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WATCH CLOSELY: New and Old Spring Shows Worth Being Excited About

January 7, 2019
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Here is what a smart, savvy viewer who likes high-quality entertainment is looking forward to on TV this year.

Rock Preview: Lettuce — Stirring up a “Witches Stew” at the House of Blues

January 7, 2019
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“I want our music to be genre-less. Actually I want it to be genre-more.”

Blues CD Review: Ryan Lee Crosby’s “River Music” — A Potent Musical Stew

January 6, 2019
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River Music will satisfy the slightly adventurous listener as few other records I heard last year.

Notes on The Arts Fuse Podcast — From Its Producer

January 5, 2019
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I wanted the podcast to be both an honest reflection of what The Arts Fuse is, but also allow the voices that contribute to the magazine to find new ways of expressing their critiques in a new medium.

Rock, Pop, and Folk Feature: Favorite Albums of 2018 — The Delightful Dozen

January 5, 2019
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Here are 12 albums that come out in 2018 that I liked.

Jazz Record Review: Trumpeter Jason Palmer Aptly Titled Album — “Fair Weather”

January 4, 2019
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Trumpeter Jason Palmer is a master of rhythmic displacement.

Rock Feature: Celebrating “The Wall” — Pink Floyd’s Version

January 4, 2019
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“Five hundred years from now, people will come to that album the way that people come to Wagner and Beethoven. This is a classical piece from our era.”

Country CD Review: Charley Crockett’s “Lil G.L.’s Blue Bonanza” — How Did We Get Here, Charley?

January 3, 2019
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The unmistakable flavor of R&B can be found throughout Charley Crockett’s work

Book Review: Edith Wharton and Michelle Obama — Breaking New Ground for Women

January 2, 2019
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What impressed me most about these two different women is they were both products of an America which values determination and wit and intelligence, as well as opportunity.

Book Review: “Chopin and His World”—A Kaleidoscopic View of His Works, His Life as a Polish Exile in Paris, and Even His Remarkable Hands

January 2, 2019
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Chopin and His World establishes multiple new starting points for further studies of one of the world’s greatest composers, yet it can be read with pleasure by people who merely(!) love the music.

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