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CD Review: Have Mercy’s “Make the Best of It” – Best Isn’t Good Enough

May 14, 2017
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Acclaimed emo band Have Mercy doesn’t deliver much that’s new on their latest LP.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #11 – Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Antar”

May 12, 2017
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s , Antar packs a world of chimeric colors, impellent drama, and memorable tunes into less than thirty minutes.

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Music Feature: Shor’ty Billups — The Last Boston Soul Man

May 11, 2017
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A celebration of a man who is one of the only remaining Boston R&B and soul artists who recorded in the 1960s.

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Music Appreciation: The Sadies — Still Going Strong on “Northern Passages”

May 11, 2017
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The album Northern Passages has left me without any doubt that The Sadies are worthy of every iota of praise they have received.

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Book Review: “Shake It Up” — Great American Writing on Rock and Pop

May 8, 2017
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On the whole, this anthology, along with igniting discussions about sins of omission, will make for entertaining browsing.

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Concert Review: The Heroics of Pianist Marc-André Hamelin

May 8, 2017
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Few in the business proffer the same fusion of near-unbelievable chops/technique with an acute musical sensitivity that encourages near-miracles.

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Concert Review: Boston Lyric Opera’s “Le Nozze di Figaro”

May 7, 2017
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By opting to set Figaro as a straight comedy, Cucchi’s production glossed over the opera’s subversive edge.

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Music Review: Notes from the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

May 5, 2017
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The Fest’s music is mostly about audience participation — whether it’s dancing, sing-a-longs, or shouts of call-and-response.

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CD Review: Kendrick Lamar’s “DAMN.” – A Manic Search

May 3, 2017
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Kendrick Lamar has produced a scattered album for a scattered time.

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Concert Review: New England Philharmonic’s “A Fanfare and Fireworks”

April 30, 2017
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There aren’t too many ensembles around that consistently remind us how fresh, rich, diverse, and thought-provoking contemporary can be.

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