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Devo at 50: ‘We're like the house band on the Titanic at this point’
Devo's 50th anniversary tour called "50 Years of De-Evolution… Continued!" is headed to Boston on May 9.
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August 21, 2024 - Jack Lueders-Booth, Artists for Humanity, and King Richard's Faire
In the 1970’s photographer Jack Lueders-Booth went to MCI Framingham, the women’s prison, to teach the incarcerated photography. He transformed a vacant wing of the prison, building darkrooms…and a community. During his nearly 10 years there he collaborated with the women who lived in the prison; teaching technique, learning their stories and making a series of color Polaroid images. They number nearly 200 and now a selection of these portraits appears in his new photo-book, “Women Prisoner Polaroids.”From there we look at Artists For Humanity. The nonprofit trains youth in art and entrepreneurship. This summer, through a partnership with the city of Boston, they became one of the largest employers of teens in the city by creating 460 jobs. Anna Yu, executive director of Artists for Humanity and Jason Talbot, Co-Founder and Managing Director of Program join the culture show to talk about their mission and work.Finally we time travel to the 16th century by way of King Richard’s Faire. The largest and longest running Renaissance festival in New England kicks off on August 31st. Seasoned performers Mikayla Kanode and Frank Dixon join us for a preview. -
August 20, 2024 - ODB: A Tale of Two Dirtys, the Nantucket Looms, and Perry T. Rathbone
Filmmaker Jason Pollard joins The Culture Show to talk about his latest documentary. “Old Dirty Bastard: A Tale of Two Dirtys,” which premieres on A&E on august 25th. This authorized biography looks at the life, career and legacy of Russel Tyrone Jones, AKA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, the founding member of Wu-Tang Clan.From there Edgar B. Herwick III and producer Kate Dellis take us to a place that is woven into Nantucket’s creative community, economy and history: Nantucket Looms.Finally, a day in the life of Perry T. Rathbone, one of America’s great museum directors who brought the Museum of Fine Arts into a new era. A new book, “In the Company of Art: A Museum Director's Private Journals,” gives us insight into what it took to successfully run a megawatt art institution like the MFA. The book was compiled by Belinda Rathbone, an historian, biographer and daughter of Perry T. Rathbone. -
August 19, 2024 - Cakeswagg, Richard III, and the Bellforge Arts Center
By day Roxbury rapper Cakeswagg is a theater teacher working with youth, by night, she puts her theatrical skills to use, assuming the larger-than-life alter ego, Cakeswagg.Fresh off Boston Calling, her sophomore album, “Michelin Star” drops this week. She joins us for a pre-release party, performing some of her new tracks. From there, Dream Role Players gives actors an opportunity to play their dream roles, which includes a new production of Richard III with an all female presenting cast. We talk to the creative force behind this adaptation, producer and Dream Role Players founder Lisa Burdick, and actor Elizabeth Ross who stars as Richard III.Finally, we talk to Jean Mineo, executive director of Bellforge Arts Center in Medfield, about their expansion plans and upcoming events, which include a Rathskeller Reunion and CultureFest 2024. -
August 16, 2024: Week in Review
Today on The Culture Show co-hosts Jared Bowen, Callie Crossley and Edgar B Herwick III go over the latest headlines.First up, a rallying cry for political rallies. Musicians are sick of the same old tune, having to threaten politicians with legal action for using their music as a soundtrack for their own political ambitions–without permission. Celine Dion and the estate of Issac Hayes are just the latest to object – but what protections do they actually have?From there it’s another spin on politics and music, with the D.J. in chief, Barack Obama. The release of his summer playlist is a much-anticipated tradition that gives unknown artists a boost along the way.Then, it’s Banksy’s graffiti managerine, the artists wraps up nine days of nonstop animal muralsAnd we remember the great actress Gena Rowlands and Wallace Amos, the man behind Famous Amos cookies. -
August 15, 2024 - Kate Pierson, the Gifford House, and the 2024 summer blockbusters
Kate Pierson, an original member of the B-52’s, also has a solo career, which includes an upcoming album, “Radios and Rainbows.” Though it will be released next month, you can get a preview at the 20th annual Cape Cod Jazz & Arts Festival on August 21st where she will be debuting her new material. She joins us to talk about her upcoming show, discovering the ocean as a Cape Cod resident, and why she is hooked on interior design.From there we stay on the Cape by way of the Gifford House. It is one of the last grand inns in Provincetown and now it has a new life with proprietor Steven Azar bringing it into the 21st century and reviving it as an arts and entertainment hub. Ahead of Carnival Week, he joins The Culture Show to talk about all that the Gifford House has to offer.Finally Culture Show contributor Lisa Simmons, the executive and artistic director of The Roxbury International Film Festival, joins us to talk about the anatomy of a summer blockbuster, if Hollywood star power can save Broadway, and what local events to take in.
