Music
To my ears, the Boston Symphony Orchestra—supplemented by saxophones, guitar, and mandolin—sounded overblown and unbalanced, oddly tinny at times (perhaps because of the amplification), glorious at others.
Before this turns into too much of a love fest, I should point out that Paul McCartney really needs to work on his between song banter.
Sometimes what you’re searching for is actually right in front of you.
One of the best music festivals in New England is the annual “Green River Festival,” which takes place in Greenfield, Massachusetts—this year on July 20-21, 2013—along with its own hot air balloon festival.
NOTE: KOBO TOWN’S PERFORMANCE AT JOHNNY D’S HAS BEEN CANCELLED
Participants of Ted Cutler’s Outside the Box Festival recognize there could have been more publicity about the event.
When I saw him, he was rarely still on stage: a Billy Bang performance was something like a dance.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, visual art, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!
Some of the jokes in “2 Pianos 4 Hands” reach fairly deep into an understanding of how classical music works and is taught; other jokes will be recognizable to anyone who has taken piano lessons or raised a child to do so.
After decades in Franklin Park, Boston’s annual Puerto Rican Day Parade will now go through downtown Boston, where it will culminate in a festival at City Hall Plaza.
Classical Music Commentary: Boston’s Lost Opportunity — How the BSO Board Chose Charles Munch over Leonard Bernstein