Results tagged “bostonlandmarksorchestra”

  • Your vote should count even more than usual as turnout for tomorrow's primary is expected to be low. [Boston Herald]
  • A Congressional candidate helped to chase down a purse-snatcher on the Cape. [WHDH]
  • Proving that you need money to run for office, Green-Rainbow candidate Jill Stein may be barred from the next gubernatorial debate for not raising enough funds. [Boston Globe]
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    Fenway Park means the Red Sox winning baseball games, outdoor hockey, even college hockey, and in a few weeks, football soccer. On Wednesday, July 7 at 7 p.m., Fenway will host a free concert featuring the Boston Landmarks Orchestra. Charles Ansbacher will conduct the two-hour “Home Run” concert, and the Orchestra will perform music by Aaron Copland, Beethoven and Leonard Bernstein, along with a rendition of “The Jackie Robinson Story.” Tickets (up to four per person) are available at www.redsox.com/familyfun or the Red Sox ticket office through July 6. [Herald] more ›

    Now that we're on this eight days a week kick for doing these picks it seems like it might be time for a new graphic. We'll give you a cookie if you design us a new one. Or maybe a Newcastle next time you catch us at the Middle East. Promise. Monday 8/7 The Roots with Talib Kweli It may not be a Brooklyn block party hosted by Dave Chappelle, but it will be... more ›

    Usually we try to wax poetic about some sort of relevant piece of information. This week we're dropping all that fluff and jumping right into this week's set of picks – lots of good shows on tap for this week. Zydeco to classical, hip hop to electronica, and Bon Jovi. Monday 7/24: Wattstax with Eli "Paperboy" Reed & the True Loves Allston's Paperboy plays an opening revue for a screening of Wattstax, a film... more ›

    Tonight the Boston Landmarks Orchestra takes stage at the Boston Common Parkman Bandstand to present Lifting the Curse: A Story of the Red Sox composed by Josh Wachner and story by Bill Littlefield. Littlefield hosts the nationally syndicated, locally produced, show Only A Game on NPR and offers regular limericks during 'BUR pledge drives. The performance of the piece is another composition inspired by the lifting of the 86-year curse on the Olde Towne Team. Today's video presents a slideshow montage set to a tune based on the Hurricane Smith song Oh Babe, What Would You Say? focused on the source of the curse. It's Monday. Listen up. more ›

    The debacle that was Hot Stove, Cool Music last week has made us ready for a week of good music. The debacle in that it poured so hard they had to move the whole thing under the bleachers (inside). The sound quality was poor and James Taylor pulled a rock star move and only made the stage for a single song because he didn't have enough space. This week we're looking forward to cooler... more ›

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