The Left Bank of the Charles Review, a quarterly, is free to savor online, but it’s not free of the past
The first issue of The Left Bank of the Charles Review arrived with the new year, promised quarterly by Joseph Levendusky – a traveler, lover of music, left-leaning political critic and sitter in cafés.
The worst of Cambridge in 2020
There’s no suspense to naming the worst thing to happen to Cambridge this year: It’s the coronavirus. But we saw plenty of other disappointments and frustrations of 2020, even if some of them were worsened by the impacts of a pandemic.
Oh, you’re spending New Year’s Eve inside? These three livestreams can make it special
New Year’s is bound to be an indoors affair while a pandemic is till raging outside, but there are ways to make the night festive and unique.
Passim releases its Iguana Music Fund grants, adapted to coronavirus’ effects on performers
In announcing the $40,141 shared by 24 musicians, Passim showed how coronavirus has made a difference in awards that began in 2008: The year’s applications reveal “a dramatic increase” in requests for audio and video recording equipment for home studios and livestreaming.
Passim’s Boston Celtic Music Fest will go online for safe four-day celebration of musical tradition
If there was any doubt: The Boston Celtic Music Fest will be online for its 18th year due to coronavirus restrictions.
Kendall Square lab tower with public arts space approved, gas transfer station removal included
Enthusiasm for a lab building in Kendall Square that includes a $40 million arts space and additional $15 million public space and activity area swept the City Council along to a unanimous recommendation Monday.
Q Division recording studios plan summer move to North Cambridge after 20 years in Somerville
Q Division, a recording studio that’s hosted Juliana Hatfield, the Dropkick Murphys, Merrie Amsterburg, Morphine, Letters to Cleo, James Taylor and racks full of others, is preparing a move to Cambridge.
Passim board elects Bartlett as its next chair, honoring outgoing Potts with grant for artists
The board of the music venue and arts nonprofit Passim has seen some turnover, with Jerry Potts stepping down as chair and musician Annie Bartlett elected by the board to replace him. Passim announced the creation of an annual giving program in honor of Potts.
On ‘For Better or Worse,’ Billy Dean Thomas uses vulnerability as fuel for social revolution
Billy Dean Thomas’ seven-track EP “For Better or Worse” is unapologetically left-leaning, intersectional and inclusive, even while addressing the 2020 election and racial justice.
Coronavirus film edition XL: An ‘Inheritance’ and more docs from the Pogues to Palestine
This coronavirus edition of movies to shelter shows the range of recent documentaries, starting with the DocYard’s Philly-set “The Inheritance” and visits with former Pogues performer Shane MacGowan and the mayor of Ramallah. There’s room for action and Yorgos Lanthimos weirdness as well.
