Wednesday, February 10, 2010
We don’t have the
New England Conservatory Philharmonia on our must-hear list, but tonight’s program has us reconsidering: Chopin’s Piano Concerto No. 1, with Lu Shen, Bartók’s
Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, and Stravinsky’s
Symphonies of Wind Instruments. And on the podium is BSO assistant conductor
Julian Kuerti, another plus. Oh, and it’s free, at Jordan Hall, 30 Gainsborough St, Boston | 8 pm | 617.585.1122 or
necmusic.edu.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
Stanley “Buckwheat” Dural is one of the progenitors of the supercharged, R&B-inflected, accordion-driven, Southwest Louisiana dance music known as zydeco. He’ll get the crowd dancin’ with his namesake band,
Buckwheat Zydeco, at the Regattabar, Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge | 7:30 pm | $24 | 617.395.7757 or
regattabarjazz.com.
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
As the ringleader behind the legendary New York underground outfit Non Phixion,
Ill Bill helped establish a new brand of hardcore hip-hop that now serves as a foundation for countless aggressive MCs. These days, as a solo artist and member of La Coka Nostra (with House of Pain and Southie MC Slaine), he’s exploring lyrical dimensions far beyond the boundaries of his already complex and conspiratorially tweaked psyche. Catch him at Harpers Ferry with his man Slaine opening, at 158 Brighton Ave, Allston | 8 pm | $13 | 617.254.9743 or
harpersferryboston.com.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
All week long, the Brattle Theatre’s “Recent Raves” series has been featuring films introduced by members of the Boston Society of Film Critics. Tonight, at 7 pm,
Phoenix Film Editor Peter Keough will offer his two cents worth on Werner Herzog’s latest indulgence in cinematic ecstasy (or lunacy),
Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans, a non-remake of Abel Ferrara’s notorious 1992 original that stars Nicolas Cage, a dying crocodile, and two singing iguanas. Then you could stick around, at 9:30 pm, for
Phoenix critic Peg Aloi’s intro to another flick about a wacko, Nicolas Winding Refn’s
Bronson. The Brattle is at 40 Brattle St, Cambridge | $9.75 double-feature admission | 617.876.6837 or
www.brattlefilm.org.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
The
Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour promises one sweet deal for jazz fans: violinist Regina Carter, singer Kurt Elling, guitarist Russell Malone, pianist Kenny Barron, bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa, and drummer Jonathan Blake. They’re at the Berklee Performance Center, 136 Mass Ave, Boston | 8 pm | $39-$49 | 617.482.6661 or
www.celebrityseries.org.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
It must be Louisiana-roots week at the Regattabar (see “Wednesday”). Tonight, slide-guitar king genius Sonny Landreth blows up the joint, in the Charles Hotel, 1 Bennett St, Cambridge | 7:30 pm | $28 | 617.395.7757 or http://regattabarjazz.com.
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Thursday, February 11, 2010
When you say
Renée Fleming, you’ve pretty much said it all. America’s most famous (and arguably most accomplished) opera soprano joins
James Levine and the
Boston Symphony Orchestra for Richard Strauss’s searing
Four Last Songs and Mahler’s Symphony No. 4. Berg’s
Three Pieces for Orchestra opens the program, at Symphony Hall, 301 Mass Ave, Boston | February 11-13 @ 8 pm | $29-$115 | 617.266.1200 or
www.bso.org.
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