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Jazz Album Review: The Ultimate Peggy Lee — A Woman in Control

June 26, 2020
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Peggy Lee’s career took her far from the bifurcated sexual image expected of a canary — 40% coy seductiveness and 60% “I just want to settle down but will entertain you until the right guy comes along.”

Performing Arts Series: Stories of Surviving COVID-19 — New England Conservatory

June 26, 2020
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What lies beyond COVID-19 for the arts community?

Music Album Review: Phoebe Bridgers’s “Punisher” — A Stunning Sophomore Album

June 25, 2020
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Phoebe Bridgers has crafted a disc filled with pristine, meditative songs that carry a brutal emotional weight.

Jazz Album Review: Pianist Erroll Garner — The Best Tunes Played with Mucho Gusto

June 25, 2020
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Thanks to Octave and Mack Avenue Records, a significant section of pianist Erroll Garner’s storied career is back, sounding better than ever before.

Jazz Album Review: Rudresh Mahanthappa’s “Hero Trio” — To the Rescue

June 23, 2020
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Adventurous jazz is not always as much fun to listen to as it is on Hero Trio, a stellar meeting of compositions, arrangements, and astute performances propelled by real passion.

Rock Album Review: In Hinds Sight — “The Prettiest Curse”

June 20, 2020
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Hinds’ shortcomings are readily apparent, but their infectious energy is undeniable.

Jazz Concert Review: Livestream — Billy Hart Quartet at the Village Vanguard

June 18, 2020
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The exhilarating power of live music in a small club blazed forth whenever the momentum built loud and hard toward a stirring transition.

Rock Album Review: Larkin Poe’s “Self Made Man” — Bursting with Defiance and Muscle

June 17, 2020
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Self Made Man is a perfect piece of music for anyone eager to push, shove, jump, and shout after months of being told to stay put.

Jazz Recording Review: “If There Are Mountains” — An Instant Classic

June 17, 2020
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There’s much to admire in If There Are Mountains, modulated pathos as well as subtle joys.

Concert Review: Ticket to Park — Johnny A Plays the British Invasion Songbook at the Tupelo Drive-In

June 16, 2020
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A by-the-carload ticket gets you a spot in the Tupelo Music Hall parking lot and an empty space next to it.

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