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Album Review: Django Festival Allstars Keep Gypsy Swing Vibrant on “Evolution”

February 25, 2026
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“Evolution” is a major statement from master musicians building on a strong tradition and taking it forward into our own generation with passion and elegance.

Music Feature: “Which Side? A Protest Music Teach-out” — How Music Meets the Moment

February 22, 2026
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The eighth iteration of “Which Side?” was a wild success, mixing musical genres from reggae to old-school Boston punk and punctuated by two moving (and brief) speakers.

Album Review: “Love Life” — Lerner and Weill’s Pioneering 1948 Concept Musical Finally Gets Its First Recording

February 19, 2026
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Lauded in histories of Broadway but rarely performed, “Love Life” proves to be an insightful and effective work of social criticism, nearly eight decades after its premiere.

Music Feature: A Folk Music Business Convention — “An Antidote To America”

February 5, 2026
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The Folk Alliance International Conference is a business conference. But because the business is folk music, the event has become nothing less than a cultural celebration.

Musician’s Interview: Atmosphere’s Slug Talks About the Art of Making “Jestures”

January 20, 2026
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“Art can be heartbreaking, but you don’t have to let it break your heart for it to be good. You just have to have the correct relationship with it, understanding that it is a continual exercise.”

Arts Feature: The Best in Popular Music 2025

December 23, 2025
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Our popular music critics pick some of the standout albums and live performances of 2025.

Funk Album Review: “Cook”– Lettuce Turns Up the Heat

December 15, 2025
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Lettuce is pushing funk forward, drawing on what has come before (Tower Of Power) and making some distinctive changes.

Concert Review: Powerhouse Jessica Vosk “Sleighs” Boston Audience

December 9, 2025
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It turns out that singer Jessica Vosk’s personality is just as big and colorful as her voice. Add to that her zigzagging brand of comic spontaneity, and you had an evening filled with joyous holiday spirit.

Popular Music Reviews: Ray Charles — The Quintessential Sound of American Popular Music

December 2, 2025
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Add these four remastered Ray Charles albums to your collection and remind yourself what the real thing sounds like when it finally comes along.

Concert Review: Neko Case –Sending a Love Letter to Musicians

October 25, 2025
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There was little doubt that the singer owned every note with a pure sense of conviction — and community — that blew past rock-star trappings.

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