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Concert Review: In Austin, Texas — Three Major Acts of State-of-the-Art Progressive Jazz

October 2, 2024
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It was all intense, bracing, and urgent jazz in Austin last week. I don’t know how all y’all spoiled New Yorkers keep your heads from exploding.

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Book Review: “Fugitive: My Childhood on the Hollywood Blacklist” — A Still Relevant Warning

September 26, 2024
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Tony Kahn’s memory is extraordinary, and his talents as a writer, illustrator, and designer are prodigious.

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Theater Review: “The Hombres” — Calming the Savage Beast

September 19, 2024
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There’s plenty of potential in Tony Meneses’ script about men sharing their inner lives with other men, but it is filled with too many silent types.

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Concert Review: X — Finishing Out With Versatility, Vitality, and Heart

September 23, 2024
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Despite some hiatuses and a non-lasting change in the guitar slot, X has amazingly soldiered on for four decades since its 1977 formation and 1980-1984 heyday to remain standing with its original lineup.

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Film Reviews: Toronto International Film Festival – Mike Leigh, Edna O’Brien, Sean Baker, and Rhodesia’s Last Days

September 20, 2024
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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) had much to offer this year, once you walked through construction debris to get to the theaters. Here are some films worthy of note. 

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Classical Album Review: “Grace” — The Music of Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas

September 17, 2024
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This album fills out Michael Tilson Thomas’s compositional catalogue, deepening our appreciation of it. More fundamentally, it adds meaningfully to the story of American concert music.

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Book Review: Moon Unit’s “Earth to Moon” –A New Age Quest for Healing

September 16, 2024
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Moon Unit devotes less than a quarter of her book to the three decades since her father’s death. Despite his failings as a parent, she wants to respect Frank Zappa’s stature as an artist.

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Coming Attractions: September 15 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 15, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

September 5, 2024
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This week’s poem: Sara Letourneau’s “An Evening of Hummingbirds”

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Coming Attractions: September 3 through 16 — What Will Light Your Fire

September 3, 2024
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Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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