Music
Feel free to disagree, add to them, come up with your own list, etc. Above all, enjoy!
Read MoreMore than holiday knock-offs, Nick Lowe’s Christmas songs were his strongest batch of originals in awhile.
Read MoreAward-winning historian Joel Williamson would seem to have the credentials to illuminate Elvis as a distinctly Southern phenomenon.
Read MoreA Christmas Celtic Sojourn is uplifting and spirited fun; the performers are having at least as good a time as the audience, and that is always a winning formula.
Read MoreBe prepared for some challenging, off-the-beaten path choices, including a new tradition.
Read MoreFor those of us who love Christmas music, Aimee Mann and company showed how to do it right: a lot of lovely songs and festive spirits, not a lot of sticky sentiment.
Read MoreMr. Airplane Man was beloved in the local blues world and the Abbey Lounge garage-rock circuit. They play their first local shows in nine years this week.
Read MoreBEMF’s double bill of two short and comic Pergolesi operas made for an unusual and totally delightful presentation.
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