music
‘George’: Soprano Sonia Yoncheva’s first recital album celebrates the life of George Sand
April 17, 2025The singer uses her voice and melodies to bring to life France’s most eminent 19th-century feminist.
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AOC, Sanders, Baez, Neil Young, rock the free world at L.A. ‘Bernie-chella’
April 16, 2025Themes of class struggle, people power, labor militancy, and anti-authoritarianism ignite the massive Fighting Oligarchy rally.
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Ina Wood, the Oklahoma Communist feminist who inspired the folk anthem ‘Union Maid’
March 7, 2025Before Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger became folk legends, an Oklahoma Communist named Ina Wood pushed them to write a union song for women.
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Purists booed ‘Electric’ Bob Dylan, but Mike Gold loved him in People’s World
January 8, 2025“All you have to do is try to be as natural as Bob Dylan, let your hair grow long, sing when you feel like singing, sleep when you have to sleep, love, protest, be a natural...
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‘A Complete Unknown’: It ain’t me, babe!
January 3, 2025Perhaps we ask too much from our heroes.
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