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Music Interview: Singer-Songwriter James McMurtry — Playing With Words

James McMurtry’s Facebook page describes him as “Steadily Shedding Fans Since 1989.”

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music Tagged: Blake Maddux, James-McMurtry

Opera Album Review: A Major Baroque Opera in English Receives a Stylish Recording

Aside from English pronunciation issues, the singers put over this remarkably polished and attractive opera by one of England’s great seventeenth-century composers with great panache, matching the superb instrumentalists.

By: Ralph P. Locke Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Opera, Review Tagged: Ensemble Correspondances, Ensemble Correspondances/ Sébastien Daucé, Harmonia Mundi, Licelot de Wilde, Lucile Richardot, Matthew Locke, Psyche, Ralph P. Locke, Sébastien Daucé

Opera Interview: Director Anne Bogart Takes on “Bluebeard’s Castle/Four Songs”

“We take the audience on a journey that’s not part of a traditional approach to opera.”

By: Robert Israel Filed Under: Featured, Interview, Music, Opera Tagged: Anne Bogart, Bluebeard’s Castle/Four Songs, Boston-Lyric-Opera, Flynn Cruiseport, The Terminal

Book Review: “Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History”

Even more impressive than the sheer amount of raw knowledge Bill Janovitz puts on display is the way he expertly elaborates on Leon Russell’s familiar resume highlights to create a full, three-dimensional portrait of a very complicated artist (and person).

By: Scott McLennan Filed Under: Books, Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Bill Janovitz, biography, Elton John, Hachette Books, Leon Russell, Leon Russell: The Master of Space and Time’s Journey Through Rock & Roll History

Rock Concert Review: The “Remain in Light” Tour — A Very Welcome Revival

The 11-piece group frontloaded its 90-minute set for immediate impact, answering the biggest challenge — replacing the vocal charisma of David Byrne — with a communal approach.

By: Paul Robicheau Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Adrian Belew, Cool Cool Cool, Jerry Harrison, Paul Robicheau, Remain in Light, Talking Heads

Classical Music Album Review: Bamberger Symphoniker’s “Liebestod” — Anything But Sleepy

Don’t let the redundancy of much of this album’s repertoire dissuade you. On all the vital metrics, Liebestod delivers

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Review Tagged: "Liebestod", accentus, Bamberger Symphoniker, Jakub Hrůša

Album Review: A Past Fit for the Future –“Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium”

Projects such as Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium extricate the resilient voice of the people from the cacophony of current ideological intervention.

By: Jeremy Ray Jewell Filed Under: Featured, Folk, Music, Review, World Music Tagged: Birthright: A Black Roots Music Compendium, Corey Harris, Craft Recordings, Ted Olson

Classical Album Review: Missy Mazzoli’s “Dark with Excessive Bright”

Missy Mazzoli’s scoring is generally airy and virtuosic, yet Dark with Excessive Bright doesn’t seem to add up to more than the sum of its parts.

By: Jonathan Blumhofer Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Bis, Dark with Excessive Bright, Missy Mazzoli, Peter Herresthal

Rock Concert Review: Elvis Costello — Proudly Flaunting his Dependability and Unpredictability

Elvis Costello loves to visit various regions of the past but wouldn’t dare move to any of them permanently.

By: Blake Maddux Filed Under: Featured, Music, Review, Rock Tagged: Elvis Costello, Steve Thomas, The Cabot

Classical Concert Review: The Boston Symphony Orchestra Plays Davis, Dawson, and Bonds

While balancing the scales of justice can be difficult work, the effort is an important act of generosity, even love.

By: Aaron Keebaugh Filed Under: Classical Music, Featured, Music, Review Tagged: Aaron Keebaugh, Anthony Davis, Anthony McGill, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Thomas Wilkins, William Levi Dawson

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