Music
The Boston Early Music Festival returns in person — and in a world-premiere recording of a German Baroque opera.
Big Thief is a largely somber folk-rock outfit fronted by introspective singer/songwriter Adrianne Lenker that doesn’t care much about showmanship.
It’s a work that shifts gears often, which is not in itself a bad idea for a book about a famed shape-shifter.
Charli packages existential angst and heartache in sly, self aware pop performances that manage to deftly fuse self-conscious artificiality with earnest passion.
Recently, some artists have come out of the closet and put their prog hearts on their sleeves with new recordings that celebrate the heyday of progressive rock.
These two superb new releases were both recorded at a former fire station in Connecticut.
The album features seven tracks played by five different groups fronted or co-led by guitarist John McLaughlin.
The record companies are bringing us unsuspected marvels from past and present that we might otherwise never hear, from astonishing Handel-era works and brand-new American pieces to elegantly performed guitar sonatas from 19th Century Vienna.
Some substantial works by composer Felix Mendelssohn remain overlooked.
Music Commentary: The Streaming Cesspool
When listeners outsource their listening to streaming organizations, as they commonly do, they are often directed to music that has been selected to fatten up someone’s bottom line, not to enrich and expand their musical lives.
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