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Jazz Concert Review: Mnozil Brass — Music-as-Vaudeville

February 16, 2019
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The seven-man musical wrecking squad from Austria called Mnozil Brass has created a combination circus band, village band, marching band, and vaudeville orchestra.

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Rock Concert Review: After Forty Years, Joe Jackson is Still “The Man”

February 16, 2019
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The show cemented Joe Jackson’s reputation as an inscrutable and enigmatic songwriter, a talented musician and social outsider who speaks for Everyman.

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Arts Remembrance: Albert Finney, An Appreciation — Death and the Angry Young Man

February 15, 2019
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Albert Finney was the greatest interpreter of England’s gift to the world of contemporary theater, the Kitchen Sink Drama.

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Film Review: 2019 Oscar-nominated Best Documentary Shorts — Wrestling With Death

February 15, 2019
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It is safe to predict that the winner in this category will be one of the entries that squares off against mortality.

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Rock CD Review: Tedeschi Trucks Band Provides “Signs” of the Time

February 14, 2019
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This studio outing emphasizes superb ensemble playing; the result in a beguiling album in which just about every note shines.

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WATCH CLOSELY: The Dark Depths of “Russian Doll”

February 14, 2019
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Russian Doll is television made to be savored.

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Theater Review: “Who is Eartha Mae?” — Lady Sings the Sultry

February 14, 2019
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Anchored by the assured direction of Cailin Doran and Jade Wheeler’s dazzling performance, Who is Eartha Mae? sings with truth.

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Arts Commentary: My Blackface Confession

February 13, 2019
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Did I try to fit in at my segregated school, betraying my father and his values to be a popular white boy?

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Television Commentary: “The Sopranos” 20 Years Later — American Viciousness, Legitimized

February 13, 2019
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I find it a little disturbing how The Soprano’s themes seem to have culminated in the election of our current President.

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Film Review: “Everybody Knows” — From Out of the Past

February 13, 2019
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Despite the soap opera details, Everybody Knows never becomes implausible.

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