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Childsplay, the celebrated flash-band of fiddlers who have come together around the holidays for more than 30 years, is calling it quits.
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His songs have been recorded by the likes of Bonnie Raitt and Diana Krall. For many, his rank -- just short of superstardom -- remains a mystery. He's just too good to be less than a househo…
This fantasy musical is unexpectedly moving, a driven and musically satisfying experience for serious Elton John fans.
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It's impossible not to be moved by Lauren Gunderson's elegant, understated writing.
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"I see myself as I've always seen myself, as a pop musician in a folk genre."
"The pressure, I believe, is the responsibility to work on your gift. It's God's gift, a calling for me to share."
Les Poules à Colin specializes in mix-and-match: their music channels old medieval ballads and sugar shack Quebecois dance tunes.
"Our intention was something other than being famous. When you create art from that place, a song is going to connect with people."
What we want is for Al Pacino to convey something deeper, something illuminating about the fall of the hero from the highest reaches of the gods.
A slow-motion road to the silver screen: Spinning Man author George Harrar talks about the journey from page to film.
This is a folk/rock trio whose sound and haunting harmonies harken back to Crosby, Stills & Nash, the Eagles and Simon & Garfunkel.
The versatile, talented Israeli-born keyboardist has always had a pay-it-forward attitude about sharing his craft.
A subject as potentially grim and dry as writing an obituary is transformed into a moving look at language, inquiry, and the art of story-telling.
If there is such a thing as world music, this is it.
Shalin Liu Becomes a Jazz Destination: Wynton Marsalis Headlines the Rockport Music Summer Gala fundraiser.
"I try not to live in fear, which is the big thing we have to fight right now."
The Table is serving a nightly prix fixe menu that will win over the palates of the most finicky foodies.
Who was this stunning talent with the roof-raising voice and why in the world isn't she a star, fans would wonder?
The play is at best a solid double off the Green Monster at Fenway, or more appropriate, a line drive into the ivy at venerable Wrigley Field.
In The White Chip, Sean Daniels displays a writer's chops and a fearless desire to share his own battle with alcoholism, a disease that nearly destroyed his career and his life.
Creed easily taps into the sensibility and adrenaline of the original Rocky.
Given the precipitous Internet-driven decline of print journalism over the past decade, Spotlight vividly reminds us of the clout of a local newspaper speaking truth to power.
This gem of a play that is guaranteed to make you gasp at its surprising conclusion and leave the theater reveling in its lush language and the outstanding performances.
Joey Alexander is more than a mere prodigy; he is closer to a freak of nature, a fully formed jazz virtuoso.
Matthew Kenney, chef/owner of The Gothic, bills himself as "the world's leading plant-based chef" -- he is on a crusade to remake the future of food.
