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Concert Preview: Local Boys Make Cool Jazz — The Levin Brothers Reunite

March 24, 2017
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One of my favorite quotes from Gil Evans is, “Quit playing what you think I want you to play!”

Theater Review: “Papermaker” — Elegy for a Maine Mill Town

March 22, 2017
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Penobscot Theatre Company is staging Monica Wood’s moving and thoughtful play about a real life labor dispute in Maine.

CD Review: The Tedeschi Trucks Band — “Live From the Fox Oakland”

March 20, 2017
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So much goes on over the course of Live From the Fox Oakland that the TTB upends the notion of a band “settling” into a sound.

Jazz Review: Jason Anick and Jason Yeager — A “United” Front

March 19, 2017
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Jason Anick, on violin and mandolin, and Jason Yeager, on piano, showed off just how exhilarating it can be to kick down musical walls.

Book Review: “With the Radio On” — The Modern Lovers, Aptly Canonized

March 18, 2017
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Simplicity is its genius; some call “Roadrunner” the first punk song for a reason.

Theater Review: “Silent Sky” — Cosmic Wonder, Captured

March 17, 2017
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Silent Sky is a moving and thoughtful play; it is well worth the gaze of any serious theatergoer.

Film Review: The Lure — Surreal Mermaid Horror Musical

March 16, 2017
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The Lure is often violent and disturbing, but its unapologetic strangeness make it one of the most memorable foreign films in recent years.

Film Review: “My Life as a Zucchini”—A French Fable of Loss and Belonging

March 14, 2017
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Children’s connections to one another are layered and complex, and their understanding of the adult world more sophisticated than we usually allow.

Dance Review: Popcorn from BODYTRAFFIC

March 14, 2017
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BODYTRAFFIC seems to be invested in a relentless likeability.

Coming Attractions: March 19 through 28 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 13, 2017
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

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