Music
Vocalist Allegra Levy is at her strongest when purveying certain specific moods — melancholy, playful, even lightly ironic.
Ronnie Cuber makes the high-speed acceleration sound lyrical as well as virtuosic; the band obliges with solos that come off as much more than your standard bop band running the changes.
Living Colour gives us fair and balanced for those who fear becoming unbalanced.
Besides passing along the tradition of mariachi to their students, the members of Mariachi Mexico Antiguo perform as an ensemble at local events, including this weekend’s Lowell Folk Festival.
Miguel Zenón’s extraordinary writing for strings and saxophone makes use of ever-changing textures generated out of jazz, Puerto Rican folk, and classical music.
A baker’s dozen of recordings worth hearing . . . maybe even owning.
The release of previously unavailable recordings from Dexter Gordon and John Coltrane are causes for celebration. Two unforgettable voices in jazz — are back!
You might argue that this session was forgotten, but this new release shouldn’t be thought of as lost — because no one was looking for it
Rob Sheffield seemed to have promised a whale of an original tale but delivered only a few goldfish.
Rock Homage: Farewell, Slayer — Metal to the Core
Slayer has been as good and dependable as any band ever has been in rock and roll.
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