Word: classics
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...potentially lethal illness and from a long string of relatively unimpressive albums. Anyone not convinced of this by Dylan's excellent new release, Time Out Of Mind, would certainly have been won over by his triumphant and exuberant performance at the Avalon. Performing a well-balanced mix of classic material and selections from the new album, Dylan and his four-member band delivered a mostly electric, uptempo set that gripped the audience from the start and kept them rocking all night long...
...took the stage to the impassioned cheers of the audience, who recognized this opportunity for the precious one that it was--a chance to hear a legend, aging but still creative as ever, perform in an intimate setting. As Dylan, a Stratocaster slung over his shoulder, launched into his classic, "Maggie's Farm," the thick, biting sound of the band immediately announced to the audience that this concert was not going to be a swan song for an artist past his prime, no nostalgia trip for those wishing to rekindle fond memories of the 60s. Much of the audience knew...
After a well-received reading of his Nashville Skyline classic "Tonight I'll Be Staying Here With You," the band prefaced Time Out Of Mind's "Cold Irons Bound" with ominous swirls of electric guitar, giving the live version of that song the same dark, brooding quality exhibited on the album. Two more songs passed before Dylan closed out the first portion of his set with a hard-driving "Silvio," unleashing his band and raising the intensity yet a few notches more. The lights dimmed, as they did after every song, and when they came back on, Dylan had replaced...
Christmas in Boston isn't complete without Boston Ballet's annual production of The Nutcracker. This classic holiday fairy tale has delighted audiences here for over 30 years, and the tradition continues through Jan. 4 at the Wang Center this year...
...Although he broke into jazz a decade ago as a solo pianist influenced by Bud Powell and Art Tatum, his career veered sharply toward big-band and string-arranged music after his 1989 sound track, When Harry Met Sally, went multi-platinum. When his version of the classic It Had to Be You--with Connick singing--became a hit, he began moving his repertoire closer toward pop, writing, as he did on 1991's Blue Light, Red Light, jaunty big-band tunes that echoed the pop standards of the 1940s and '50s. He even came out from behind the piano...