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An excellent set of Bob Dylan covers by Emma Swift, plus country from Rachel Brooke, folk from Jordan Tice, and more Little Richard reissues.
Read More »Music Reviews: Emma Swift Covers Bob Dylan, Plus Rachel Brooke, Little Richard, Jordan Tice
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Interview: Musical Director Tarek Merchant on Coronavirus, UK Theatre, and ‘Girl from the North Country’ [Part 2 of 2]
Tarek Merchant shares his experiences in radio and working on Conor McPherson's 'Girl from the North Country.'
Read More »Interview: Musical Director Tarek Merchant on Coronavirus, UK Theatre, and ‘Girl from the North Country’ [Part 1 of 2]
Tarek Merchant, a musical director in London, weighs in about coronavirus' impact on UK theatre.
Read More »Music Review: ‘Rough and Rowdy Ways’ Delivers Classic Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan's 39th studio album—his first collection of new material since 2012's 'Tempest'—finds him going strong at age 79.
Read More »Movie/Music Reviews: Bob Dylan’s ‘Masked and Anonymous’ Arrives on Blu-ray, Plus Carla Olson
Bob Dylan’s 2003 film, which has just been reissued in high definition, is a mess, but you might nevertheless want to see it at least once. Also: an album of harmonious duets featuring Carla Olson.
Read More »Theatre Review (London’s West End): ‘Girl from the North Country’ at the Gielgud Theatre
Conor McPherson's musical is a sensitively crafted production about the Great Depression, featuring great tracks from Bob Dylan's rich discography.
Read More »Music Review: Bob Dylan – ‘Travelin’ Thru, 1967–1969, Bootleg Series, Vol. 15,’ Plus Kinky Friedman, Moody Little Sister, Steve Goodman
The latest volume of Bob Dylan's bootleg series features must-hear collaborations with Johnny Cash. Also in today's column: new albums from Kinky Friedman and Moody Little Sister, and a Steve Goodman reissue.
Read More »Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue, Take Two
A 14-CD set features five complete shows—plus rehearsals and rarities—from Bob Dylan’s 1975 Rolling Thunder Revue tour. Also, new albums from Chip & Tony Kinman, Willard Gayheart, and Meghan Hayes.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Girl from the North Country’ by Conor McPherson, Music and Lyrics by Bob Dylan
I cannot imagine any writer but Conor McPherson effectively providing such a dramatic flight path to Bob Dylan’s repertoire. The playwright’s eerie, atmospheric writing effectively implies connections between the material at hand and otherworldly realms. Dylan’s titular song is part of the hybrid McPherson musical Girl from the North Country, …
Read More »Music Review: Keith Morris & the Crooked Numbers – ‘Psychopaths & Sycophants’
If you’re a fan of Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen, this is an album you definitely want to own.
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