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Film Review: “La Chimera” — A Celebration of Etruscan Grit and Glory

April 12, 2024
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If “La Chimera” is a bit harder to penetrate than the director-writer’s previous works, it boasts some captivating passages and raises pertinent questions about art, history, globalism, and national identity.

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Music Interview: Matthew Sweet — After Five Years, Back on the Road

April 9, 2024
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The alternative rock/power pop singer-songwriter and musician was slowed down during the COVID years — but now he is back.

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Poetry Review: “The Infinite Field” — From the Personal to the Political

April 6, 2024
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The volume is an ambitious balancing act: the echoes of memory meet the grit of experience, musical language interlaced with occasional thick texture, nostalgic passion counterposed to philosophical calm.

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Coming Attractions: April 7 through 23 — What Will Light Your Fire

April 7, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Theater Reviews: Broadway Taps the Bookshelf — Musicals Based on “The Notebook” and “Water for Elephants”

April 1, 2024
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Two new musicals attempt to capture the magic of two beloved books. With mixed success …

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Book Review: “3 Shades of Blue” — Transcendent Art, Despite Personal Demons

March 26, 2024
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“3 Shades of Blue” is at its most compelling seen as an extended essay about drugs, creativity, the jazz life, and the mysterious nature of musical genius. 

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Music Commentary: A Deep Dive into The Mothers of Invention’s “Plastic People”

March 29, 2024
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Frank Zappa’s tight editing ensured that “Plastic People” was a compelling aural creation, and his fierce confidence compelled listeners to pay attention to the words.

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Jazz Album Reviews: Moppa Elliott’s New Recordings — His Most Sincere Efforts to Date

March 20, 2024
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Moppa Elliott makes eminently approachable music at a very high standard, with great ingenuity and sophistication. He has proven himself to be one of the most inventive and creative composers for small jazz ensemble since Charles Mingus.

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Coming Attractions: March 24 through April 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 24, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Jazz Album Review: Tenor Saxophonist George Coleman Is in Command on One for All’s “Big George”

March 15, 2024
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“Big George” is polished, tonally elegant, and beautifully recorded

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