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Music Feature: The New Funk of Ripe — Making Happiness a “Heavy Emotion”

February 20, 2018
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Here we are more than a year into the tumultuous Trump era, and we have not seen a revival of angry punk or righteous folk.

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Classical Music Concert: Handel and Haydn Society Does Bach Right

February 19, 2018
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It’s hard to sit through these six masterpieces and not feel, for the moment, that life is really good.

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Jazz Concert Review: Chucho Valdés and Gonzalo Rubalcaba at Jordan Hall

February 18, 2018
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It was supposed to be an evening of sheer virtuosity, and that’s what it was.

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Jazz CD Review: Kate McGarry’s “The Subject Tonight Is Love”

February 14, 2018
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Kate McGarry’s latest release is a gorgeous seminar on the many facets of love.

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Music Interview: The Sweet Remains — Performing Only When the Stars Align

February 13, 2018
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This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.

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Classical Concert Review: BMOP celebrates Joan Tower

February 13, 2018
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Above all, Joan Tower’s music doesn’t waste your time.

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Music Interview: Do It Now Supplies a New New Beat

February 8, 2018
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Older folks say Do It Now reminds them of the Beats.

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Jazz Review: Curtis Brothers in Concert — Mentoring Bears Fruit

February 8, 2018
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The Curtis Brothers performance was a display of the mentoring system at its best.

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Concert Review: Hub New Music in Worcester

February 6, 2018
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A stirring serving of contemporary classical music from Hub New Music.

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Concert Review: Boston Symphony plays Mozart and Shostakovich

February 2, 2018
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Despite Shostakovich’s often-dissonant approach, the Fourteenth has always been highly-regarded if infrequently-played.

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