MusicDJ Sessions: Is Video Game Music A New Art Form?Gaming music can be just as complex and powerful as music produced for its own sake, says WSHU music director Kate Remington.PlayHere & Now09:53Dec 14, 2018NPR TV Critic Weighs In On 2018's Best Music DocumentariesHere & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about the innovative new features that caught his eye and ear.PlayHere & Now05:49Dec 14, 2018The Joyful Sound Of Great Theater, Even Amid Unspeakable Sadness“The Ferryman” and “Girl from the North Country” connect us to something universal. Hopefully, writes Ed Siegel, Boston will rise to the challenge and produce these two great plays here.CognoscentiDec 14, 2018This Year's Boston Music Award Winners Reflect Hip-Hop's RevivalRapper Cousin Stizz took home Artist of the Year. The ARTeryDec 13, 2018Now With A MacArthur, Composer Matt Aucoin Plans To Focus On 'Things That Haven’t Been Done Before'“What I want to do is going to take me beyond the rest of my life,” Aucoin says. That might sound like excessive modesty — or hubris — but it...The ARTeryDec 13, 2018Making The Case For Equal Pay, A Flutist Enters Mediation With The BSOElizabeth Rowe sued the Boston Symphony in July claiming that the pay disparity between herself and the principal oboist violated the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law. The ARTeryDec 12, 2018Jazz Pianist Helen Sung On Poetry, Being Asian-American And The Debt She Owes Harry Connick Jr.Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Sung about her latest album, "Sung with Words," a collaboration with poet Dana Gioia.PlayHere & Now11:07Dec 11, 2018The Best Albums Out Of Boston This YearOur critic Amelia Mason found herself drawn mainly to newcomers and those who thrive on the margins -- artists who had something particular to say, and said it well.The ARTeryDec 11, 2018'Maria By Callas': The Legendary Opera Singer's Life In Her Own WordsWe talk with the director of a new documentary about the life of Maria Callas, to this day one of the most electrifying singers in opera.PlayOn Point47:00Dec 11, 2018Cantata Singers Appoint New Executive DirectorNick Adams comes from Longwood Symphony Orchestra, where he was executive director for four years.The ARTeryDec 10, 2018Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley Punk Influence Still ReverberatesPunk rock always has been, in many ways, about considering life's proverbial glass, declaring it half empty, and then pretending it's half full. Few bands sculpted this mix of bitterness...The ARTeryDec 7, 2018Elvis Presley's 'Comeback Special' Aired 50 Years Ago This WeekIn 1968, a television event recrowned Elvis Presley as the king of rock 'n' roll. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins takes a listen back.PlayHere & Now02:45Dec 7, 2018DJ Sessions: Fresh Artists To Listen To Who Aren't Afraid To Be ThemselvesAccording to KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez, "Being yourself is the new gangster." He shares musical choices with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson that reflect that.PlayHere & Now09:53Dec 5, 2018Reaching Tech's Limit, YouTube Phenom Jacob Collier Seeks A Human TouchThe British musician is known for his elaborate one-man live show, which he developed at MIT's Media Lab. As he prepares to release his second album, he's back in Cambridge...PlayThe ARTery05:26Dec 5, 2018Lyric Stage Tells Story Of Singer Who Combined Black Spirituals With European Opera"Breath & Imagination" tells the story of the extraordinary composer and concert singer Roland Hayes.PlayRadio Boston15:00Dec 4, 2018Bob Mackie Dresses Cher In Life And On Broadway"The Cher Show" features Cher's music, as well as outfits by 79-year-old Bob Mackie, who created many of the star's most iconic looks. PlayHere & Now04:56Dec 4, 2018For Mark Knopfler, Making Music Remains 'Everything That I Want To Do'The former Dire Straits frontman went solo in 1995, and has since released 10 albums. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Knopfler about his latest, "Down The Road Wherever."PlayHere & Now11:07Dec 3, 20188 Holiday Performances We’re Excited About This SeasonCue the twinkly lights, Christmas trees, menorahs and candles -- the holiday season is officially underway in Boston.The ARTeryDec 3, 2018In Dedicating 'Billy Ruane Square,' Cambridge Celebrates The Ultimate Music SuperfanMusic icon and patron of the arts Billy Ruane died in 2010. Now, his memory is forever embedded in Central Square.PlayThe ARTery05:14Dec 1, 2018Russo's Market Singer Returns For Performance One Year After Viral VideoLast December, videos of Guilherme "Gilly" Assuncao went viral after the 23-year old sang a stunning rendition of "Con Te Partiro" by Andrea Bocelli at Russo's Market in Watertown.PlayRadio Boston06:01Nov 30, 2018Next Page
DJ Sessions: Is Video Game Music A New Art Form?Gaming music can be just as complex and powerful as music produced for its own sake, says WSHU music director Kate Remington.PlayHere & Now09:53Dec 14, 2018
NPR TV Critic Weighs In On 2018's Best Music DocumentariesHere & Now's Peter O'Dowd talks with NPR TV critic Eric Deggans about the innovative new features that caught his eye and ear.PlayHere & Now05:49Dec 14, 2018
The Joyful Sound Of Great Theater, Even Amid Unspeakable Sadness“The Ferryman” and “Girl from the North Country” connect us to something universal. Hopefully, writes Ed Siegel, Boston will rise to the challenge and produce these two great plays here.CognoscentiDec 14, 2018
This Year's Boston Music Award Winners Reflect Hip-Hop's RevivalRapper Cousin Stizz took home Artist of the Year. The ARTeryDec 13, 2018
Now With A MacArthur, Composer Matt Aucoin Plans To Focus On 'Things That Haven’t Been Done Before'“What I want to do is going to take me beyond the rest of my life,” Aucoin says. That might sound like excessive modesty — or hubris — but it...The ARTeryDec 13, 2018
Making The Case For Equal Pay, A Flutist Enters Mediation With The BSOElizabeth Rowe sued the Boston Symphony in July claiming that the pay disparity between herself and the principal oboist violated the Massachusetts Equal Pay Law. The ARTeryDec 12, 2018
Jazz Pianist Helen Sung On Poetry, Being Asian-American And The Debt She Owes Harry Connick Jr.Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Sung about her latest album, "Sung with Words," a collaboration with poet Dana Gioia.PlayHere & Now11:07Dec 11, 2018
The Best Albums Out Of Boston This YearOur critic Amelia Mason found herself drawn mainly to newcomers and those who thrive on the margins -- artists who had something particular to say, and said it well.The ARTeryDec 11, 2018
'Maria By Callas': The Legendary Opera Singer's Life In Her Own WordsWe talk with the director of a new documentary about the life of Maria Callas, to this day one of the most electrifying singers in opera.PlayOn Point47:00Dec 11, 2018
Cantata Singers Appoint New Executive DirectorNick Adams comes from Longwood Symphony Orchestra, where he was executive director for four years.The ARTeryDec 10, 2018
Buzzcocks' Pete Shelley Punk Influence Still ReverberatesPunk rock always has been, in many ways, about considering life's proverbial glass, declaring it half empty, and then pretending it's half full. Few bands sculpted this mix of bitterness...The ARTeryDec 7, 2018
Elvis Presley's 'Comeback Special' Aired 50 Years Ago This WeekIn 1968, a television event recrowned Elvis Presley as the king of rock 'n' roll. Here & Now's Lisa Mullins takes a listen back.PlayHere & Now02:45Dec 7, 2018
DJ Sessions: Fresh Artists To Listen To Who Aren't Afraid To Be ThemselvesAccording to KCRW DJ Anthony Valadez, "Being yourself is the new gangster." He shares musical choices with Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson that reflect that.PlayHere & Now09:53Dec 5, 2018
Reaching Tech's Limit, YouTube Phenom Jacob Collier Seeks A Human TouchThe British musician is known for his elaborate one-man live show, which he developed at MIT's Media Lab. As he prepares to release his second album, he's back in Cambridge...PlayThe ARTery05:26Dec 5, 2018
Lyric Stage Tells Story Of Singer Who Combined Black Spirituals With European Opera"Breath & Imagination" tells the story of the extraordinary composer and concert singer Roland Hayes.PlayRadio Boston15:00Dec 4, 2018
Bob Mackie Dresses Cher In Life And On Broadway"The Cher Show" features Cher's music, as well as outfits by 79-year-old Bob Mackie, who created many of the star's most iconic looks. PlayHere & Now04:56Dec 4, 2018
For Mark Knopfler, Making Music Remains 'Everything That I Want To Do'The former Dire Straits frontman went solo in 1995, and has since released 10 albums. Here & Now's Robin Young talks with Knopfler about his latest, "Down The Road Wherever."PlayHere & Now11:07Dec 3, 2018
8 Holiday Performances We’re Excited About This SeasonCue the twinkly lights, Christmas trees, menorahs and candles -- the holiday season is officially underway in Boston.The ARTeryDec 3, 2018
In Dedicating 'Billy Ruane Square,' Cambridge Celebrates The Ultimate Music SuperfanMusic icon and patron of the arts Billy Ruane died in 2010. Now, his memory is forever embedded in Central Square.PlayThe ARTery05:14Dec 1, 2018
Russo's Market Singer Returns For Performance One Year After Viral VideoLast December, videos of Guilherme "Gilly" Assuncao went viral after the 23-year old sang a stunning rendition of "Con Te Partiro" by Andrea Bocelli at Russo's Market in Watertown.PlayRadio Boston06:01Nov 30, 2018
