Boston Pops

Our very own Sphinx

adamg — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 00:51:08 -0400

Matthew I. ponders the Giant Fiedler Head on the Esplanade. You think, late at night, when everybody's asleep, it gets together with the Giant Baby Heads at the MFA?

Copyright Matthew I.

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Oh, say can you see, bum bum bum?

adamg — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 13:38:52 -0400

Joel Brown reports on who will be performing with the Pops at the Hatch Shell this July Fourth.

How do you get to Symphony Hall?

adamg — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:58:31 -0400

Practice, of course. And also don't be a Boston Latin student. Yes, some BLS students scheduled for a debut with the Pops tonight were barred so they don't spread the ~~killer~~ ~~devastating~~ ~~disfiguring~~ annoying swine flu, Joel Brown reports.

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Take me out to the Pops game

adamg — Thu, 07 May 2009 07:54:33 -0400

Jim Sullivan talks to Keith Lockhart about the spring season. Baseball is a big theme this year.

Blog interview: Keith Lockhart

adamg — Fri, 16 May 2008 12:37:58 -0400

Joel Brown interviews the Pops conductor on the upcoming EdgeFest, which this year features Natalie Merchant and Amanda Palmer:

... I was vaguely familiar with the Dresden Dolls' work, and I'm thinking "Pops Goes Goth" was not a combination I ever saw happening. But as I listened to her solo stuff, it's really, really interesting, very lyric-driven, very honest, and very original, and that's what we're looking for. We're not looking for people to fill some sort of genre. We're looking for artists with something to say. In a way the disparity in people's minds of Amanda Palmer vs. the Boston Pops is going to produce some interesting results. ...

Pops on the Third

adamg — Wed, 04 Jul 2007 10:20:25 -0400

Theodore83 captures them practicing at the Hatch Shell yesterday:

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Pops brawlers look different in street clothes

adamg — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 14:07:09 -0400

Yes, they settled, by agreeing not to bring charges against each other. Geoff Edgers provides the Before and After photos (or should that be: During and After?).

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Balcony brawlers due in court on June 5

adamg — Wed, 23 May 2007 09:03:40 -0400

The Suffolk County D.A.'s office reports those two guys who battled it out at a Pops concert face a probable-cause hearing in Boston Municipal Court. A court clerk will determine whether any charges in the case should be issued and, if so, against whom.

Advice for the Pops

adamg — Mon, 14 May 2007 23:46:15 -0400

Stephen Colbert likes the idea of Fight Night at the Pops, but says management will have to keep upping the ante to keep fans engaged:

During "The Flight of the Bumblebees," why not release actual bees?

Shameful concert violence! The mayor must immediately

adamg — Fri, 11 May 2007 08:12:09 -0400

* Ban all 18+ shows at Symphony Hall\n* Work with the Bruins to get those guys hired\n* Pass an ordinance requiring silence at Pops concerts\n* Pass an ordinance requiring concertgoers to wear underwear\n* Other (discuss)\n