Review

Jazz CD Review: Anthony Braxton – Quartet (New Haven) 2014 — Freely Creative Music

June 22, 2019
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This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.

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Jazz LP Review: Newvelle Records’ Sensational Season Four

June 22, 2019
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These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.

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Theater Review: PortFringe — Heading into the Homestretch

June 22, 2019
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What did this aging hippy, this elder of our world learn? To live a life without apologies.

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Classical Music Review: The Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra in Brazil, Part One

June 21, 2019
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The BPYO’s repertoire in Brazil is drawn from last year’s programs and is built around Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto no. 2.

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WATCH CLOSELY: PBS’ “Jamestown” — Glossy Heritage TV

June 21, 2019
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Jamestown is a vividly timely reminder that anyone who calls themselves an “American” is actually descended from immigrants.

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Theater Review: “Yerma” — The Tragic Power of Desire

June 21, 2019
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Melinda Lopez’s superb new translation of Yerma makes the language of the play approachable, even conversational, without losing the beauty of Lorca’s poetry.

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Theater Review: “Mahida’s Extra Key to Heaven” — Conversation as an Act of Healing

June 20, 2019
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Written more than a decade ago, Mahida’s Extra Key to Heaven falls all too painfully closely in line with current events.

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Theater Review: Fringe Festival Portland — Ups and Downs

June 20, 2019
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Lighting Martha delves into the psychological tensions generated by alternative lifestyles — many, many decades ago.

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Film Review: Report from the 2019 Provincetown Film Festival

June 18, 2019
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The P-Town Fest was the site of several first-rate documentaries.

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Classical Music Review: At BEMF, Benjamin Bagby and Sequentia Seduce with Charms and Riddles

June 15, 2019
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Thanks to BEMF for once again presenting Benjamin Bagby, who seems incapable of serving up anything but a wonderfully memorable experience.

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