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Film Review: “Belfast’ — Black and White and Rosy All Over

November 16, 2021
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Belfast is overly sentimental and drenched if not drowned in nostalgia, but it’s also very sweet, uplifting, well-paced, beautifully shot, and competently assembled.

Jazz Albums Review: “Skyline” and “A Love Sonnet for Billie Holiday” — Marching to the Beat of the Same Drummer

November 16, 2021
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The presence of veteran drummer Jack DeJohnette ties together two new releases.

Theater Review: “Caroline, or Change” Reflects How Far We’ve Come – and How Far We Haven’t – Regarding Race

November 15, 2021
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The first Broadway revival of this challenging 2004 musical makes a sincere but ultimately unpersuasive case.

Visual Arts Review: The Photographs of Deana Lawson — Portals to Possibilities

November 15, 2021
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Viewers are invited to make what they will of the show’s images — to let their imaginations come up with their own expansive and beautiful stories.

Rock Album Review: “Highway Butterfly: The Songs of Neal Casal” — A Winning Tribute

November 14, 2021
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The artists on this expansive tribute frequent different genres, but they find ways into these songs that play to their respective strengths while also deftly showcasing the underlying sturdiness of Neal Casal’s material.

Coming Attractions: November 14 through 30 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 14, 2021
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As the age of Covid-19 wanes (or waxes?), Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, and music. Please check with venues about whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in.

Classical Album Review: Florence Price’s Symphonies nos. 1 & 3

November 14, 2021
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Florence Price’s voice and the richness and complexity of an almost-entirely neglected body of symphonic music by Black American composers can be heard in this excellent recording.

Classical Music CD Review: Hensel & Mendelssohn String Quartets

November 13, 2021
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This is an album of real spirit and vigor, a mix of the thoughtful and the exciting, all bracingly recorded.

Album Reviews: The Proper Way to Reveal the Sound of the Past

November 13, 2021
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Three releases that do a superb job of preserving and explaining historic recordings.

Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project – Celebrating a Great Year in Music (November Entry)

November 12, 2021
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Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. This month’s diverse list includes John Lee Hooker, Víctor Jara, The Grateful Dead, Grand Funk Railroad, and Yes.

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