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Hollerpalooza

Eli Reed says he’s better than Otis
Eli “Paperboy” Reed seems dubious about my following him for a few hours before and after his five o’clock Lollapalooza show in Chicago’s Grant Park last Sunday.
By DEVIN KING | August 05, 2008

Folk trails

Peter Walker’s sound circles the world
A former student of Ravi Shankar and Ali Akbar Khan, Walker is a legendary figure best known for his intoxicating fusion of Indian raga and American folk.
By SUSANNA BOLLE | July 07, 2008

Glass: A Portrait of Philip in Twelve Parts

A quietly hagiographic film biography
Glass comes off as a likable, unassuming presence and also a bit of an enigma.
By GERALD PEARY | June 18, 2008

Quo vadis?

Boston Ballet’s ‘Next Generation’
“Next Generation” is the kind of ballet-program title that might have you asking yourself what happened to “This Generation."
By JEFFREY GANTZ | March 10, 2008

Beyond bhangra

Anoushka Shankar joins forces with Karsh Kale
Shankar, who’s now 26, has been paying dues as a sitarist since she was eight.
By JEFF TAMARKIN | October 30, 2007

Music and Lyrics

The "bad" version of the song is better
How accommodating of the characters in Music and Lyrics to point out what, taste-wise, is “good” and “bad.” Watch the trailer for Music and Lyrics (QuickTime)
By PETER KEOUGH | February 14, 2007

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