Steve Martin
The Crow: New Songs for the 5-String Banjo (40 Productions)
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The scenario sounds laughable: comedian Steve Martin, a banjo and 15 original bluegrass songs. Is he kidding? Actually, no. Most of The Crow plays with as straight a face as Joaquin Phoenix had when he fumbled through some lousy, substance-infused rap performances in Vegas.
Unlike Phoenix, Martin the actor-turned-musician is not half bad. In fact, his album is more than half good. Hard to
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"Dope," Dustin Prestige
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In his 14 years as Director of the Museum of Fine Arts, Peter Marzio has increased the MFA's endowment tenfold, tripled MFA Membership and gotten it started on a huge new home. He hasn't done badly for himself, either.