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Musician Interview: The Sweet Remains Tour New England

August 22, 2025
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“The music I really respond to is by artists who have in some way captured a moment in an evocative way, a universal truth, something that feels honest and real. That’s what we try to do.”

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Musician Interview: Talking to Folk-Rock Troubadour Steve Forbert

July 23, 2025
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It’s difficult to say if Steve Forbert sounds youthful now or if he has long since fully grown into his always expressive and distinctive voice. Or both.

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Musician Interview: Saxophonist, Composer, and Historian of Early Jazz Allen Lowe — An Invaluable Maverick

June 22, 2025
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Allen Lowe is a saxophonist, composer, and historian of early jazz and roots music who doesn’t think he’s getting a fair shake from jazz’s gatekeepers.

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Opera Preview/Interview: White Snake Projects’ “To The People Like Us” — Understanding the Urgency of the Moment

June 16, 2025
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Our conversation touched—considerably, as it turned out—on the current political climate and the dispiriting response of the musical world to the rising tide of homegrown authoritarianism.

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Concert Preview: Sam Grisman Project, with Peter Rowan, Comes to New England

June 9, 2025
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Along with the legendary Peter Rowan, other multi-generational participants in this leg of the Sam Grisman Project tour are well versed in the bluegrass songbook.

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Musician Interview: Talking to Suzanne Vega about “Flying with Angels”

May 30, 2025
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Suzanne Vega’s collection of 10 new original songs further solidifies and builds on her reputation as a unique talent among her generation of singer-songwriters.

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Visual Arts Interview: Matthew Teitelbaum — A Decade of Leadership at MFA/Boston

May 30, 2025
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“The MFA is a place that really matters to a lot of people, and it is the safety of this place that matters and its commitment to excellence. These are things that must never be compromised.”

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Musician Interview: Talking with Eliane Elias — A Brazilian Jazz Legend

May 27, 2025
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The performance at Groton Hill Music Center will “be a journey through Brazil. They will hear some classics, some great Brazilian love songs, and hear stories about the songs. I will dedicate some of the show to the bossa nova.”

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Musician Interview: Copilot at Boston Calling — A Dream Come True

May 20, 2025
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“You make it a goal — one day performing on a big stage, such as Boston Calling. To see it come to fruition is a dream, it’s awesome.”

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Musician Profile / Interview: Composer Carlos Simon at a Career Turning Point

May 19, 2025
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Getting to know the Composer Chair of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the first composer of color to have a comprehensive long-term relationship with the BSO.

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