‘A Closer Walk With Patsy Cline’’ is not really with Patsy Cline, of course — she died in 1963 — and it doesn’t really bring us much closer to understanding the roots of her artistry. Even so, it’s a chance to hear many of her songs, from classic hits to obscure gems, sung... |
The Celebrity Series of Boston will open its 2010-11 season with a new work performed by the Mark Morris Dance Group, commissioned by the Celebrity Series to honor Martha H. Jones, its outgoing president and executive director. Morris’s troupe, regular visitors to Boston over the years, will give three performances at the Cutler... |
Craig Downie was stunned when he saw what last month’s record rainfall wrought. “I didn’t expect to see a car floating down the street on the outskirts of Boston,’’ says Downie, who plays bagpipes with the Toronto-based Celtic rock band Enter the Haggis. “I didn’t expect to... |
Anais Mitchell is a true child of Vermont: the daughter of hippies, raised on a farm, indoctrinated as a tot by her English professor father into the world of words and storytelling. Mitchell followed her own literary muse, guitar in hand, to become a singer-songwriter. And she has channeled a Vermonter’s can-do attitude into her... |
It was a secret thrill to watch Ben Folds as a judge on the corny-but-lovable a cappella talent competition “The Sing-Off’’ last winter on NBC. Finally a broader audience was being exposed to qualities that fans of the gifted pop singer-songwriter have championed for 15 years. His rumpled, easy charm and quick,... |
Will the Boston Symphony Orchestra sever ties with its famed maestro? As music director James Levine prepares for back surgery that could keep him from taking the podium at Tanglewood this summer, frustrations are building within the orchestra, and a stunning detail has emerged: Levine has no signed contract with the BSO. |
After 15 years and seven studio albums, Wilco could be excused for an occasional perfunctory performance. After all, the band logs nearly as many miles as the Grateful Dead in its heyday, and rock ’n’ roll ecstasy isn’t possible every night. |