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Fuse Concert Review: A Dazzling Performance From A Far Cry

June 16, 2012
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What continually impresses about A Far Cry is their discipline, ability to keep complicated rubato under complete control, well-modulated dynamics, beauty of sound, and really interesting programming.

Theater Review: A Spectacular Showbiz “Totem” from Cirque du Soleil

June 15, 2012
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Director Robert Lepage’s spectacular projections, aided by a savvy use of sound effects and lighting, move the dramatic focus of Cirque du Soleil’s Totem with ease, opening up the imaginative boundaries of the stage.

Poetry Review: Expanding the Power of Verse — The FSG Book of Twentieth-Century Latin American Poetry

June 15, 2012
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One feels when reading this anthology of Latin American poetry that editor Ilan Stavans tucks each poet he features into a folder, but that this categorization, while limiting, also encourages an English-speaking readership to appreciate the eye-opening diversity of Latin American poetry.

Film Review: “Low and Clear” — A Lyrical Study of Men and the Fine Art of Fly Fishing

June 14, 2012
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Between the foibles and hopes of middle-age and the vast perfection of nature, the documentary Low and Clear finds its compelling rhythms and its poetry.

Music Profile; New England’s Musical Renaissance Woman — Audrey Ryan

June 13, 2012
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Audrey Ryan does not mince words when it comes to what she thinks of “hipster posers,” her generation of the “apathetic age,” armchair critics, and stalker fans. Ryan performs Saturday, June 16th at the Clarendon Hall Presbyterian Church in Somerville, MA at 7:30 p.m.

Concert Review: The Song of Songs and Songs of Love in Sixteenth-century Spain

June 11, 2012
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The vocal ensemble Blue Heron closed its season with “a marvelously expansive concept of the divine” in a program of 16th-century Spanish music based on or inspired by the Song of Songs.

Movie Review: “Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding”? Boomer Baloney

June 10, 2012
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Here is what I learned from watching the film Peace, Love, and Misunderstanding: Boomers are being sold down the river.

Rock Concert Review: The Machine Performs Pink Floyd, Expertly

June 9, 2012
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Imitation and musical thievery are pretty standard in the current world of mainstream music, but when The Machine took the stage last night to perform the music of Pink Floyd, they drew a precise and deliberate line between impersonation and authentic tribute.

Jazz Concert Review: Guitar Double Header at the Lily Pad — Joe Morris Trio/Mary Halvorson Quintet

June 9, 2012
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When the musical whirlwind came to an end the crowd responded with a standing ovation, an enthusiastic testament to the power of this sweat-soaked night of edgy jazz guitar.

Fiction Review: An Unforgettable “Life of an Unknown Man”

June 7, 2012
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In The Life of an Unknown Man Andreï Makine creates a work of simple elegance that at its core explores the relationship of the past to the present, of truth to art, and of truth to life.

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