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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The MFA brings the radiant works of Frank Bowling to Boston, along with overdue recognition
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Open Studio: Indigenous Artist Rose B. Simpson makes her mark at the ICA
The mixed-media artist talks about her Indigenous identity and why she sees her sculptures as beings rather than objects. -
Open Studio: In the studio with wood worker Alison Croney Moses
Open Studio takes viewers into the world of Boston arts with GBH News Executive Arts Editor Jared Bowen
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