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Theater Feature: An Interview with Benny Sato Ambush on Directing the Virtual Reading of Anthony Clarvoe’s “The Living”

October 29, 2020
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“A play like The Living pricks the conscience of the country. It is the reason I wanted to produce and direct it.”

Jazz Album Review: “The Prospector” — A Saxophone-Bass-Drums Combination to Treasure

October 29, 2020
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Nothing detracts from the essentials here – three fine players in creative conversation.

Rock Album Review: Puscifer’s “Existential Reckoning” — Amusing Ourselves to Death

October 29, 2020
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Existential Reckoning confronts today’s lethal inanity in blistering fashion, via songs that posit dire consequences for a country that wants to be entertained more than wants to be informed.

Folk Album Review: Fleet Foxes’ “Shore” — Finding Serenity in Anxious Times

October 28, 2020
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For Fleet Foxes, Shore is impressively consistent. Each track presents a meticulously detailed soundscapes deepened by Robin Pecknold’s varied meditative perspectives.

Short Fuse Podcast #31 — The Show Must Go On(line)

October 28, 2020
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This episode is all about creativity and curiosity in the age of Covid. Listen in for a round up of some of the best arts and culture offerings available online.

Film Review: “Rebecca” Remade — Pretty But Unnecessary

October 27, 2020
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What is the problem with this Rebecca? It is stunning to look at and well-crafted, but I sometimes felt as though the actors were striving for a tone more suitable to a film other than the one they were in.

Film Review: “Borat II: Subsequent Moviefilm” — A Suitably Savage Satire

October 26, 2020
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Sacha Baron Cohen uncovers enough destructive inanity in Borat II to justify the savagery of its satire of American ignorance.

Jazz Album Review: Keith Jarrett’s “Budapest Concert” — Crystalline Endgame

October 25, 2020
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My guess is that Keith Jarrett probably wasn’t satisfied with this performance. I wouldn’t change a note, a gesture, or a shading.

Rap Album Review: Open Mike Eagle’s “Anime, Trauma, and Divorce” — Personal Matters

October 25, 2020
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Open Mike Eagle may have written this album for himself, but many others will recognize themselves somewhere in his words and in his pain.

Music Commentary: Remembering the Resonant Indie Pop of Sawyer

October 25, 2020
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It should be no surprise that Sawyer seeks and finds new sounds on Less Than More Than. The EP is a deep dive into synth-driven pop that expands on the band’s philosophy.

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