Review

Rock Album Review: The Beach Boys, “Feel Flows: The Sunflower & Surf’s Up Sessions, 1969-1971”

September 8, 2021
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It’s quite clear that the fickle record-buying public really screwed up in the early ’70s; the Beach Boys were on top of their game.

Theater Review: “Reparations” — A Message Well Delivered

September 7, 2021
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As the play ends, all four characters have a clear understanding of their marching orders. But will they — or we — act on them?

Classical Music Review: “Dreams of a New Day — Songs by Black Composers”

September 7, 2021
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The young baritone Will Liverman’s performances are full of spirit and a wide range of moods.

Book Review: “Chasing Me to My Grave” — An Indispensable Black Voice

September 6, 2021
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This was an artist who approached his singular craft with equal measures of exuberance and precision.

Film Review: “Candyman” – Stale Sweets

September 6, 2021
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Why bother giving big-budget Hollywood projects to up-and-coming Black filmmakers if they’re just going to be neutered and cut to shit before release?

Book Review: A Retrograde Shakespearean Shout-Out

September 6, 2021
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Shakespearean’s version of the Bard comes off as somewhat Monty Pythonesque — we are usually marching along with “Men Men Men.”

Book Review: Elizabeth Warren and Alexander S. Vindman — Gifted with a Moral Compass

September 5, 2021
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The idea of America is elusive and sometimes, like right now, in danger of disappearing. That is why I have found myself turning for comfort to two books that can give us some perspective as to how to move forward.

Concert Review: Dead and Company Still Alive and Kickin’

September 4, 2021
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This was a generous two-set show whose imaginative pacing spotlit exploratory jams and interesting reconstructions of classic Dead fare.

Theater Review: “Hurricane Diane” — A Whimper Rather than a Whirlwind

September 4, 2021
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Madeleine George’s uneven 90-minte one-act comedy/drama borrows heavily on Greek mythology to zip up the misadventures of a cluster of suburban women in New Jersey,

Classical Album Review: Composer Joan Tower’s “Strike Zones”

September 3, 2021
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For Joan Tower fans, this disc is a must; for the Tower-curious, it offers an excellent introduction to the composer’s wider work, all of it compellingly played.

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