Month: July 2024

MEDIA, PA — “Media, PA, Everyone’s Hometown” used to be a go-to Facebook page for anyone in and around Media. For years, the page was a thriving digital community hub, with residents sharing their experiences with business, asking questions, helping find missing pets, and more. But now, the page has been forsaken by its loneRead moreRead more

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — If you Google the name of Deshon Johnson, you’ll see a long list of articles about his tragic death, which took place in North Jersey more than a decade ago. But his mother says it’s also important to remember him as a “vibrant young man with immense potential” – not justRead moreRead more

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4–6 Park Avenue Chamber Symphony, David Bernard cond. Recursive Classics RC4789671 (24/96 WAV). Jennifer Nulsen, prod.; Mie Hirschfield, Joel Watts, engs. Performance *** Sonics ***** As in this group’s previous release of the Mahler Fifth, the engineering is refreshingly clean and gimmick-free. The brasses that launch the Fourth have solid presence and depth.Read moreRead more

VTL and Wilson have delivered great sound at previous shows, and they did so again here in a set-up of which Peter McGrath, Brand Ambassador for Wilson Audio, was especially proud: VTL’s MB-450 III Signature monoblocks, TL7.5 III Reference preamplifier, and TP6.5 II. A Signature phono preamplifier joined a dCS Rossini Apex DAC and RossiniRead moreRead more

MARTHA’S VINEYARD, MA — Views of Vineyard Haven Harbor and food influenced by the street vendors of Mexico City can now be found at the same Martha’s Vineyard restaurant. Patrick Lyons is a Boston restaurateur and also a Vineyard resident. Lyons latest spot is the taqueria El Barco, which opened doors for the first timeRead moreRead more

Steve Albini; photo by Edd Westmacott/Alamy Stock. Recording music is complicated, and without the crucial assistance of producers and engineers, a lot of great records—not to mention successful musical careers—would not happen. Producers Steve Albini and Michael Cuscuna, two key figures from the music world who departed in recent months, richly deserve to be celebrated.Read moreRead more

LOS ANGELES, CA — As a longtime musician living with obsessive compulsive disorder, Alexander Millar knows that navigating venues, shows and events can be a challenge for those with disabilities and other differences. “Every concert that I’ve ever played and been to prioritizes neurotypical and abled folks. If the place has any ADA compliant stuff,Read moreRead more

MASSAPEQUA, NY — A former Massapequa student who enrolled in the district’s Summer Fine Arts music camp has come full circle as a teacher in the program. James Kelly, who started a camp as a sixth grader, remained involved as an assistant while in high school. “When I did the camp, I only did musicalRead moreRead more

DEERFIELD, IL — The recent season for a local girls softball team has all the makings of a hit sports movie. The script would include familiar plot points like a resilient team winning it all, a group of tight-knit players defining the word team, along with a coaching staff, parents and league that believed inRead moreRead more

MANCHESTER, CT — Jamaica’s independence day will also mark a new chapter in dining in Manchester. Aug. 6 is not only the day in 1962 that the inland nation left more than 300 years of British control, but the day in 2024 when Long Gut Miss Pinney Jamaican Restaurant will “officially” open on Main StreetRead moreRead more