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Film Review: “Call Me Lucky” — An Extraordinary Portrait of Satirist Barry Crimmins

August 21, 2015
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A labor of love that’s more than merely that, Call Me Lucky is one of the few great movies to come out so far this year.

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Book Review: “Your Band Sucks” — Plying the Murky Terrain of Indie Rock

August 21, 2015
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Guitarist Jon Fine’s memoir is an intriguing blend of history, sociology, entertainment, and a healthy dose of after-hours pulp.

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Concert Review: Gregg Allman and Doobie Brothers — A Study in Contrasts

August 21, 2015
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It was rather shocking to see Gregg Allman in such good shape this week: He looked as fit and trim as he has in decades.

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Book Review: The Night Bob Dylan Plugged in

August 20, 2015
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Bob Dylan had been soundly booed for playing a set plugged. What ninnies dictate the rules in the backwater world of American folk music!

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Concert Review: Carlos Santana Live — No Need for Golden Oldies

August 19, 2015
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Conventional wisdom says that audiences will mutiny if you don’t give ‘em all the hits, but this crowd danced all the way through Santana’s eclectic setlist.

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Jazz CD Review: Miles Davis at Newport — Indispensable

August 19, 2015
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Miles Davis at Newport, 1955-1975 has its drawbacks, but I wouldn’t want to be without this four-disc collection

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Theater Review: ‘Hands Off’ to this “Titus Andronicus”

August 19, 2015
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A lazy night of Shakespearean mayhem in New York’s Riverside Park.

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Visual Arts Review: Design Biennial Boston 2015 — The Future? Or a Short-Term Exercise?

August 18, 2015
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Current Mayor Marty Walsh has justifiably called for better design for Boston’s new structures.

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Concert Review: Wunderkind Joey Alexander at the Shalin Liu Performance Center

August 18, 2015
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Joey Alexander is more than a mere prodigy; he is closer to a freak of nature, a fully formed jazz virtuoso.

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Theater Review: Double Edge’s “Once a Blue Moon” — Water Worlds

August 17, 2015
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What sets Double Edge Theatre apart from other troupes is that it has always forged an intimate link between the world of physical theater and the world of literature and ideas.

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