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The Bengsons’ “The Keep Going Song” is my favorite song of 2020

October 31, 2020December 8, 2020

Kathleen Edwards is back with ‘Total Freedom’

August 13, 2020August 14, 2020

Fiona Apple Album review: “Fetch the Bolt Cutters”

April 17, 2020

Love in a time of pandemic: A very special playlist

April 9, 2020April 9, 2020

Sarah Harmer is back with “Are You Gone” and shines brightly at Boston show

March 6, 2020March 25, 2020

Brandi Carlile at Madison Square Garden: A review in poem form

September 16, 2019September 17, 2019

Newport Folk Festival 2019: All about the women & one famous frog

August 20, 2019June 4, 2020
Amanda Palmer

Notes from an extra in the Amanda Palmer “Voicemail for Jill” video

April 7, 2019April 7, 2019

Album review: Amanda Palmer “There Will Be No Intermission”

March 4, 2019December 17, 2019

A small story about a big new declaration of my love for music

February 26, 2019February 26, 2019

The transcendent experience of Brandi Carlile’s Girls Just Wanna Weekend in Mexico

February 10, 2019January 10, 2020

The 50 Best David Bowie Songs

January 8, 2019January 8, 2021

The 43 Best Songs of 2018

December 14, 2018December 14, 2018

Joni 75: A Birthday Celebration: All-star artists gather in Los Angeles to say I Love You, Joni, right out loud

November 14, 2018November 14, 2018

Coping Mechanisms: A 50 song playlist of women artists

October 7, 2018March 26, 2019

ART MATTERS! Amanda Palmer and company release chilling video for “Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now”

October 6, 2018March 1, 2019

Natalie Merchant turns in stunning performance in 200 seat barn

October 4, 2018October 6, 2018

Transformative show from Brandi Carlile at Red Rocks 8.12.18

September 21, 2018September 21, 2018

The English Beat is back with ‘Here We Go Love’

September 9, 2018September 9, 2018

Worth the wait: Thoughts on the 2018 Newport Folk Festival

August 19, 2018August 20, 2018

What it was like to meet U2’s Bono & Edge

July 1, 2018July 2, 2018

Indigo Girls redefine perfection with live symphony album

June 5, 2018September 30, 2020

Amanda Palmer & Jasmine Power release scorching, triumphant “Mr. Weinstein Will See You Now”

May 23, 2018May 23, 2018

Katie Herzig on her latest album ‘Moment of Bliss’

April 15, 2018April 29, 2018

Rickie Lee Jones delivers in Portland, Maine

April 8, 2018April 29, 2018

K.D. Lang revisits Ingenue in stunning Boston performance

March 25, 2018April 29, 2018

REVIEW: Brandi Carlile’s “By The Way, I Forgive You”

March 8, 2018February 12, 2019

Review: Robert Plant & The Sensational Space Shifters brilliant in Boston 2.16.18

February 17, 2018August 20, 2020

Concert Review: Healing powers of First Aid Kit shine brightly in Boston. 2.7.18

February 11, 2018April 29, 2018

Interview with the incredible Paula Cole

January 21, 2018April 29, 2018

19 Best Songs of 2017

December 13, 2017April 29, 2018

Amanda Palmer’s heart-stopping, Trump-eviscerating take on Pink Floyd’s ‘Mother’

November 15, 2017January 7, 2021

Dresden Dolls achieve nirvana at The Paradise

November 5, 2017April 29, 2018

Shawn Colvin performs “A Few Small Repairs” 20 years later in fantastic show

November 5, 2017April 29, 2018

A resplendent show from Tori Amos in Boston: 11/2/17 Orpheum Theatre

November 3, 2017April 29, 2018

Psychedelic Furs shine in Boston on the Singles tour

October 16, 2017April 29, 2018

SHEL absolutely dazzles on UNDERCOVER.

October 12, 2017April 29, 2018

Anatomy of an unexpected 7th row experience at the Boston Roger Waters show

October 12, 2017April 29, 2018

The Wailin’ Jennys strike gold with “Fifteen”

October 9, 2017April 29, 2018

I’m With Her takes on Adele & Mammut does Cher

October 1, 2017April 29, 2018

7 New Songs I’m super excited about

September 16, 2017April 29, 2018

Review: 2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival

August 28, 2017April 29, 2018

2017 Rocky Mountain Folks Festival PREVIEW

July 30, 2017February 15, 2018

Creating intimacy with 50,000 fans: The brilliance of U2 on the 2017 Joshua Tree tour

June 27, 2017April 29, 2018

12 Songs of Summer

June 21, 2017June 21, 2019

Boston Red Sox organist Josh Kantor : The Dream Job Q&A

June 6, 2017April 29, 2018

Mesmerizing show from SHEL way below the ground in Tennessee

May 3, 2017April 29, 2018
Brandi Carlile

Review: Brandi Carlile at Ryman Auditorium, April 2017

April 28, 2017February 13, 2019

Tribute to David Bowie…on my left arm

April 2, 2017September 29, 2020

The experience of a lifetime: Being in the Saturday Night Live studio audience with host Scarlett Johannson & musical guest Lorde and…the after-party. 3.11.17

March 13, 2017April 29, 2018

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