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Rock Album Review: In Hinds Sight — “The Prettiest Curse”

June 20, 2020
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Hinds’ shortcomings are readily apparent, but their infectious energy is undeniable.

Book Review: The Precarious Existence of Symphony Orchestras

February 4, 2012
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This is a book for anyone interested not just in the economic state of the symphony orchestra, but in the overall financial health of the arts in the United States.

Jazz Concert Review: Celebrating Bob Brookmeyer

March 9, 2018
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Bob Brookmeyer’s great contribution was to make it seem as though anything is possible — and permissible –in the big band context.

Film Review: “Dune: Part Two” — A Stunning Achievement

February 22, 2024
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Despite its flaws, “Dune: Part Two” is a grand, sprawling, and deeply intelligent science-fiction epic.

Dance Review: Hurtling Through the Spheres — Compagnie Hervé Koubi

March 14, 2016
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Koubi’s piece overturned expectations in so many ways it could be called innovative, groundbreaking.

CD Reviews: Smetana String Quartets, 2018 New Year’s Concert, Haydn: An Imaginary Orchestral Journey, and Lindberg conducts Bernstein

March 15, 2018
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Pražák Quartet’s Smetana is keeper, Sir Simon Rattle’s Haydn is a loser, and Lindberg’s “On the Waterfront” is a knockout.

Book Review: Richard A. Posner — A Rare Judge Who Tells Us How He Really Feels

August 14, 2017
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Why didn’t a legal mind as brilliant as Richard Posner’s get to the Supreme Court? One suspects his candor and bluntness.

Concert Review: Renée Fleming and Susan Graham at Symphony Hall

February 6, 2013
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In an effort to give the proceedings an intimate, salon feel, the Symphony Hall stage was dotted with a couple of potted plants, three armchairs, and a pair of music stands; the cavernous environ of the space was still very much present, but one appreciated the effort to minimize it, even if only partially successful.

Musician Interview: Slash Sings the Blues at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival

July 30, 2024
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In support of the release of his album “Orgy of the Damned,” Slash is not just touring; he’s putting on a distinctive concert experience with a positive message.

Book Review: Bob Dylan’s Back Pages

November 16, 2004
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Bob Dylan’s first installment of his memoirs invokes the bard of old with engaging prose and an old carny’s sleight of hand. “Chronicles, Volume I” By Bob Dylan. By Tim Riley Bob Dylan is one of rock’s great trapeze artists. His songwriting is the stuff of literary aerobics, but his performances could re-attach your spine…

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