Joan Anderman
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  • Joan Anderman

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Carly Simon revisits her classics on a new album

TISBURY - “I have this brain machine. Would you like to try it? It’s so not scary.’’ With that tantalizing offer Carly Simon scales the hidden spiral staircase that bisects her beautiful, whimsical home and returns to the sofa with a Fisher-Wallace Cranial Stimulator. She straps the portable pulse generator to a visitor’s temples.

What pops up when you put someone's music on random

Moby , the militantly vegan and devoutly Christian techno musician, is getting high praise for his new album, “Wait for Me,’’ but don’t bother congratulating him. “I try to base my sense of self on hanging with my friends and doing the laundry,’’ says Herman Melville’s great-great-grand-nephew (hence the nickname), who performs at House of Blues next Thursday. Here is ...

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Harbison takes a jazz turn

Classical music composer John Harbison has won the Pulitzer Prize, earned the highest rank of Institute Professor at MIT, and led the esteemed Boston ensemble Emmanuel Music. He has not, however, over the course of a half-century crafting operas, symphonies, concerti, and a reputation of international renown, ever scored a gig at Scullers Jazz Club - until this week. Wednesday ...