Thursday , June 11 2026

Music

Music Reviews: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts, plus Bluegrass from Merle Travis, Mac Wiseman & Joe Maphis

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concerts

We can argue about the wisdom behind the decisions to induct—or not induct—various artists into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. What seems undebatable is whether its annual induction ceremonies have been musically memorable.

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Concert Review: The Dessoff Choirs – ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ by Florence Price, plus Brahms, the Schumanns and More

Dessoff Choir

Price's setting displays chordal majesty worthy of Handel; I felt I could sense the composer pouring all her power into the music.

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Music Reviews: The Third Mind’s Psychedelia-infused ‘Live Mind’ and an Alt-country Anthology from Souled American

Third Mind Live

The Third Mind, a wonderfully anachronistic band whose music recalls the best of 1960s psychedelia, got off to a terrific start with its eponymous 2020 debut. Now they're out with their first live set.

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Music Reviews: The New York Second’s ‘Room for Other People,’ plus a Dan Fogelberg/Tim Weisberg Collaboration

New York Second

Vivian Maier's photographs prompted Walkate to compose this atmospheric, richly textured music. If it helps to further popularize Maier’s fascinating work, so much the better.

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