Van Morrison thrilled fans in the first of two shows at the Providence Performing Arts Center on Friday, September 22. The legendary artist, known for hits like “Have I Told You Lately,” “Brown-Eyed Girl,” and “Moondance,” was particularly strong Friday night, driving his band through a high-energy set of rock, country, and skiffle classics along […]
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Book Review: Astral Weeks: A Secret History of 1968
“If I ventured in the slipstream/Between the viaducts of your dream Where immobile steel rims crack/And the ditch in the back roads stop Could you find me? Would you kiss-a my eyes?” (“Astral Weeks,” Van Morrison) With apologies to Dylan and Mitchell, better lyrics may never have been written. Nor has a particular album been […]