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Classical CD Review: Great Performances — “Under Stalin’s Shadow,” vol. 2 (Deutsche Grammophon)

May 27, 2016
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That Shostakovich left such a musical testament is, in its own way, miraculous; and it continues to speak to us with immediacy and power.

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Film Review: “Chevalier” — Memorable Macho Madness

May 27, 2016
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Chevalier is a hilarious but unapologetic glimpse into bad behavior among men who fancy themselves among society’s elite.

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Fuse Theater Review: “Presto Change-O” — Magic With a Punch

May 27, 2016
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This character-driven comedy about three generations of illusionists is light as a bauble, yet packs a subtle psychological punch.

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Theater Review: Peter Pan Prequel — A Little Too Heavy to Take Off

May 26, 2016
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At the Lyric Stage Company, Peter and the Starcatcher charms, but doesn’t quite take flight.

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Fuse Food Review: “Yeeros” — A Splendidly Traditional Gyro Joint

May 26, 2016
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What fun to have meat carved off the revolving spit!

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Stage Review: In The Body of the World — Our Bodies, Ourselves, Our Worlds

May 25, 2016
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This is a rich evening of theater because it takes up social and psychological problems that aren’t ordinarily addressed on our stages.

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Classical Concert Review — A Far Cry’s “All-American” Finale

May 25, 2016
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One takeaway from the concert: music can be forward-looking and even provocative without being off-putting and ugly.

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Classical CD Reviews: Houston Symphony Orchestra plays Dvořák and Goerne and Eschenbach perform Brahms

May 24, 2016
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An album of Brahms lieder from two musicians in their prime: Christoph Eschenbach and Matthias Goerne.

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Music Interview: Debo Band — Another Side of Ethio-Groove

May 24, 2016
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Boston’s Debo Band expand their heterophonnic horizons on Ere Gobez.

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Fuse Preview: Grand Harmonie’s Brass Menagerie

May 23, 2016
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This Grand Harmonie program is a survey of both the mainstream and wildly experimental uses of early brass instruments.

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