Nightcrawler: Box Set

Nightcrawler: Box Set

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Music

They traveled down to Memphis to participate in the International Folk Alliance, showcased at the Northeast Regional Folk Alliance and hit D.C., New York and other destinations in recent months. Now Katie Clarke says that her Boxcar Lillies are setting a course home...
CD Shorts

CD Shorts

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Music

  The WhoQuadrophenia [Deluxe Edition](Geffen) In addition to a remastered version of the 1973 album, the deluxe edition of Quadrophenia includes Pete Townsend’s original demo for his epic work. Coming after his ground-breaking rock opera Tommy and the...
CinemaDope: Cello and Goodbye

CinemaDope: Cello and Goodbye

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Film

In my life away from writing, I’m a musician. And over the years, as I’ve gone from being a Dylan-ripoff to a Tom Waits wannabe, I’ve always been surprised at just how many of my fellow musicians were “creative” types in their day-to-day...
Out of the Blue in Turners Falls

Out of the Blue in Turners Falls

by | Nov 19, 2012 | Arts

Erin MacLean describes her response to Turners Falls pretty succinctly: “It was love at first sight.” She discovered it on a trip with her partner (in business and life), John McNamara. She recalls, “I was inspired by how beautiful this little city...