they perform at Fenway’s MGM Music Hall.

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Musician Interview: Slash Sings the Blues at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival

July 30, 2024
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In support of the release of his album “Orgy of the Damned,” Slash is not just touring; he’s putting on a distinctive concert experience with a positive message.

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Musician Interview: Veteran Vocalist/Pianist Ben Sidran on Expanding the Aural Horizon in “Rainmaker”

July 29, 2024
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“Popular music in America is already so formulated and dumbed-down that the fear of AI making it more trivial is probably beside the point.”

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Musician Interview: “Getting It Back,” A Documentary about the Surprising Story of Afro-Funk Pioneers Cymande

July 28, 2024
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The band’s potent, percussive sound was years ahead of its time, as proven by today’s red hot London jazz scene, whose biggest stars are audibly influenced by Cymande.

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Musician Interview: “They drowned out the roaring sea ” — Swanky Kitchen Band Brings the Sounds of the Cayman Islands to the Lowell Folk Festival

July 23, 2024
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Swanky Kitchen Band is single-handedly carrying on the venerable, but little known, Afro/Celtic/Caribbean tradition of fiddle-led dance bands in the Cayman Islands.

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Musician Interview: Aoife O’Donovan on Fighting the Same Battles, Over and Over

July 15, 2024
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Singer/songwriter Aoife O’Donovan’s new album is a moving tribute to the women, particularly Carrie Chapman Catt, who made the 19th Amendment a reality.

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