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Concert Review: Billy Strings Balances Precision and Firepower in Boston

July 23, 2026
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At Agganis Arena, the guitarist led a genre-spanning set from tight harmonies to deep-space jams.

Jazz Musician Interview: “It’s About What’s Real” — Fred Hersch in Conversation

July 22, 2026
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The acclaimed pianist-composer reflects on a newly unearthed duet with Mick Goodrick, the art of deep listening, and a life shaped by resilience and risk.

Jazz Album Reviews: Two Duets — One Language of Trust

July 22, 2026
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Separated by 35 years, new releases from Blake–Eade and Goodrick–Hersch illuminate jazz at its most intimate—where interpretation, history, and shared sensibility converge.

Concert Reviews: Chamber Ensembles at Rockport Trace Music’s Shadow and Light

July 21, 2026
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A pair of concerts at the Shalin Liu Performance Center paired elegy, bite, and virtuosity in vividly different ensemble settings.

Rock Concert Review: The Guess Who — A Worthy Trip Down Memory Lane, with Caveats

July 20, 2026
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The Guess Who and Don Felder bring skill and spirit to Boston, though nostalgia comes packaged with more than a few modern annoyances.

Arts Commentary: Notes on Bob Dylan

July 18, 2026
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A skeptical listener finds phrasing, groove, and quiet authority in an 85-minute Boston set.

Concert Review: At 85, Bob Dylan Still Defies Expectation

July 18, 2026
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A reconfigured band and evolving arrangements made Bob Dylan’s Boston set vital, strange, and rooted in “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”

Musician Interview: Daniel Donato on Bringing Cosmic Country to the Levitate Festival

July 14, 2026
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The rising Nashville artist on genre-blending, spiritual energy onstage, and a full-circle live album.

Jazz Album Review: Guitarist Eric Hofbauer’s High Concept Yields Deep Rewards

July 14, 2026
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Eric Hofbauer and EHX turn a wide-ranging songbook into a cohesive, emotionally charged jazz narrative.

Book Review: “Blow by Blow: The Jeff Beck Story” – Renaissance Guitar Man

July 12, 2026
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Jeff Beck is a bigger guitar hero than you realized.

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