The Boston Phoenix 2009: Vol 38 Supplement

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fter teasing us all spring, it looks like covered there, too. Our Summer Guide 2009 pro-
the sun is finally back to stay — at least files a best-selling mystery writer with Boston
for a couple of months. And with it, roots, combs through the best in local small-
naturally, comes another edition of the Boston press magazines, and rounds up what’s new in
Phoenix Summer Guide. summer book releases, both fiction and non.
This year, besides covering the best of what’s And, as always, we’ve got the area’s best
hot in Greater Boston, we hit the road for a look selection of arts and recreation listings, cover-
at the region’s best film and music festivals and ing everything from flea markets to theater, to
drive-worthy museums. help map out your frolicking from now until
If it’s beach reading you seek, we’ve got you Labor Day.
GET OUT: STAY IN:
PLENTY OF REASONS TO HIT THE ROAD SUMMERTIME READING IS EASY
8 TRAOFI TULNE S 40 FULL SHELF
BY CLEA SIMON _BY BARBARA HOFFERT
Get your Rasta on at a farm in Vermont or idyll on the Newport shore No question, reading is smart and sexy. But which summer
with folk and jazz. It’s time to break out of the sweaty clubs and check releases are worth lugging to the beach?
out this summer’s music festivals, where you can sweat outdoors while
the horns blow and the sun shines 43 UNDERCOVER
12 FESTIVAL ATMOSPHERE _BY CLEA SIMON
Former Cagney and Lacey producer and author April Smith reveals
BY PETER KEOUGH the mystery behind her accidental heroine, Ana Crey, and the
Film festivals are popping up in regional hotspots like greenheads in difference between writing TV scripts and books.
July, giving you ample opportunity this season to deliberately miss out
on Michael Bay’s s5oooth opus and enjoy a mini-vacation, too 43 GIVING GOOD GIMMICK
14 STAOTF TEHES AR T _BY WILLIAM CORBETT
To sustain a good literary magazine over decades it pays to have a
BY SHAULA CLARK gimmick. Thirty-year-old Granta’s secret to success: themes, like
Why stand still when you can walk or ride to still lifes? New England’s this issue’s “New Fiction Special.”
many museums are host to a number of incredible exhibits, showcasing
everything from Monkey with Hair to snapshots from Virginia Woolf’s aunt
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AMUSEMENT PARKS
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Listings for this recessionary index of surnmer in New England were compiled
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_BY CLEA SIMON
he best summer music festivals gor waterfront (and a children’s area
take something from the season: as well). And just so you know where
the smell of the surf, the sight of you are, there’s a “Taste of Maine”
the mountains, fireworks, lawn seat- food area, too.
ing — or, at least, fried dough. Perhaps
because of the brevity of the season here 40 Harlow Street, Bangor, Maine |
in New England, our region abounds 207.992.2630 |a mericanfolkfestival.com
in such festivals. Here’s a smattering of
regional favorites NEW HAMPSHIRE
WHITE MOUNTAIN BOOGIE N’ BLUES FES-
MASSACHUSETTS TIVAL |A UGUST 14 THROUGH 16 | Blues
MFA CONCERTS IN THE COURTYARD |J UNE is a big enough bucket to hold almost
24 THROUGH AUGUST 26 | Boston’s own anything. At the 13th annual Boogie
Museum of Fine Arts brings the world N’ Blues Festival, in New Hamp-
to its lovely Calderwood Courtyard, shire’s White Mountains, that range
Wednesday evenings throughout the will be celebrated by setting Louisi-
summer. The series kicks off J une 24 ana guitar great Sonny Landreth up
vith soul great Bettye LaVette and against the acoustic blues of the Saf-
loses August 26 with Cajur fire Uppity Blues Women (a farewell
Steve Riley and the Mamou Playboys, performance from the 25-year-old
with lots of Cuban, African, and even group), with ringers like Candye Kane
flamenco in between adding some rockabilly sass to the
mix. Fireworks on Saturday night
465 Huntington Avenue, Boston, bring additional sparks, and a new-
Massachusetts | 617.369.3306 | mfa.org CONNECTICUT open jam,” at the nearby Fife‘n Drum this-year children’s section promises
LITCHFIELD JAZZ FESTIVAL | JULY 31 Restaurant. A student stage features to be a “quiet area.”
GREEN RIVER FESTIVAL |J ULY 17 AND 18 THROUGH AUGUST 2| Now in 13th year, the students of the Litchfield Jazz
| Celebrating its 23rd year, the Green this festival brings performers such as Camp, who have spent the last month 2010 Route 175, North Thornton, New
River Festival will present a full range singer Jane Monheit, guitarist Lionel practicing their art. Hampshire |6 03.726.3867 |n hblues.com
{ root music on the grounds of Loueke, and traditionalists the Preser-
Greenfield Community College, with vation Hall Jazz Band to the main tent One Macedonia Road, Kent, Connecticut RHODE ISLAND
headliners ranging from the soul/R&B on the grounds of the Kent School for a |8 60.567.4162 | litchfieldjazzfest.com | NEWPORT FOLK FESTIVAL |A UGUST1
f Sharon Jones an d the Dap Kings to weekend of music in bucol after party @ Fife ‘n Drum, 53 North Main AND 2| Money troubles threatened
ydeco’s CJ Chenier, folk star Chris ic surroundings. Start Street, Kent, Connecticut |8 60.927.3509 Newport’s summer festivals earlier
smither, and singer-songwriter ing with an opening fifer .cum.com this year. And when founder George
nfaotrnt ieeenT )5 E d wards. The festival fea night “friends” Wein announced his plans to host a
tures two stages and a wide variety gala, and continu MAINE jazz and a folk festival on the beau-
of other activities, including hot ing with daytime NORTH ATLANTIC BLUES FESTIVAL |J ULY tiful seaside site this spring, some
1ir-Dalioon mdes concerts, the festi 11 AND 12 | Featuring two days of ali- worried that it was too little, too late.
val concludes with ages blues, with the Saturday night But you don’t get to Wein’s age with-
One College Drive, Greenfield, an “after party and “club crawl” for 21-plus blues fans out having connections. This year’s
Massachusetts | 413.773.5463 in between, this 16-year-old festival George Wein’s Folk Festival so brings
greenriverfestival.com brings artists from Bobby Rush to together old school (Pete Seeger, Billy
Super Chiken to the Public Land- Bragg, Joan Baez) with such pop-rock
LOWELL FOLK FESTIV|A JULLY 24 ing, overlooking Rockland Harbor crossovers as the Decemberists and
THROUG2H6 | Close enough Fleet Foxes to gorgeous Fort Adams
home to be taken for Public Landing, Rockland, Maine | State Park.
granted, the Lowell Folk 207.593.1189 |n orthatianticblues-
Festival is still the largest festival.com Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island |
free folk festival in the 800.514.3849 | folkfestivalS0.com
ountry yifering concerts AMERICAN FOLK FESTIVAL |A UGUST
n six stages throughout 28 THROUGH 30 |T he American Folk NEWPORT JAZZ FESTIVAL |A UGUST 7
lowntown, night-time Festival, located on the Bangor water THROUGH 3 |
ance concerts, and a parade front, roots its sound in groups with George Wein’s Jazz Festival 55 will
to boot. Lowell always pulls a Bettye LaVette at least a partial US base (Forro for bring such legends as Etta James,
good variety of international acts at the MFA All, for example, hails from New York Tony Bennett, Dave Brubeck, Joshua
under its folk banner. This year, City as well as Brazil). But this free Redman, Branford Marsalis, and Joe
that means that indigenous genres, festival, the outgrowth of the Nation Lovano to the same waterside venue.
such as bluegrass (Sierra Hull and al Folk Festival, which was held here A very packed bill promises great mu-
Highway 111) and zydeco (Rosie Ledet), from 2002 to 2004, aims to “present sic on three stages, with sailboats and
are joined by the utterly weird sounds of music, dance, and other performing the beautiful Newport Harbor as the
Tuvan throat singing (Alash) and Congo arts representing cultural traditions ultimate backdrop.
lese dance music (Samba Ngo from across America and the world.”
That means Delta blues meets Puerto Harrison Avenue, Newport, Rhode Island |
Various locations in Lowell, Massachusetts Rican cuatro, Andean pipes, and Te- 401.848.5055 |j azzfestivalS5.com
| 378.970.5000 |l owellfolkfestival.org jano blues on five stages by the Ban- Continued on p 11
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