The guy who once seemed dangerous and mysterious as frontman for Jane’s Addiction proved earnestly accessible to fans.
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Music Feature: From the Pews to the Streets — The Harmonizing Stars of Boston Celebrate 50 years
As a capella singers, they have taken their musical ministry — and its repertoire of 500 songs — to streets, subway stations, picnics, community clean-ups, and anywhere else they might find an audience who appreciated a musical message.
Music Review: New Singles of 2019 — The Rise of Country-Rap
This month focuses on contemporary country-rap. It’s high time we take note of a fledgling genre on the verge of mass popularity.
Music Preview: Soul Man Cometh — Nick Waterhouse
The music Nick Waterhouse performs (almost all of which he writes) is consistently retro—not to mention relentlessly danceable and fun.
Music Review: The de-Stones’d New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival 50th Anniversary
“Forgiveness is the key and love is the answer… Have a good Jazz Fest, but also have a good life.”
Concert Review: Nick Mason’s Saucerful of Secrets — The Early Brilliance of Pink Floyd
Drummer Nick Mason and his four non-Floyd bandmates turned Boston’s Orpheum Theater into a psychedelic palace.
Rock Preview: A Salute to the New Wave That Followed on the Heels of the First Wave
Dino Cattaneo saw an opportunity to mark another ruby anniversary with the help of “killer” – his word of choice – local artists.
Arts Appreciation: Hal Blaine — The Beat Goes On
Hal Blaine contributed so much to such a large number of rock and pop’s greatest hits, that his music will continue to be heard and appreciated for as long as there are radios.
Music Interview: Michael Daves on How Anyone can be a Bluegrass Singer
“You don’t really know how to perform bluegrass until you interact with others.”
Blues CD Review: Ryan Lee Crosby’s “River Music” — A Potent Musical Stew
River Music will satisfy the slightly adventurous listener as few other records I heard last year.