I didn't know I needed the new Billy Joel documentary
NPR critic Linda Holmes has been a Billy Joel fan since the '80s. HBO's new two-part documentary still taught her something new about his life — and provided a chance to consider the role of his music in her own.
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'Dear Summer: Volume 3' returns to highlight more emerging artists and DJs
The citywide mixtape features six DJs and 17 up-and-coming and established artists from the Greater Boston area.
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Front of the Line: Lewis Capaldi plays sold-out show in Boston
Fans turn out at 3:00 a.m. to get the full, up-close Capaldi experience. -
‘It’s an honor’: Modern Lovers frontman Jonathan Richman on lawmakers’ push to make ‘Roadrunner’ the state rock song
A decade after then-state Rep. Marty Walsh proposed the idea, legislators are bringing the proposal back. -
Pao Arts Center’s ‘Asian Glow’ showcases an ‘unapologetic diaspora’ of local Asian performers
“We want to be that connecting dot, honoring cultural heritage but also recognizing that culture is not static and continues to be created.”
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