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Arts Reconsideration: The 1971 Project — Celebrating a Great Year in Music (June Entry)

June 16, 2021
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Arts Fuse writers continue their countdown of great music celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and this month’s list includes Leonard Bernstein, Leon Russell, The Faces, Carla Bley, and Rod Stewart.

Film Review: “Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road” — Getting Close to a Legend of Pop Music

June 15, 2021
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What comes across most clearly to the viewer is that every single day — practically every single hour — is a struggle for Brian Wilson.

Theater Review: “Tiny Beautiful Things” — A Memorable Search for Answers

June 15, 2021
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The GSC production of Tiny Beautiful Things supplies a 90-minute catharsis, an opportunity to deal with all we’ve bottled up over the last 15 months or so.

Classical Album Review: Saint-Saëns Symphonies courtesy of the Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège and Jean-Jacques Kantorow

June 15, 2021
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A welcome entry in complete sets of Camille Saint-Saëns’ five symphonies — a composer of his caliber deserves a wealth of viewpoints.

Jazz Album Review: Saxophonist Ivo Perelman and Pianist Matthew Shipp — Creating Potent, Laser-like Thoughts

June 14, 2021
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Ivo Perelman and Matthew Shipp’s duets will draw in and fascinate listeners who are open to intelligent, virtuosic, and intimate improvisations, simultaneously logical and free.

Book Review: “What You Can See From Here” – Hopefully Romantic

June 13, 2021
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There is enough candor and humor, along with a handful of bracingly moody characters, to make Mariana Leky’s vision of perpetual love compelling.

Jazz CD Reviews: Dave Holland and Ben Goldberg — Venturing into New Lands

June 12, 2021
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Bassist Dave Holland’s new album, Another Land, will take you to interesting places. Clarinetist’s Ben Goldberg’s latest, with its guitar/bass/drums core, might do the same.

Book Review: “Seeing Sideways” — Parenting on the Edge

June 11, 2021
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Those who have followed Throwing Muses’ Kristin Hersh’s career over the past three decades are the target audience for this memoir. But she is a good enough writer to interest people who may never have listened to her music.

Book Review: “Refugee: A Memoir” — A Powerful Story of the Plight of Millions

June 11, 2021
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Refugee: A Memoir was not written to entertain but to outrage and activate.

Film Review: “All Light, Everywhere” — Darkness Visible

June 10, 2021
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Do you believe your eyes? Should you?

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