Singing along with Peter Yarrow in Falmouth
"If you could do this, would you retire?"The legendary folksinger and activist Peter Yarrow gave a rousing concert Sunday with the Falmouth Chorale in Falmouth.Now 78, Yarrow showed immense enjoyment...
View Article'Family Guy' creator Seth MacFarlane joins Boston Pops on opening night
His legion of fans know Seth MacFarlane as the Emmy Award-winning creator and voice of twisted tyke “Stewie,” his father, Peter Griffin, and other characters on TV’s “Family Guy,” as well as stalwart...
View ArticleBoston Modern Orchestra Project mounts free operatic performance of 'Child...
Of all of childhood’s fantasy characters, Alice may have the most lasting appeal. Her "Adventures in Wonderland," and "Through the Looking-Glass," remain alive in the memory of adults through...
View ArticleSOUNDS AROUND TOWN: Bassist Wilkenfeld stands tall at Brighton Music Hall
NOTE: This week’s column is dedicated to three recent major losses in the world of music: Producer extraordinaire George Martin, without whom the Beatles might have just been another pop band, who died...
View ArticleHave You Heard? Greg Abate plays Cotuit
Anytime Greg Abate makes his way across the canal is a time for jazz lovers to celebrate. The Rhode Island-based saxophonist known for his hard bop chops will be in a Latin mood when he and his trio...
View ArticleQ&A with Sutton Foster: 'Younger' actress joins the Boston Pops May 26-27
Sutton Foster is a show business triple threat. A Broadway song and dance star of the first order – with six Tony Award nominations for best performance by a leading actress in a musical and two wins,...
View ArticleFilm, television and stage actor Mandy Patinkin joins Boston Pops at Symphony...
When actor and singer Mandy Patinkin takes the stage with the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on June 7, it will be only the second time in 21 years that he has appeared with the orchestra.It was an old...
View ArticleDarlene Love headlines Boston Pops 'Gospel Night' Saturday
Singer, actress, and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer are all apt monikers for Darlene Love, but there is one more name that Love says she has proudly carried since childhood."Growing up, I was a P.K.,...
View ArticleCLASSICAL REVIEW: Nelsons brings clarity and balance to BSO's ambitious program
Nelsons has returned for a spring session with the BSO, and his first program includes the American premiere of Giya Kancheli's “Dixi,” for chorus and orchestra; Rachmaninov's lush and popular...
View ArticleSOUNDS AROUND TOWN: Miss Tess tells it and sings it like it is
Just call her Miss Tess. It doesn’t matter what her real name is. Once she straps on her big Weymann archtop guitar, stands up in front of her band the Talkbacks and starts belting out songs that range...
View ArticleSOUNDS AROUND TOWN: Vannatter again regales Regattabar
Jazz singer Dane Vannatter has gotten into a regular routine when putting out a new CD: He does a release gig at the Regattabar in Cambridge, which is what he has planned for his newest collection of...
View ArticleSpace-age Bogányi piano coming to Newport Music Festival
The event offers 60 classical concerts over 17 days, including a Rachmaninoff series.
View ArticleHigh-flying Phish heading to Mansfield
Twice before, Phish fans have had legitimate reason to wonder if they had witnessed the end of their beloved band.In 2000, the jam band went on an open-ended hiatus, making no promises about when or if...
View ArticleGwen Stefani, Bob Dylan, Paul McCartney set for regional stages
The Cute Beatle, the voice of his generation, a SoCal ska-punk siren-turned-pop diva, Sunset Strip rock 'n’ roll royalty, Camp Rock alums, rock 'n' roll sisters and the quintessential “rock chick” are...
View ArticleMUSIC SCENE: Kathy Mattea headlines a busy August on Cape Cod
In January 2006 a coal mine explosion in Sago, West Virginia, trapped 13 miners underground for two days. Only one came out alive. When the West Virginia-born country singer Kathy Mattea heard the news...
View ArticleSummer of Love music Aug. 9 in South Yarmouth
WHAT: "The Stories & the Songs"-Siobhan Magnus and Dafydd Rees Celebrate The Summer of Love Tuesday, Aug. 9 at 8 p.m. at the Cultural Center of Cape Cod.DETAILS: During the Summer of Love in 1967,...
View ArticleNeal Simon: Cast your dancing spell my way, Bob Dylan
Someone I love and respect recently commented that Bob Dylan’s voice has never sounded better than it does on his new single, “All the Way,” the second release from his upcoming album, “Fallen...
View ArticleSinger Maia von Lekow to perform in Falmouth
Maia von Lekow left Kenya to see the world but she had to return home before the world got to see her.The singer-songwriter -- who'll perform Monday, May 30, at the West Falmouth Library -- is an...
View ArticleCape-based blues legend Jerry Portnoy reflects on his career
As the late Fred Rogers often inquired: who are the people in your neighborhood?Well, if you live in East Dennis, one of them just might be one of the greatest blues harpists to ever get his hands on a...
View Article'Music Man' speaks to today
A Broadway musical set in 1912 Iowa may not at first glance seem like a play that speaks to us today. But "The Music Man" carries a message that 21st century folks would be wise to notice."These days...
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