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Interview with Sonos CEO John Macfarlane [video]

November 20, 2011

Aaron Goldberg Jazz Trio Performs at Milton Academy on November 20

November 20, 2011

The public is invited to attend a free concert at Milton Academy featuring Aaron Goldberg on piano, Omer Avital on bass and Danny Freedman on drums. The concert is funded by the Melissa Dilworth Gold Fund. The concert takes place at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 20, 2011 at the Kellner Performing Arts Center at Milton ...

Singer and Activist Harry Belafonte at JFK Library on November 21

November 20, 2011

Harry Belafonte is appearing at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston on Monday, November 21, 2011 to discuss his new book, My Song: A Memoir. Local television reporter and host Liz Walker is moderator. The event runs from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. and is free to the public, but reservations are required. You can also ...

Thom Gossage Other Voices - In Other Words (2011)

November 20, 2011

As an aside within my review of Steve Raegele's mind blowing debut album Last Century I went into the bands Raegele had participated in and noted “I can't say I've heard of these names previously, but the (Thom) Gossage (Other Voices) tracks I just sampled make me want to hear more from him. It's a little ...

The Rolling Stones - Some Girls: Live in Texas '78 DVD (2011)

November 20, 2011

Early on, Mick Jagger told an interviewer: “We were blues purists who liked ever-so-commercial things but never did them onstage because we were so horrible and so aware of being blues purists, you know what I mean?" With Some Girls, the Rolling Stones embraced those mainstream undercurrents, moving as far as they yet had from the ...

Shows I'll Never Forget: Norah Jones, June 29, 2003

November 20, 2011

In Boston OK, lemme get this part out of the way: I was really, really excited to see the name “Gillian Welch" on the FleetBoston Pavilion marquee. Apparently, lots of folks didn't share in my excitement ... 'cause about 75 percent of those in attendance kept up a constant drone of blabbing during the performance by ...

Album of the Week: Piazzolla in Brooklyn, Pablo Aslan Quintet

November 19, 2011

Piazzolla In Brooklyn Pablo Aslan Quintet Soundbrush Records It's actually pretty difficult to judge something like musical quality; your personal conclusions all tend to be based around your perspective. Different people arrive into their conclusions from diverse backgrounds and varying experiences that color their opinions about music. Studied musicians make conscious choices ...

Otis Taylor: New Album

November 19, 2011

HAUNTING, HYPNOTIC GROOVES FROM ICONOCLASTIC TRANCE BLUESMAN OTIS TAYLOR Otis Taylor isn't defined by any single category. A musical alchemist and a true innovator, Taylor has never been afraid to experiment beyond the blues tradition. He's a master craftsman who has created his own signature “trance blues" style by melding haunting guitar and banjo work, syncopated ...

The Doors: L.A. Woman 40th Anniversary Reissue

November 19, 2011

40TH ANNIVERSARY REISSUE OF L.A. WOMAN ALBUM; AND NEW DVD/BLU-RAY ON JANUARY 24, 2012 Fans of iconic rock band The Doors are in for something special. The group's final album, 1971's L.A. Woman, with the signature hits “L.A. Woman," “Love Her Madly" and “Riders On The Storm"—is being celebrated with a special two-CD release from Rhino ...

The New Orleans Suspects: SF, NY Tour Dates

November 19, 2011

THREE-NIGHT RUN AT BRICK AND MORTAR IN SAN FRANCISCO It's been said that the musicians of New Orleans are all members of one gigantic band that breaks up into smaller groups on a nightly basis. If this were really the case, comprised of Willie Green (The Neville Brothers), Reggie Scanlan (The Radiators), Jake Eckert (Dirty Dozen ...