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Concert Reviews
Lakshmi Vishwanathan Dancers and Musicians
(Jacob's Pillow, 7/22/04)
Interviews
Terry Riley: Accidental composer
Minimalist pioneer at Mass MoCA on Saturday
The Beat
Girls in the garage
also, JoAnne Redding, Eliza Gilkyson
Concert Reviews
Long train fizzles (Doobie Brothers)
(Music Glen, 7/19/04)
Concert Reviews
Bang on a Can All-Stars
(Mass MoCA, 7/17/04)
The Beat
Banglewood
Summer camp for new-music weirdos
Interviews
Nightclub music for nerds
Bang on a Can's Michael Gordon makes a rock album
Interviews
Still takin' it to the streets
Doobie Brothers coming to Pittsfield
Concert Reviews
KC and the Sunshine Band keep it comin'
(Bousquet, 7/11/04)
Concert Reviews
Phil Kline's 'Zippo Songs' sound their alarm
(Mass MoCA, 7/10/04)
Interviews
Phil Kline’s ‘Zippo Songs’ explores Vietnam’s lighter side
Composer/guitarist brings his ensemble to Mass MoCA on Saturday night
Interviews
When 'Shake Your Booty' was cutting edge
Harry Casey recalls the Sunshine Band's heyday
The Beat
Hans Theessink's Dutch blues
also, Dylan plays ball, but not in Pittsfield
Concert Reviews
Burning Spear brings reggae to Barrington
(Club Helsinki, 7/6/04)
Concert Reviews
Diana Krall helps concertgoers celebrate Independence Day
(Tanglewood, 7/4/04)
Concert Reviews
Gothic fun from the Lonesome Brothers
(Club Helsinki, 7/3/04)
Concert Reviews
ZviDance
(Jacob's Pillow, 7/1/04)
Interviews
Ron Carter makes the case for the bass
Jazz legend to perform in Lenox
The Beat
Lonesome Brothers need not be
also, Milagro Saints, Burning Spear
Interviews
Festival frenzy
Bluegrass, folk, roots and jazz across the region
Concert Reviews
Modern Man's comic folk
(Guthrie Center, 6/26/04)
Interviews
Sophie B Hawkins: Happy on her own
Pop singer to play Club Helsinki Friday night
The Beat
Block's blues
also, Les Sans Culottes, Modern Man
Concert Reviews
Clapton is almost blue
(Knickerbocker Arena, 6/24/04)
Concert Reviews
The Mercy Brothers
(Club Helsinki, 6/19/04)
Concert Reviews
Barry and Holly Tashian
(Guthrie Center, 6/19/04)
Interviews
Husband-and-wife harmonies
Barry and Holly Tashian coming to Guthrie Center on Saturday
The Beat
Tim Grimm's estimable company
also, Eric Clapton, Ed Kohn
Concert Reviews
Mungo Jerry re-exports the blues
(Club Helsinki, 6/17/04)
Concert Reviews
Simon and Garfunkel reunite
(Knickerbocker Arena, 6/11/04)
Interviews
Ethel goes where no string quartet has gone before
at Mass MoCA on Saturday June 12
The Beat
Weaving a folk revival
also, Mungo Jerry's endless summer
Spins
Jake
Bridge
The Beat
Summer 2004 pop picks
Nellie McKay, Diana Krall, Phil Kline offer promise and surprise
Concert Reviews
Folk song embraces politics, but not always audience
Steve Earle, Odetta, at Mass MoCA 5/30/04
Spins
Melissa Ferrick
The Other Side
Spins
Mindy Smith
One Moment More
Spins
L.P.
Suburban Sprawl and Alcohol
Concert Reviews
Jen Chapin fights tug of war with her bed and your brain
(Club Helsinki, 5/29/04)
Interviews
Steve Earle's contradictions
Outspoken rock singer-songwriter inaugurates summer at Mass MoCA
Interviews
Jen Chapin balances society and sensuality
Pop-jazz singer-songwriter comes to Club Helsinki on Saturday May 29
The Beat
Girl power
Female folk flood region
Interviews
Accidental free-speech crusader
Joe Raiola coming to Berkshire Theatre Festival
Spins
Various Artists
Brazilian Electronica
Spins
Various Artists
Nuevo Latino
Concert Reviews
Klezmer revived and recontextualized
Mikveh and Golem, Club Helsinki, 5/20/04
The Beat
Local folk
also, Hot Club of Cowtown, Golem
Concert Reviews
Same as he ever was
David Byrne (Bardavon, 5/16/04)
Interviews
Mikveh puts Yiddish women in front line
All-female, all-star klezmer band performs at Club Helsinki on Thursday, May 20
Interviews
Roomful of Blues keeps the door open
WC Handy award-winners perform at Club Helsinki on Saturday, May 15
Interviews
Lucy Kaplansky ties it all together with
Singer-songwriter performs at Club Helsinki on Friday May 14
The Beat
Summer wish list
also, Adrienne Young, Falcon Ridge preview, Frank and Joe
Spins
Michael Gordon
Light Is Calling
Spins
Janet Jackson
Damita Jo
The Beat
Summer forecast brightens
also, Janis Ian, Enigma Machine, Celtic festival
Interviews
Eddie from Ohio isn't
Folk quartet to play Pittsfield
Other
New concert series to debut at Bousquet Ski Area
KC and Sunshine Band, Doobie Brothers, Nevilles to perform in Pittsfield
Concert Reviews
Kekele's circular world beats
(Club Helsinki, 5/2/04)
Spins
Various Artists
“Kill Bill Vol. 2: Original Soundtrack” (Maverick)
Spins
Patti Smith
“Trampin’” (Columbia)
Spins
Prince
“Musicology” (NPG/Columbia)
Spins
Randy Newman
“The Randy Newman Songbook Vol. 1” (Nonesuch)
Spins
Various Artists
Motown 1*s
Spins
Various Artists
“The British Invasion 1963-1967” (Hip-O)
The Beat
Kekele: Putting the Afro back in Afro-Cuban
also, John Pizzarelli, William Parker
Concert Reviews
Laura Cantrell and the Lonesome Brothers
(Club Helsinki, 4/28/04)
Concert Reviews
Albert Cummings's blues
(Club Helsinki, 4/24/04)
Interviews
Laura Cantrell's country roots
Singer to perform at Club Helsinki on April 28
The Beat
Russell Malone, Stacey Kent, Jackalope bring variety of jazz to the region
also, Arcoda, Bob Schneider, Albert Cummings
The Beat
The Holmes Brothers come home
also, Drunk Stuntmen, Grupo Fantasma, Laurie Siersema, Avery Sharpe, Martyn Joseph
Interviews
Erin McKeown: Grand opener
Singer-songwriter performs at Berkshire Museum, Club Helsinki
Spins
Satoko Fuji Quartet
Zephyros
Spins
Darrell Katz
The Death of Simone Weil
Spins
Lou Reed
Animal Serenade
Spins
The Bangles
The Essential Bangles
Other
Trying times for the Times
also, shopping malls as a socialist plot; Ariel Sharon as the last best hope for peace
The Beat
Neil Young completes his “Greendale” trilogy
also, Susan Angeletti, Teri Roiger, The Mammals, and more on file sharing
Interviews
Rediscovering acoustic beauty
Larry Chernicoff's Windhorse to perform at Berkshire Museum
Concert Reviews
Pam Tillis
(Mass MoCA, 4/3/04)
Interviews
Pam Tillis embraces her legacy
Country singer to perform at Mass MoCA on Saturday
The Beat
David Massengill goes home
also, Underwood’s new sound, Mike and Peggy Seeger, Patty Carpenter, Dulcie Taylor, Read Yellow, Preacher Boy
Concert Reviews
A dose of reality from David Bowie
(Fleet Center, 3/30/04)
Spins
Vice Dolls
Die Trying
Spins
David Byrne
Grown Backwards
Spins
Nini Camps
Spins
The Von Bondies
Concert Reviews
Dylan breathes fire in Boston
(Avalon, Boston, 3/25/04)
Interviews
Dan Bern's cosmic lens
Folk-rocker to perform at Club Helsinki on March 30
Interviews
Loser’s Lounge revives classic rock opera
Andrew Lloyd Webber's
Interviews
A leap of faith for Pittsfield arts scene
Helsinki brings Blind Boys of Alabama downtown
The Beat
Georgia-tinged Texas soul from Eric Taylor
also, Ollabelle, Matt Haimovitz, Paul Shapiro's Midnight Minyan
Other
Two new books by Jim Shepard
Novel, story collection, by American populist
Interviews
Living a life in fiction
Williamstown author Jim Shepard
Concert Reviews
Neil Young proves there's still life in rock
(Mullins Center, 3/21/04)
Concert Reviews
Al Kooper out front
(Club Helsinki, 3/20/04)
Interviews
Steve Forbert doesn't get stuck
Folk-rocker to perform at Berkshire Museum on March 20
Interviews
Rock 'n' roll Zelig
Al Kooper to perform at Club Helsinki on March 20
The Beat
New indie music series debuts
also, Plum Crazy
Spins
The Bobs
“The Best of the Bobs: 20 Songs from 20 Years”
Spins
David Bowie
Black Tie White Noise
Spins
Yo-Yo Ma
Obrigado Brazil: Live in Concert
Concert Reviews
‘Spider’ John Koerner’s well-worn folk
(Club Helsinki, 3/14/04)
Spins
Nellie McKay
The Beat
Irish bands fuse rock and tradition
Black 47, Saw Doctors, Great Big Sea, Taxi Chain, Susan McKeown, Karan Casey
Spins
Amy Fairchild
Spins
Norah Jones
Jen Chapin
Interviews
'Spider' John Koerner got caught in folk's web
Folk-bluesman plays Club Helsinki on March 14
Concert Reviews
Enemy Love's Brooklyn garage-rock
(Club Helsinki, 3/7/04)
Interviews
For local clergy, 'Passion' inflames, inspires
Ministers, priests and rabbis sound off on Mel Gibson's movie
The Beat
Shed no tears over record-biz blues
It's the music and the price, stupid!
Concert Reviews
This rock n' roll cat has nine lives
(Rod Stewart, Albany, 3/1/04)
Concert Reviews
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer
(Mass MoCA, 2/28/04)
The Beat
Moonraker's celestial funk-rock
also, The Mobius Band, Mercy Brothers, Norah Jones, Matty Charles
Interviews
New music for banjo and bass
Bela Fleck and Edgar Meyer to perform at Mass MoCA and Troy Savings Bank Music Hall
Concert Reviews
Buckwheat Zydeco's bayou blues
(Club Helsinki, 2/25/04)
Concert Reviews
One-man folk festival
(Tom Rush, Berkshire Museum, 2/21/04)
Interviews
Tom Rush: No discoveries
Folksinger to perform at Berkshire Museum
Interviews
Iron Horse celebrates 25 years of music
Founder Jordi Herold says thanks for the memories
The Beat
Tarbox Ramblers garage-rock grit
also, Jim Payne, Kelly Hagan, Dana Mase
Klezmer
Klezmerania
A roundup of recent Jewish music releases
Klezmer
Dispensing klezmer past and future
The Klez Dispensers
The Beat
Michael Musillami's times
Guitarist to lead band at Castle Street Cafe
News
'Gotta Serve Somebody' serves up two Grammy nominations
Dylan gospel tribute has Williamstown roots
Interviews
Michael Jerling: Telling stories
Saratoga singer-songwriter to perform in Pittsfield
The Beat
No sense griping about the Grammys
Previewing this year's awards
The Beat
Larry Chernicoff's
also, Dub Is a Weapon, Plum Crazy, Zok
Interviews
Morning 40 Federation brews a mix of New Orleans and alcohol
Party band to perform at Club Helsinki
Interviews
Garnet Rogers: Working with his voice
Singer-songwriter performs at Clark Art Institute
The Beat
Carrying on Fela Kuti's legacy
also, Inner Vision, Holmes Brothers, Ladysmith, Mark Erelli
Concert Reviews
Gogol Bordello's explosive Gypsy-punk
(Club Helsinki, 1/24/04)
Interviews
Gogol Bordello's Gypsy punk
Eastern European/Israeli group to play Club Helsinki
Interviews
Too funny for folk
Jim's Big Ego to play Club Helsinki
The Beat
Ed Kohn's fitting folk legacy
also, Rickie Lee Jones, Gogol Bordello, Project Mercury
Concert Reviews
Hot jazz on a cold night
(Moutin Reunion Quartet, Club Helsinki, January 15, 2004)
Interviews
Off the beaten path in musical America
Robin Holcomb's
The Beat
A winter of deja vu music
A look ahead at season's concerts
The Beat
Releasing the Burdens
also, Moutin twins, Albert Cummings
Interviews
Old-fashioned overnight success
Howard Fishman to play Mass MoCA
Interviews
Sister Kate comes out of the shadows
Kate Taylor to play in Pittsfield
Other
The Beatles: Yesterday and Today
Book review
The Beat
Michelle Shocked gave to save Club Helsinki
Will locals do likewise (The Beat, 1/2/04)
The Beat
Hazard County Girls top list of year's concerts
Top 10 shows of 2003 include Moonraker, Randy Newman, Jen Chapin and Bob Dylan
Concert Reviews
Alicia Svigals makes klezmer violin sing
(Spencertown Academy, December 20, 2003)
Spins
The Hang Ups
Spins
Nadine
Strange Seasons
Spins
Gilad Barkan
Modulation
Spins
Issi Rozen
Dark Beauty
Spins
Revolutionary Snake Ensemble
Spins
Ron Sunshine
The Beat
New Jewish music CDs
New sounds for Chanukah listening, gift-giving
Interviews
Putting the fiddler back on the roof
Alicia Svigals revives art of klezmer violin
The Beat
David Bowie gets real with
Top 10 CDs of 2003, plus a few more.....
Interviews
Karen Black’s bumpy road from stardom
Singer/actress to perform at Mass MoCA
Spins
The Beatles
Spins
Kathleen Edwards
Spins
Klezmer Conservatory Band
A Taste of Paradise (Rounder)
The Beat
Music in gift boxes
(The Beat, 12/5/03)
Interviews
The Klezmatics uncover the Jewish Woody Guthrie
Band to perform at Berkshire Museum, 92nd St. Y
The Beat
Holiday sounds
New CDs for Xmas listening
Other
Clark, Kerry match military records
also, Mark Helprin declares war
The Beat
Melodrome and Merenda mix music and politics
also, Robin O’Herin, Joan Marks, Bruce Cockburn, Billy Cobham
Interviews
From Village streets to arena stages
Soozie Tyrell's incredible journey
Concert Reviews
Hiromi fuses styles
(Club Helsinki, 11/15/03)
News
On its fourth anniversary, nightclub struggles with success
Club Helsinki sings the blues
Interviews
Here’s Waldo
Matt Glaser’s Wayfaring Strangers
The Beat
Hiromi's modern fusion
also, King Wilkie, Entrain, Moonraker, Solas, Barenaked Ladies, Belle and Sebastian
The Beat
With these players, early jazz takes on new meaning
also, David Reed, Rory Block, Dredi
The Beat
The sound of Halloween
also, Shelby Lynne, Badly Drawn Boy
The Beat
From Hunger Mountain to Mountain Stage
also, Geoff Muldaur, Vorcza
The Beat
Milagro Saints: Folk-soul healing
also, Ray Mason, Jay Farrar, Vertical Horizon
Interviews
For Joan Baez, things have changed
Folksinger puts stage fright , fingerpicking, behind her
Interviews
Contemporary folk's odd couple
Ellis Paul and Vance Gilbert team up
Concert Reviews
Garth Hudson's musical eccentricities
(Club Helsinki, 10/12/03)
Concert Reviews
Shania Twain's TV Pop
(Knickerbocker Arena, 10/11/03)
Interviews
Garth speaks
Keyboardist reflects on musical legacy of The Band
The Beat
Mindy Jostyn
also, Voice of the Turtle, Mike Doughty
Concert Reviews
Randy Newman's special delivery
(Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, 10/1/03)
The Beat
Remembering Warren Zevon
also, Jane Bunnett, critic's picks
The Beat
Fall 2003 folk preview
Vance Gilbert and Ellis Paul team up as a duo
Interviews
In praise of amnesia
Rock operetta at Mass MoCA
The Beat
Singing the blues
The Beat, 9/25/03
The Beat
Fall 2003 pop preview
Roots, folk fans have plenty to cheer about
The Beat
Aardvark's avant-jazz
also, Nicole Nelson, Sammy Brown
Other
A general for president?
Concert Reviews
Jack rambles a lot, sings a little
(Club Helsinki, 9/11/03)
The Beat
The summer that wasn't
also, Michael Musillami
Interviews
Ramblin' with Jack Elliott
The original Brooklyn cowboy to perform at Helsinki
Concert Reviews
Ember Swift's pale protest folk
(Club Helsinki, 9/7/03)
Interviews
A garden of gizmos blooms in Pittsfield
Homegrown interactive children's exhibition at Berkshire Museum
The Beat
Deb Pasternak's jazzy folk
also, Ember Swift, Joseph Fire Crow, Don White
Interviews
Rene Marie's jazz drama
Singer to perform at Club Helsinki on Saturday
Concert Reviews
John Hammond's blues
(Club Helsinki, 9/1/03)
Concert Reviews
Ralph Stanley's heavenly mountain music
(Mahaiwe Theater, 8/31/03)
Concert Reviews
A blue afternoon at Tanglewood Jazz
(Tanglewood Jazz, August 31, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Norah Jones breaks records at Tanglewood
(Tanglewood Jazz, August 30, 2003)
Interviews
Capturing Music Inn on celluloid
Famed summer home for jazz in the '50s to get new life in film
Interviews
Hiromi’s love affair with the piano
Young musician to make Tanglewood debut at jazz festival
Interviews
Ralph Stanley comes down from the mountain
To perform at Mahaiwe Theatre on August 31
Interviews
Cassandra Wilson goes outside the box
Singer to headline Tanglewood Jazz Festival
Interviews
Making jazz classic at Tanglewood
Donal Fox pays tribute to MJQ
The Beat
John Hammond: Mr. Americana
also, DJ Rap, Groove Collective, Paul Cebar, Hot Club of Cowtown
Concert Reviews
Fiddling up a storm
(Tanglewood, August 25, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Pieta Brown: To the manor born
(Club Helsinki, 8/24/03)
Concert Reviews
Bromberg is the raw deal
(Mahaiwe Theater, 8/21/03)
The Beat
Sex and violins: Lara St. John heats up Bach
also, Pieta Brown, David Jacobs-Strain
Concert Reviews
Dylan subverts expectations
(Look Park, Northampton, August 19, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Ben Taylor strikes out on his own
(Club Helsinki, 8/14/03)
Concert Reviews
Remembering Woody's ramblings
Guthrie Center, August 13, 2003
Interviews
Time catches up with David Bromberg
Folk-rocker to perform at Mahaiwe on Aug. 21
Interviews
Making music for Mark Twain
New musical premieres at Oldcastle Theatre
The Beat
Ben Taylor has nothing to hide
also, Stephen Clair, Marly Hornik
Concert Reviews
A kinder, gentler Jethro Tull
(Tanglewood, August 12, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Chuck Prophet
(Club Helsinki, 8/10/03)
Other
The Shape of Things
Barrington Stage Co., August 2003
Interviews
Don't worry, be happy
Psychologist seeks to calm anxious parents in new book
Interviews
Beyond 'This Land Is Your Land'
Paying tribute to the complete Woody Guthrie
Interviews
Three decades later, Jethro Tull returns
English rockers perform at Tanglewood on August 12
The Beat
Chuck Prophet’s quirky rock and roll
also, Brilliant Mistakes, Steve Winwood
Concert Reviews
Yo-Yo Ma tackles Brazil
(Tanglewood, August 3, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Jazz Passengers reinvent
(Mass MoCA, 8/2/03)
Interviews
Riffing on a creature feature
Jazz Passengers rescript, rescore
The Beat
Tracy Grammer stays the course
Keeps Dave Carter's legacy alive at Club Helsinki on Friday night
Concert Reviews
BSO does Gypsies, Golijov, William Tell and Mozart
(Tanglewood, July 27, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Bang on a Can Summer Marathon
(Mass MoCA, 7/26/03)
Concert Reviews
The Eagles: Crash landing
(Knickerbocker Arena, July 24, 2003)
The Beat
Marathon music
also, Tom Ingersoll's new rock classics, Irish duets, festivals
Concert Reviews
Serkin and BSO dance to Stravinsky
(Tanglewood, July 20, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Bang on a Can explodes pop
(Mass MoCA, 7/19/03)
News
Like Velvet Underground before it, Bang on a Can fuses the street and art
New-music collective in residence at Mass MoCA
Interviews
New book warns of hard times ahead dealing with disease
Interviews
A ‘Tommy’ for a new generation
The Who's rock opera comes to Berkshire Theatre Festival
The Beat
Lou Reed’s ukulele-playing younger brother
also, Celia, Gordon Stone, Rennie Harris
Concert Reviews
Fiddler on the Roof goes to Jamaica and joins a klezmer band
(Klezska, Club Helsinki, July 13, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Polygraph Lounge
Mass MoCA, July 12, 2003
Concert Reviews
Pop goes the jazz
(Boston Pops, Tanglewood, July 15, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Kurt Masur takes the BSO to the east
(Tanglewood, July 13, 2003)
Interviews
Polygraph Lounge's musical mirth
Post-modern cover band plays Mass MoCA on July 12
The Beat
The sound of a Jamaican shtetl
also, Iguanas, Vibes, Pizzarelli
Interviews
Festival frenzy!
Summer means outdoor music festivals -- but why?
Concert Reviews
Ellis Paul in a vacuum
(Club Helsinki, 7/6/03)
Concert Reviews
Jimmie Dale Gilmore headlines MoCA festival
also, the Persuasions (7/5/03)
Interviews
Keeping tabs on John Lennon
New play explores FBI's surveillance of former Beatle
Interviews
Mary Wilson takes back her Supreme legacy
Singer headlines Tanglewood's July 4th concert
The Beat
Making a persuasive case for the Grateful Dead’s melodies
also, Milagro Saints, Ellis Paul, Todd Mack
Concert Reviews
Norah Jones outdoes herself with modesty
(Proctor's Theatre, Schenectady, N.Y., June 30, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Howard Fishman Quartet: The sultans of swing
(Club Helsinki, 6/29/03)
Interviews
Not Barbra Streisand nor the real Fanny Brice can get in the way of this ‘Funny Girl’
Beloved musical opens at Barrington Stage
The Beat
Howard Fishman's pre-rock pop-jazz
also, Noah Baerman, Blue Dogs, Fourtold
Concert Reviews
James Taylor earns his soul-man bona fides
(Tanglewood, June 24, 2003)
Interviews
From rural nightmare to rock opera
Downtown rockers to perform at Mass MoCA
The Beat
Erin McKeown: Grand new
also, Meshell Ndegeocello, Bitch and Animal
The Beat
The Hazard County Girls' dangerous riffs
also, Seth Bodie deconstructs cabaret
Interviews
A new story for Jonatha Brooke
Singer-songwriter to perform at Club Helsinki on Friday night
Concert Reviews
Guy Clark’s country craftsmanship
(Club Helsinki, June 11, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Underbelly's fierce folk
(Club Helsinki, June 8, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Jen Chapin jazzes up her sound and vision
(Club Helsinki, 6/7/03)
The Beat
Summer 2003's best bets
(The Beat, June 3, 2003)
Concert Reviews
Michelle Shocked's musical ramble
(Club Helsinki, 6/3/03)
Interviews
Tim O’Brien’s spiritual folk
Bluegrass singer-songwriter to perform on Sunday at Club Helsinki
Interviews
The high lonesome sound meets the shtetl
Klezmer Mountain Boys fuse old-time Americana and Yiddish
The Beat
Underbelly: Making old-time new
also, Bobby Sweet, Crocketts
Concert Reviews
Rosanne Cash remixes herself
(Mass MoCA, 5/25/03)
Interviews
Eric Fowler finds his voice back home
Brings new band Horace Godwink to Club Helsinki
Interviews
Rosanne Cash: Coming to terms with her inheritance
To perform at Mass MoCA on May 25
Concert Reviews
Fleetwood Mac's nervous pop-rock
(Knickerbocker Arena, May 21, 2003)
The Beat
Jazzy folk chicks: Jen Chapin, Deb Pasternak, Ember Swift
also, Rani Arbo, Bob Thistle, Louise Taylor
Concert Reviews
Future folk
(Club Helsinki, 5/15/03)
The Beat
The Hackensaw Boys' punked-up bluegrass
also, Linda Thompson, Fleetwood Mac
Concert Reviews
Scott Amendola's chamber-jam
(Club Helsinki, 5/14/03)
Interviews
Crying through the drums
Composer/bandleader Scott Amendola brings his ensemble to Club Helsinki on May 14
The Beat
Folk trios are back in style
also, Rooney, Cyro Baptista's Beat the Donkey, Laurel Masse
The Beat
Bob Dylan's never-ending comeback
Greatest American songwriter also a road warrior
Concert Reviews
Lowen and Navarro
Club Helsinki, May 1, 2003
Interviews
Rick Berlin's latest incarnation
Shelley Winters Project
Concert Reviews
Pearl Jam dusts off the jam
(Knickerbocker Arena, April 29, 2003)
Interviews
Lowen and Navarro stick together through thick and thick
At Club Helsinki on May 1
The Beat
Bob Thistle's new CD
also, Meg Hutchinson, Jam-bands, Jake
Concert Reviews
Naftule's Dream's avant-klezmer
Club Helsinki, April 27, 2003
Concert Reviews
Michael Hurley's pothead folk
(Club Helsinki, 4/24/03)
Interviews
Into the phone booth and out with the fire-breathing klezmer
Naftule's Dream mirrors the traditional with the avant-garde
The Beat
Klezmania hits region
also, performance at Bard, Creekend, Shaw to Scofield, folk faves
Interviews
David Olney's hard folk road
To play at Club Helsinki on Friday 4/25
Interviews
Revisiting Bob Dylan's gospel music
Producing 'mix tape' latest accomplishment for Jeffrey Gaskill
Interviews
Jazz expands in Williamstown
Festival includes John Scofield's jam band and Kenny Barron's Brasilia
The Beat
Michael Hurley's old weird American
also, Yo La Tengo, Steve Adams
Concert Reviews
Slide family shows
Club Helsinki, April 12, 2003
Concert Reviews
Mallett's New England-style folk
Club Helsinki, April 10, 2003
Interviews
The family that shows slides together rocks together
It began with an old-fashioned slide projector and a box of travel slides picked up at an estate sale in Seattle for $5
The Beat
Summer festival season taking shape
The Beat, 4/11/03
Interviews
David Mallet returns to the garden
'Inch by Inch' folksinger to play Club Helsinki, 4/10/03
Concert Reviews
Impeccable songcraft trumps all
Mary Lou Lord, Club Helsinki, April 6, 2003
Concert Reviews
Mary Gauthier and Hazard County Girls
(Club Helsinki, 4/5/03)
Interviews
Laughs aside, Vance Gilbert wants you to hear the poetry
Singer-songwriter performs at Railway Cafe on Saturday April 4
Interviews
Mary Gauthier cooks up a musical storm
Singer-songwriter to perform at Club Helsinki on Saturday, April 4
The Beat
These rock 'n' roll babes can be hazardous
also, Wanda Fischer, Flying Garbanzos, Gordon Brisker
Concert Reviews
Girl group plays muscular rock
Antigone Rising, Club Helsinki, March 29, '03
Interviews
Journeys in song
Priscilla Herdman's
The Beat
Springing up concerts
Rosanne Cash, Mary Gauthier, Naftule's Dream, John Scofield top Berkshire scene
Interviews
Girls rock in classic style
Antigone Rising to perform at Club Helsinki on Saturday
Concert Reviews
Karl Shiflett's old-time country show
(Club Helsinki, 3/23/03)
Concert Reviews
Wronging
Luther Wright's
Interviews
This rock girl gets bands covered
Next month, when funkmeister George Clinton appears on the cover of bimonthly music magazine Relix
Interviews
Hee haw meets Pink Floyd
Luther Wright and the Wrongs rebuild
Interviews
Pierre Bensusan: World’s greatest beginner guitarist
Coming to Clark Art Institute on March 22
The Beat
Dave's True Story and Bob Malone team up
also, Lenore Raphael, Mike Doughty
Concert Reviews
Kelly Joe Phelps joins the jam-bandwagon
(Club Helsinki, March 15, 2003)
The Beat
The critical list
A concert wish list
Concert Reviews
Janis Ian
at Club Helsinki (March 9, 2003)
Interviews
No more blues for Kelly Joe Phelps
Singer to expand his repertoire at Club Helsinki on March 15
Concert Reviews
Antony and the Johnsons
Mass MoCA, March 8, 2003
Concert Reviews
Country songwriters singing their own songs
Club Helsinki, March 5, 2003
Interviews
Antony plays it straight
Androgynous singer to lead the Johnsons at MoCA
The Beat
Tony Trischka's big new deal
also, Grupo Fantasma, Yaya Diallo, Cathy Grier
Interviews
Janis Ian’s roller coaster ride
Singer-songwriter to perform at Club Helsinki
Interviews
Geoff Muldaur’s roots-music comeback
Blues singer comes to Berkshire Museum
Interviews
The hidden hand behind country hits
Nashville songwriters to perform at Club Helsinki
Concert Reviews
Jeff Lang and Michael Tarbox
(Club Helsinki, February 26, 2003)
The Beat
The new jazz: Sex Mob
also, Alan Simon, Habib Koite, Sekou Sundiata, Atwater/Donnelly
Interviews
DJ Spooky remixes DW Griffith
Multimedia artist presents 'Rebirth of a Nation' at Mass MoCA
Interviews
Peter Mulvey’s underground folk
Singer-songwriter to perform at Berkshire Museum on Friday
Concert Reviews
Kill Henry Sugar’s cabaret rock
(Club Helsinki, 2/23/03)
Concert Reviews
Tin Hat Trio fuses Old Word and new
at Club Helsinki (February 22, 2003)
Interviews
Tin Hat Trio's idiosyncratic chamber-folk
Acoustic group to play at Club Helsinki on Saturday night
The Beat
Kill Henry Sugar
also, Jay Messer, Mamadou Diabate, Woody Guthrie Tribute, Marsalis Family
The Beat
The Boss and Mrs. Jones
Springsteen and Norah Jones favored to win at 2003 Grammys
Interviews
John Hammond: Beyond blues
Famed singer performs at Club Helsinki on Friday night
Concert Reviews
Old-time karaoke
Housatonic Philharmonic at LaChoza (2/15/03)
Concert Reviews
Da Vinci's Notebook fills doctor's prescription
A cappella troupe entertains at Berkshire Museum (2/15/03)
The Beat
Brooks Williams blows his reputation on his new CD, and it's about time
also, Men without pants, Teri Roiger, Corey Glover, Murali Coryell
Other
In and after Iraq
Also, Wynton Marsalis gets cooked (Magazine review)
Interviews
Voices alone carry
Da Vinci's Notebook to sing at Berkshire Museum
Interviews
Where art and theology intersect
Jonathan Secor's leaps of faith
Concert Reviews
Don Byron
Music for Six Musicians at Club Helsinki
Interviews
The accidental clarinetist
Don Byron hangs onto his instrument
The Beat
Piano journeys
also, Phillip Johnston fires up
Concert Reviews
Moonraker's soulful funk-jazz fusion
(La Choza, Pittsfield, Mass., 2/1/03)
Concert Reviews
Cliff Eberhardt's bittersweet sounds
(Common Grounds, 2/1/03)
The Beat
Strange Fruit: the strange story of the song
also, Jonathan Pointer, Gloria Deluxe, Christopher Williams
Interviews
Cliff Eberhardt and the human condition
Singer-songwriter to perform in Pittsfield
The Beat
Phabulous Phoebe Legere
also, Michael Musillami, Hazie Maze, Amy Fairchild
Interviews
On Monday nights, the jazz is free
Randy Kaye leads group improv at Club Helsinki
Concert Reviews
Lovewhip whips up an Afro-Caribbean party
(Club Helsinki, 1/16/03)
Concert Reviews
Greg Brown hides
(Berkshire Museum, 1/18/03)
Interviews
Ben Katchor’s ‘Slugs’ bear life at Mass MoCA
Rock musical with Mark Mulcahy to make world premiere
Interviews
Patty Larkin finds inspiration in old and new
Singer-songwriter to perform at Berkshire Museum on Friday
The Beat
The Berkshire-Grammy connection
A dozen Grammy nominees played the Berkshires last year
Concert Reviews
Quintessential piano man
Mose Allison at Club Helsinki (1/11/03)
The Beat
Misty Blues rock the juke joint with new CD
also, Mose Allison, Miro Sprage (1/10/03)
Interviews
Jazzing it up after a day at middle school
Sonya Kitchell Band to perform at Club Helsinki
Concert Reviews
4 Way Street and Sky Smeed Band
Club Helsinki, January 5, 2003
Concert Reviews
Bob Franke’s unassuming folk
Common Grounds, January 4, 2003
The Beat
Winter pop forecast for Berkshires: Busy
The Beat, 1/03/02
Concert Reviews
Gokh-bi System's global village music
Senegalese folk meets American hip-hop at Club Helsinki (12/26/02)
The Beat
Club Helsinki dominates Berkshire music scene for third year in a row
A look back on the Berkshire pop year 2002
Concert Reviews
World's greatest drummer in a bar band
Levon Helm at Club Helsinki (12/21/02)
Interviews
A Rock and Roll Hall of Famer just happy to play drums in a blues band
Levon Helm looks back (12/20/02)
The Beat
The best concerts of 2002
Blind Boys, Boss, McCartney top list (The Beat, 12/20/02)
Concert Reviews
Springsteen rises to the occasion
(Knickerbocker Arena, Albany, 12/13/02)
Concert Reviews
Summer folk in the winter
Nields, Kennedys, Susan Werner at Club Helsinki (12/15/02)
Other
The lost promise of Jerusalem
Magazine review
The Beat
Rani Arbo's new country swing
Also, Antigone Rising, Paul Shapiro's holiday revue
The Beat
Music for the holiday season
New CDs from Barry Manilow, Chris Botti, Johnny Mathis, bluegrass artists
Concert Reviews
John Scofield's new jazz jams
Guitarist rehearses band for new recording at Club Helsinki (12/9-10)
Concert Reviews
Shannon McNally inaugurates Club B-10
Curiosity seekers pack new concert space at Mass MoCA
The Beat
Springsteen's
Best CDs of 2002
Interviews
Mixing country and soul, Shannon McNally hopes to ‘figurehead’ a new pop genre
Singer-songwriter to perform at Mass MoCA on Saturday night
Interviews
For Livingston Taylor, teaching and performing are one
Singer-songwriter plays Club Helsinki on Friday night
Interviews
Folksingers inspired by winter
Herdman, Hills and Mangsen at the Berkshire Museum
The Beat
Sonya Kitchell gives new meaning to 'early jazz'
also, Ramsay Midwood, Julee Glaub, George Winston
Concert Reviews
Richie Havens represents the best and worst of the Sixties
Performs at the Mahaiwe Theatre on 11/23/02
Interviews
For Richie Havens, the stage belongs to the audience
Singer/guitarist to perform at Mahaiwe Theatre on Saturday night
The Beat
When Dylan rolled with thunder
New CD, recent concert, Dylan at his best
Interviews
For Kenny Aronoff, music and sports are all about teamwork
Rock drummer to perform benefit concert for his high school
Concert Reviews
Hot Pstromi warms the crowd at Spencertown
Concert Reviews
Golem reinvigorates the Great Eastern European songbook
Band plays sold-out concert at Club Helsinki
Klezmer
Thinking in Yiddish
Yale Strom's klezmer journey
Klezmer
Jewish music for the global village
Annual survey of recent recordings
The Beat
Art Garfunkel makes his songwriting debut
Also, Slavic Soul Party, Shemekia Copeland, Torrez, The Butchies
Concert Reviews
An intimate evening with Suzanne Vega at Mass MoCA
The Beat
Finding common ground between Jewish music and its Eastern European cousins
New York band Golem plays Yiddish, Russian, Rumanian and Gypsy music
Interviews
Great songs from heartache
Suzanne Vega makes art out of misery
Concert Reviews
Kottke and Gordon go phishing for a hook
New duo performs at Club Helsinki
Concert Reviews
When the sum of the parts adds up to next-to-nothing
Four Bitchin' Babes at the Berkshire Museum
Concert Reviews
Melodrome delivers its live promise
Local band has great rock-soul sound
Interviews
Leo Kottke finds his elusive musical twin in Phish’s Mike Gordon
Duo kicks off tour at Club Helsinki
Interviews
Four Bitchin’ Babes find female fellowship
Quartet to perform at Berkshire Museum in Pittsfield
The Beat
Club Helsinki celebrates three years of music, developing artists
Eclectic anniversary month planned at little club that could
Other
Hezbollah is here (Magazine review)
11/2/02: New Yorker, Atlantic, Jerusalem Report
Concert Reviews
Holy Water Undertoe
La Choza, 10/27/02
Concert Reviews
Richard Shindell at Club Helsinki
10/26/02
Concert Reviews
Peter Case at Club Helsinki
Interviews
Richard Shindell: Finding character in song
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