Popular Music
“I’m going to be 80 in October, and what a way to spend your 80th year on the planet, to be able to go out and do rock ‘n’ roll shows everywhere!”
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Four players bridged divergent worlds and styles from bluegrass and jazz to Indian and Western classical music while taking virtually no time to lock in together.
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Boston Calling has evolved into a smorgasbord of everything from indie to mainstream, from pop to hip-hop to hard rock.
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Now that the pandemic dust has settled, Dalia Davis’s album warrants excavating and shining a long-awaited spotlight on.
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Josie Lowder debut solo album “Here To Love” is more than a reminder of how good she was — it stands as incontrovertible evidence that she has grown as an artist and especially as a songwriter.
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Penning some of the most beautiful and harmonious tunes for the Wailin’ Jennys over the group’s two decades, Ruth Moody always envisioned a solo career to complement her Jennys output.
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A powerful performer and artist emerges in this ambitious album about being publicly ostracized and maligned — and coming back stronger.
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Some at times sentimental observations of New Orleans’s “other” massive music confab, the French Quarter Festival.
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Sessanta succeeded in making “old” songs and “old” bands sound powerful, vital, and progressive.
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Music Commentary: New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Fest versus French Quarter Fest
Which is the best fest? It’s up for grabs.
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