Review

Film Review: Director Bill Gunn — Two Restored Gems at the MFA

June 8, 2018
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A chance to see two important works by pioneering African-American filmmaker Bill Gunn.

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Jazz CDs Review: Thumbscrew’s Yin and Yang — “Theirs” and “Ours”

June 7, 2018
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Perhaps the idea is for the listener to come up with their own ideal blend, sort of a mix and max approach regarding the strengths in each disc.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #23 – Henry Cowell’s Piano Concerto

June 7, 2018
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Henry Cowell’s was an important, if now often forgotten, voice in 20th-century music.

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Book Review: “Convenience Store Woman” — Selling on Empty

June 6, 2018
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Convenience Store Woman is an achievement — a satiric look at a mind that is intent on remaining empty.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #22 – Florence Price’s “Mississippi River Suite”

June 6, 2018
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Composer Florence Price’s lack of acceptance into the American canon is shameful.

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Theater Review: “The Wiz”: Not in Kansas Anymore

June 5, 2018
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A delicious, comforting gumbo of a Wiz with all the right ingredients for an upbeat, entertaining evening (or afternoon) at the theater.

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Book Review: “Never Anyone But You” — Fiction to Treasure

June 4, 2018
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Rupert Thomson’s Never Anyone But You is a quiet, expert, and inestimably engaging novel.

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Rethinking the Repertoire #21– Alban Berg’s “Altenberg-Lieder”

June 2, 2018
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The Altenberg-Lieder feature Alban Berg at his most direct and concise, as well as his most sumptuous.

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Theater Review: “Evening at the Talk House” — Amusing Ourselves to Dystopia

June 1, 2018
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Evening at the Talk House is a savage indictment of our country’s acceptance of the immense, horrific violence necessary to maintain our consumer comforts.

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Theater Review: A Tepid “Fall”

June 1, 2018
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Fall’s conflict is presented with insufficient power; its domestic tragedy is not propelled along its inevitably troubling course.

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