Month: July 2015

Book Review: “Adrift” in a Memorably Neo-Beat World

July 5, 2015
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The protagonist’s version of barroom existentialism works as an unofficial précis for the struggle to make it through another day of being human.

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Arts Remembrance: Guitarist Garrison Fewell — The Master of Searching for Something More

July 5, 2015
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An inspiring man as well as a brilliant musician, Garrison Fewell had the courage to turn away from the darkness and to embrace the light.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

July 5, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Theater Review: William Inge’s “Off the Main Road” — A Major Discovery

July 5, 2015
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William Inge’s Off the Main Road is both contemporary and politically incorrect in the best ways.

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Theater Review: “Out of Sterno” — Absurd to the Point of Distraction

July 4, 2015
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Out of Sterno punches the same punchline far too often.

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Dance Feature: Jacob’s Pillow Archive — Rebooted

July 4, 2015
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Jacob’s Pillow’s revamped archive is a sort of museum as well as a library. A catalogue of the holdings is in the works. .

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Concert Review: Expecting the Unexpected — Brian Wilson Delights at Boston’s Blue Hills Bank Pavilion

July 3, 2015
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This was probably the loudest, rockingest Brian Wilson show I’ve ever seen.

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Theater Appreciation: “Miracle of Miracles” — The Priscilla Beach Theatre Redux

July 3, 2015
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The venerable Priscilla Beach Theatre was in danger of crumbling away — but it has been fully restored and is swinging into a summertime season of musicals.

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Arts Fuse Appreciation: Ornette Coleman’s Horn of Plenty

July 3, 2015
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So there was the Ornette Coleman Quartet, leading off the final side of vinyl with a cut that changed my life, “Lonely Woman.”

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Music Commentary: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — Ave Sine Vale

July 2, 2015
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The great mistake we make as listeners or viewers is passivity. Music deserves and needs our active involvement.

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