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Jazz Album Review: Ingrid Laubrock’s “The Last Quiet Place” — Searching for Inner Purpose

March 27, 2023
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The album seems to me to be about spotlighting the ensemble’s sound rather than the virtuoso displays of its leader.

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Notes from (Boston) Underground Part I: BUFF’s “The Dunwich Horrors” Local Shorts Program

March 27, 2023
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In order to appreciate this smorgasbord of schlock by independent filmmakers from around New England, it’s best to understand the program in context

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Coming Attractions: March 26 Through April 8 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 26, 2023
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As the age of Covid-19 more or less wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.

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Concert Review: Goose Earns Its Indie-Groove Wings

March 26, 2023
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Goose has seen its stock in the jam-band world soar at a pace unseen since… well, Phish.

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Opera Album Review: A Groundbreaking French Grand Opera Receives Its First Major Commercial Recording

March 25, 2023
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Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable paved the way for major works by Meyerbeer himself, Halévy, Verdi, Wagner (in German), Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and others — and this splendid performance shows why.

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Children’s Books: Indigenous Voices

March 25, 2023
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Authentic books by Indigenous people have been too scarce in children’s literature. Thankfully, four gorgeous new books are helping to fill the gap.

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Concert Review: Conductor Thomas Adès Takes The Boston Symphony Orchestra To Hell and Back

March 24, 2023
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Conductor and composer Thomas Adès brought more of his intriguing music to Symphony Hall this weekend with two selections from his recent ballet, The Dante Project.

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Film Review: Three Shorts Featuring Writer and Activist James Baldwin, Man of the Hour

March 24, 2023
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In these short films James Baldwin does not come off as a relaxed person, someone at ease with himself or quite comfortable in the world. You can feel the acute pain as he speaks.

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Film Review: “A Good Person” — Grappling with Trauma

March 24, 2023
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Florence Pugh tends to be cast as beautiful and indomitable characters faced with the very real possibility of  madness or defeat.

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Film Review: “Wildflower” Is Tender, But a Bit Too Tame

March 23, 2023
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In terms of genre, I would describe Wildflower as a sort of Hallmark Channel-style drama, a quirky but heartwarming tale of a scrappy girl who overcomes the odds to help her family stay together.

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