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This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

This year is expected to set a record for the number of book bans by public school libraries, so many people are finding creative ways to make banned books available to young readers outside schools.

Electro-acoustic wizard Dan Deacon made his name as a frenetic one-man band who embedded his act on the dance floor. But on his new album, Bromst, he's aiming for a meaningful sort of pop — and employing a 15-person touring ensemble.

On this week’s 51%, we learn about an organization offering community to children and teens impacted by incarceration and deportation. The Pathfinder Network, which merged with the POPS Club in 2022, has support groups in schools across the country, where students can share their thoughts and fears stigma-free. POPS Founder Amy Friedman also edits a regular anthology of students’ creative work. The latest edition is titled Home and Away.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the famous recording, "Midnight at the Oasis," Maria Muldaur will perform the song along with a selection of the blues, country, folk, swing and pop tunes that made her first album a classic, accompanied by her Red Hot Bluesiana Band at The Egg.

The annual Tanglewood on Parade concert brings together the best of The Boston Symphony Orchestra and The Boston Pops in a day full of family fun and lively music, culminating in an exciting evening of performances and fireworks.The evening concert will include special tributes to late Maestro Seiji Ozawa – the former head of the BSO died earlier this year at the age of 88.Tony Fogg is the Vice President for Artistic Planning at The Boston Symphony Orchestra and he joins us with a preview of Tanglewood on Parade.

Ben Applebaum and Dan DiSorbo have coauthored several humorous pop culture books together. Their latest is Recess: From Dodgeball to Double Dutch: Classic…

Stream performances from a diverse group of songwriters as they celebrate fall with Mountain Stage, live at the Culture Center Theater.

With a name like Destroyer, you might expect a heavy metal band. Led by musician Dan Bejar, the band's latest album, Poison Season, has a lighter sound with interesting, uniquely delivered lyrics.

Playlist as aired on Saturday, March 11th, 2023.