Jimi’s sister and a Newton-based Hendrix scholar dig into the archives and come up with a coffee table book that celebrates the rock icon.
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Concert Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band at the Orpheum Theater — Beginning a New Phase
This is a band as capable of being as spry and unpredictable in its 12th year as it was in its first.
Concert Preview/Interview: Suzanne Vega
Suzanne Vega is many things: a singer/songwriter, musician, poet, author, entrepreneur, playwright, and actress. A number of her personas are converging right now.
Music Preview: Talking to Keyboardist Gabe Dixon About the Tedeschi Trucks Band
Being part of the sprawling I Am the Moon endeavor has been deeply satisfying for this one-time solo traveler. “I’m proud of what we did,” Gabe Dixon said. “I put a lot of myself into this project.”
Rock Review: Julia Jacklin’s “Pre Pleasure” — Posing Questions
Intimacy, whether physical or emotional, is continually challenged in Julia Jacklin’s Pre Pleasure.
Rock Concert Review: The Smile — Scratching the Alternative Itch
The Smile grew in stature at Roadrunner on Wednesday, the second date of its first U.S. tour. It didn’t take long for the band to flash shades of Radiohead-like intensity.
Television/Music Review: Next at the Kennedy Center — A Joni Mitchell Songbook, on PBS
I put Joni Mitchell on a short list of the most remarkable pop music artists of the ’60s and early ’70s. Longevity of excellence isn’t the point here, just peak incandescence.
Concert Review: Beth Orton Live — Flexing Her Aching Voice
Damn straight, English singer/songwriter Beth Orton was back in the room – after a six-year absence.
Book Review: “Folk Music — A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs”
At points Greil Marcus’ digressive style can seem like nervy brilliance, at others, idle whimsy. What ennobles the book is the critic’s love for his underlying subject: the soulful search for a truer America.
Book Review: Bob Dylan’s “Philosophy of Modern Song”
The point of Bob Dylan’s project is emotional rather than definitive: to probe the power of song to influence us, make us feel, and ultimately transform us.