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An excerpt from ‘The Poisoner of Bengal: The 1930s Murder that Shocked the World,’ by Dan Morrison.

While A.J. spent most of his career seeking to forge his own name in the industry, he has discovered the power in playing his father, Jim Croces, music live.

The Waldo Theatre is honored to bring Ireland’s very own Celtic Tenors to Waldoboro, on Friday, March 1 at 8 p.m. where they will share Ireland’s tradition of story and song. For over two decades, the Celtic Tenors - Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson...

Join Brian for his weekly musical journey as he delves once again deep inside the goldmine. The bands and music of the 70s and 80s, with some forgotten gems

The Dublin folk singer bought a taste of Ireland to the independent venue

Former Immanuel head boy and Oxford graduate Bertie Green gave up a job in the City to write music, and this week he releases a series of singles. Elisa Bray meets him

Music legend Leo Sayer is back to “full speed ahead” mode for UK for a tour from September after the 2023 shows were suddenly postponed due to a sudden illness.

After last week’s windup on the poet and visual artist David Jones and musician Van Morrison, I ran out of the paltry column inches I’m allotted each week in this fish wrap. Trust me, there’s more – so much more – to write on both topics, but I’ll wrap it up now with Jones’ view of the Church as an archive of all that was important to Western civilization and artists/craftsmen as archivists.

At Hopdoddy Burger Bar near the University of Florida campus in Gainesville recently, Van Morrison crooned “na na, Natalia” and the Sauce Bar was fully stocked. The menu advertised the usual gluten-free and vegan options, as well as something more unusual: beef purporting to “save the planet, one bite at a time.” The Austin-based chain buys the meat from ranchers who use eco-friendly agricultural techniques. The burgers - about $4 more expensive than the traditional o...

For a small town, Taos is the kind of place where you can catch a grindcore show, a rad rastafari reggae night and some arctic beatboxing all in the same