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Rock Album Review: John Powhida International Airport — “The Bad Pilot”

October 3, 2019
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Musically, The Bad Pilot encompasses the sound and feel of everything from Philly soul to new wave, hard rock, funk, and progressive rock.

Music Commentary: Songs Ken Burns Overlooked in “Country Music”

October 2, 2019
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Country music is as rich and complex as any other genre, but given the inevitable marketing tie-ins, it might be a good time to offer the names of artists and songs that either weren’t included or were briefly touched on at best.

Dance Review: “Giselle” Now — at the Boston Ballet

October 1, 2019
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The performance I saw on Friday night revealed Boston Ballet’s priorities: while the dancers possess a high degree of technical skills, they have a looser notion of nuanced acting.

Television Review: “The Family” — Ruthlessness and Christian Piety

October 1, 2019
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The documentary sees The Family as really just a huge, secretive, and well-funded lobbying firm: separating church and state is for losers.

Theater Review: “Tiny Beautiful Things” — A Little Anonymity Can Bring Us Closer Together

September 30, 2019
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At its best, Tiny Beautiful Things delves deep into demanding emotional territory without becoming sappy or maudlin.

Film Reconsideration: The Beats’s “Pull My Daisy” at 60

September 29, 2019
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You can go home again, daddy-o, but you’re not the same person you were the first time around.

Arts Remembrance: Robert Hunter, Lyricist for the Grateful Dead

September 29, 2019
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Robert Hunter did as much to shape the sound and influence of the Grateful Dead as guitarist Jerry Garcia did.

Book Feature: Jake Brennan’s “Disgraceland” — A Wicked Exposé of Popular Music’s Psychopaths

September 28, 2019
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Jake Brennan’s unique blend of humor and horror generates very entertaining stories about some of the most shocking crimes committed by various icons of rock, pop, and punk music.

Theater Review: ArtsEmerson Presents the Exhilarating “Passengers”

September 28, 2019
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The latest show from circus troupe The 7 Fingers is both intimate and gasp-inducing.

Opera Album Review: Offenbach’s “La Périchole,” by an All-French Cast, Combines Zest and Elegance

September 26, 2019
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This is one of the zippiest, most life-affirming opera recordings I have heard in a long time. Well, this puts it a bit too blandly, because the work’s social satire also targets the smug self-satisfaction and careless cruelty of the powerful.

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