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Music Review: Jason Isbell, Laid-Back — More Country Than Country-Rock

Jason Isbell has got sober, and his songs ring with the urgency of the newly recovered (and newly remarried, to his violinist Amanda Shires).

It is April in New England and for local music that means one thing, it’s time to RUMBLE!.

Allen Michie July 16, 2020 at 12:09 pm on Arts Reconsideration: “Pinocchio” at 80That's hilarious! Man, those new Mickey Mouse cartoons give me a headache, though. Spongebob has been a horrible influence on...
Bill Marx July 16, 2020 at 11:47 am on Critical/Theater Commentary: Slapping Sleeping Media Outlets A “Woke”Good to hear from you, Charles. Yes, this interlude should be about "introspection and systemic change both individual and institutional."...
charles Giuliano July 16, 2020 at 10:33 am on Critical/Theater Commentary: Slapping Sleeping Media Outlets A “Woke”These demands for change are occurring during a time when for the most part there is no live theatre. This...
Gerald Peary July 16, 2020 at 1:04 am on Arts Commentary: “Hamilton” — Streaming on Disney Plus, Feeling Like You’re in the Room Where it Happened.Thanks, Thomas Garvey, for two astute takes on Hamilton. I probably liked it more than you did, though I kept...
Gerald Peary July 15, 2020 at 10:38 pm on Film Commentary: Fellini at 100 — How the Mighty Have TumbledI still don't agree with you about modernism's reformist streak. It's more a revolutionary streak, stripping away everything not essential...