Review

Dance Review: “Dances by Isadora” — Freedom to Move

June 26, 2019
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A passion for authenticity characterized this mesmerizing program from beginning to end.

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Film Review: Report from the 2019 Provincetown Film Festival, Part Two

June 26, 2019
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Finding independent films that may or may not receive wider distribution, as well as talking to filmmakers anxious to answer questions about their work, are great reasons to travel to the Provincetown Film Festival.

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Film Review: “Echo in the Canyon” — LA’s Land of the Giants

June 26, 2019
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Echo in the Canyon is a sublimely moving documentary celebration of a nonpareil moment when, a half century ago, the Southern California scene boasted giants of music.

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Film Review: Rolling Thunder Revue — A Bob Dylan Story by Martin Scorsese

June 25, 2019
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It’s worth pointing out that Martin Scorsese’s documentaries, especially his music-based ones, can be as powerful as his fictional work.

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Music Review: Dead & Company — Rethinking the Grateful Dead Legacy

June 24, 2019
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Avoiding pat formulas and enlisting unexpected aides de camp are probably the only ways that Bob Weir and his fellow founding Grateful Dead mates can avoid turning into a stale nostalgia act.

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Jazz Appreciation: The Double Six of Paris — A 60th Anniversary Appreciation

June 24, 2019
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2019 is the 60th anniversary of the formation of the Double Six of Paris, so it is a good time to shine a spotlight on the group’s spectacular work.

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Book Review: “El Norte” — Recovering a Greater America at the Southern Border

June 24, 2019
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Rather than focusing on Mexicans in the United States, historian Carrie Gibson posits an expansive transnational history.

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Theater Review: A Raucous and Moving “Cloud 9”

June 22, 2019
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Expert performers and taut direction make this Cloud 9 a natural high.

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Jazz CD Review: Anthony Braxton – Quartet (New Haven) 2014 — Freely Creative Music

June 22, 2019
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This set of discs will be a delight for any fan of advanced (and incredibly sustained) creativity in music.

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Jazz LP Review: Newvelle Records’ Sensational Season Four

June 22, 2019
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These records are filled with music from some of the most intriguing and, indeed, sought after, jazz musicians playing today.

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