Month: December 2015

Rock Review: Rocket From the Tombs—Furiously Pointed and Pissed-off

December 9, 2015
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This was quintessential American punk that can stand proudly beside the MC5 and the Stooges.

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Arts Fuse Feature: Music in the Face of Crisis—A Benefit Concert for the Syrian Refugees

December 9, 2015
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The concert “is not about any political or religious statement, it is simply about human beings wanting to give a helping hand to other human beings.”

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Music Interview: Chris Difford of Squeeze—on Being “At-Odds”

December 8, 2015
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Friends since childhood, composer Tilbrook and lyricist Difford formed Squeeze in 1977; there have been two full-fledged breakups and reunions since then.

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Theater Review: “Buyer & Cellar”—In Barbra Streisand’s Enchanted Village

December 8, 2015
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This one-man comic extravaganza about the dizzying spell of celebrity is a welcome respite from the annual bombardment of holiday joyrides.

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Film Review: “Men of the Cloth”—Portrait of an Artist as an Old Man

December 7, 2015
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Director Vicki Vasilopoulos has masterfully crafted a documentary about tailors, clothing, and the painstaking search for excellence.

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Theater Interview: Staging “Beowulf” for the Holidays

December 7, 2015
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“Mostly I want people to enjoy a feast of language, imagery, story, and the power of the actor to incite the imagination.”

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Fuse Visual Arts Review: “Frank Stella: A Retrospective”—Admiration and Abhorrence Intertwined

December 7, 2015
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Now on the cusp of nine decades, Frank Stella is dedicated to visual experimentation, a kind of controlled and aesthetic atom-smashing,

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Fuse Coming Attractions: December 6 through 15—What Will Light Your Fire This Week

December 6, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, dance, music, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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Music Feature: Top Jazz Albums of 2015

December 6, 2015
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How does one keep a big band together long enough to make such brilliantly evocative sessions as that by Maria Schneider and the others listed here?

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Music Feature: Top Classical Recordings of 2015

December 5, 2015
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For classical music recordings it has been a remarkably rich year, especially over its second half.

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