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Jazz CD Review: Jeff Denson’s “Outside My Window” —

May 16, 2018
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A listener’s response to this album would largely depend on whether or not the sound of Jeff Denson’s voice and the instrumentation strike a chord.

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Rock Review: The Damned Deliver Damned Good “Evil Spirits”

May 16, 2018
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Even after decades, The Damned is still grandly flying its freak flag.

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Theater Review: “The Plague” — A Necessary Moral Parable

May 15, 2018
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In a culture that seems hell-bent on distracting us from painful realities, the intimacy of this production comes off as redemptive and inspiring.

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Dance Review: Boston Ballet — The Whole Enchilada

May 15, 2018
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Sleeping Beauty needs not only to thrill us but to carry us somewhere back into its own history.

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Book Review: “Hunting the Truth” — Models of Activism

May 14, 2018
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Hunting the Truth is a handbook on how to become an effective activist and an exciting, often awe-inspiring read.

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Jazz Review: A Trio of Superb Trio Albums

May 12, 2018
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Good things come in threes.

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Book Review: “So Lucky” — A Body-Slam of Empowerment

May 12, 2018
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So Lucky is a tough, accomplished novel, a book that readers didn’t know they needed.

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Visual Arts Review: Go Worlds Away at SoWa Boston

May 12, 2018
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Both galleries have successfully paired photographers who work in parallel idioms and who, through simple visual details, deliver a vivid sense of place tinged with memory and nostalgia.

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Concert Review: Pharoah Sanders Quartet at Blackman Auditorium

May 11, 2018
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Sometimes Pharoah Sanders came back and played like a primordial saxophone deity, cutting into the rhythm section like an act of penetration.

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Jazz CD Review: “Seraphic Light” [Live At Tufts University]

May 10, 2018
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The players are striking out into the unknown: you may find the journey inspiring and you may sometimes find yourself lost in the woods.

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