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Fuse Concert Review: The Wailin’ Jennys — A Band Comfortable in its Own Skin

May 10, 2014
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With their soaring harmonies and remarkable musical versatility, this Canadian trio, which originated in Winnipeg, Manitoba, has not lost an inch on its fastball.

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Concert Review: Two Operas About Mythic Women from Harpist Deborah Henson-Conant

May 9, 2014
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The value of these two superb “operas” is learning where harpist Deborah Henson-Conant was musically (and emotionally) in the early ’80s.

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Music Interview: Talking With the “Mavericks” Man

May 9, 2014
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Mavericks drummer Paul Deakin on his band’s resurrection and 25th anniversary

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Music Interview: From Spouge to Soul — The Bajan Journey of Shirley Stewart

May 9, 2014
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A former Medford resident, singer Shirley Stewart will be returning for a career retrospective, part of the Caribbean Connection Mother’s Day Affair tomorrow in Boston.

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Visual Arts Review: Italian Futurism — The Future That Wasn’t

May 9, 2014
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Futurism, as the Italian proponents conceived of it, ended up not having much of a future. But its practitioners had some good days at the beginning.

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Theater Review: “Good Television” and “Sila” — The Struggle to Remain Human

May 8, 2014
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It is encouraging to see new plays that tackle substantial social problems.

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Theater Review: “Icarus” in the Dust Bowl

May 8, 2014
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Icarus proffers plenty of spectacle and talent, but the show only recycles a story we’ve seen countless times on stage and screen.

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Theater Review: A Lively, Gender Bender of an “As You Like It”

May 8, 2014
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Were there no men available for the roles of Touchstone and Jaques, or was the intention to showcase more of the gifted women who are members of the ASP troupe?

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Television Review: “Louie” Redux — Better Than Ever

May 7, 2014
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Louis C.K.’s “Louie” is a master class in straddling highbrow and lowbrow.

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Restaurant Review: A Superb French Bistro on the Outer Cape

May 6, 2014
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We were surprised to come upon one of the last things you’d expect to find on the Outer Cape: a French bistro and boulangerie.

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