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CD Reviews — “Martin Boykan: Orchestral Works” and “Reza Vali: Toward That Endless Plain” (BMOP Sound)

May 29, 2013
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Two new albums from BMOP Sound reflect the considerable artistry and vision of Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.

CD Reviews: Isabelle Faust plays Bartók; Wolfgang Rihm’s Symphonie “Nähe fern”; Tokyo String Quartet plays Dvorak and Smetana; Thea Musgrave’s Chamber Works for Oboe (Harmonia Mundi)

May 29, 2013
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A round-up review of new releases from Harmonia Mundi — an invigorating crop of albums.

Jazz Review: Arrival day — The Allan Chase Septet Does Right by Sun Ra

May 24, 2013
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The music Allan Chase’s septet presented at the Lily Pad on Wednesday night made a cogent argument for Sun Ra’s place among the great jazz composers.

Fuse Music News: Beantown Native Son Peter Rowan Returns to Teach Lessons From “The Old School”

May 24, 2013
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I confess: I also was among those who witnessed Peter Rowan play a zillion years ago, circa 1970, when he sang like an angel with Bill Monroe and the Blue Grass Boys.

Fuse Music News: The Tepid Lineup for Boston’s “Outside the Box” Festival

May 24, 2013
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Boston’s Outside the Box festival falls far short of its stated mission to be “revolutionary” or “world class.”

Fuse Rock Review: Palma Violets: “180” and Live at Brighton Music Hall — They Make Really Great Noise

May 24, 2013
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Palma Violets are the greatest live band I’ve ever seen. I’m not backing down from that.

Rock Review: Vampire Weekend — “Modern Vampires of the City” and Live at Agganis Arena

May 23, 2013
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Vampire Weekend may hail from New York City, but with their boat shoes, button downs, and lyrics like, “Irish and proud, baby, naturally/But you got the luck of a Kennedy,” Massachusetts is their true spiritual home.

Fuse Jazz News: Happy 99th Birthday Sun Ra! A Local Celebration Tonight

May 22, 2013
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Come celebrate the music of Sun Ra: legendary jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, poet, theatrical ringmaster, and lyricist of the extra terrestrial.

Rock Appreciation: Ray Manzarek Founding Member of The Doors Dies at 74

May 21, 2013
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Ray gave us permission to peek through his doors of perception and a chance to live, for just for a few hours, in his world.

Fuse Concert Review: Chameleon Arts Ensemble Thrills with Debussy, Stravinsky and Schoenberg

May 21, 2013
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The last Chameleon Arts Ensemble performance of this season, “mystic moons and dream music,” promised much, with three famed masterpieces by Debussy, Stravinsky, and Schoenberg.

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