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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How does The Embrace fare as a piece of public art? We asked a critic, an artist and a reporter.
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Local Color: Four Boston-based artists who are making the city a more vivid arts hub
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The touring musical is at Boston’s Citizens Bank Opera House through March 12.
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