Music

Music Preview: Michael Gibbs — Coming Full Circle at Berklee

October 16, 2017
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The evening will be an invaluable opportunity to hear sounds, textures, and melodies created by a veteran composer/arranger.

Jazz CD Reviews: Cowboys and Frenchmen/ Mark Zaleski Band

October 13, 2017
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Both Cowboys and Frenchmen and Mark Zaleski Band “groove, interact, and emote.”

Concert Review: Hudson at the Berklee Performance Center

October 12, 2017
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It’s clear these four musicians love playing together. As long as the magic lasts, it’s well worth your hearing.

Rock Remembrance: Tom Petty — Everyman’s Songwriter

October 10, 2017
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Tom Petty managed to not only survive but thrive in the ever-changing music world.

Music/Book Interview: Ann Powers — On Love, Sex, and Popular Music

October 6, 2017
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“As morality shifts,” NPR’s Ann Powers writes, “music does, too, helping people navigate those boundaries.”

Music Interview: Evie Sands Won’t Quit Making Pop

October 6, 2017
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Instead of wallowing in pity, singer Evie Sands has had the last laugh by remaining active as a performer, songwriter, and guitarist of original material.

CD Reviews: Ghost Train Orchestra’s Book of Rhapsodies, Vol. II” and Jane Ira Bloom’s “Wild Lines: Improvising Emily Dickinson” – Second Thoughts

October 5, 2017
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In two new releases, Jane Ira Bloom and Brian Carpenter complete their work on self-defined projects that are tonics for a time of trouble.

Rock Review: Here Come The Monks — Again

October 4, 2017
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The Monks were, and to some extent still are, the quintessential cult band.

Concert Review: Beethoven and Shostakovich at Symphony Hall

October 3, 2017
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One of Andris Nelsons’ great gifts as an interpreter is his ability to shape and develop large-scale musical forms.

Music Review: Saxon and UFO — Still Howling After All These Years

October 2, 2017
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Saxon and UFO may not be ‘forever young,’ but their spirits have yet to grow old.

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