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Book Review: A Biography of John Berger — A Seminal Artist and Thinker

December 26, 2019
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If you have not read John Berger, by the end of this biography you’re likely to feel an urgent need to pick up one of his books.

Top Classical Concerts and Recordings of 2019

December 25, 2019
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Classical music continued to thrive, locally and globally, in 2019.

Concert Review: Blueswoman Samantha Fish — Promise Galore

December 25, 2019
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While Samantha Fish shines with her guitar work on the new album, she impressed more with her singing live.

Dance Review: Boston Dance Theater — Going Berserk

December 24, 2019
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The Boston Dance Theater’s talented group of dancers spent much of the performance nervously twitching and swaying.

Music Review: New Releases of November 2019

December 23, 2019
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Five tunes that will make it impossible to have a Blue Christmas.

Film Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2019

December 23, 2019
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Our demanding critics choose the best (and the most disappointing) films of the year.

Classical Album Reviews: Beethoven’s “Leonore,” Tesla Quartet’s “Joy & Desolation,” and Emmanuel Pahud’s “Dreamtime”

December 22, 2019
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A fresh, bracing take on Beethoven as a dramatist, Tesla Quartet serves up refreshingly direct and emotionally-complex performances of Mozart, and flautist Emmanuel Pahud has crafted an ear-catching, unpredictable program.

Book Review: Common Sense About Climate Change — The Need to Hit the Streets

December 22, 2019
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In this valuable call-to-action, Roger Hallam says we have to recognize that climate change is an emergency and rebel against our extinction.

Music and Concert Favorites 2019

December 22, 2019
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Our expert music critics serve up their usual highly eclectic round-up of the year’s most memorable.

Music Feature: Billy Strings — A Breakout Year

December 21, 2019
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Billy Strings is deservedly catching fire with a unique blend of mind-snapping talent as a guitarist, deep appreciation for tradition, appetite for improvisation and experimentation, and ever-improving songwriting.

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