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Jazz CD Review: “Random Dances and (A)tonalities” — Ambitious Logic

October 26, 2018
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Don Byron’s repertoire doesn’t just focus on the bebop era — nor is it self-consciously hip.

Film Review: Stop and Smell (and Watch) the Corn — Fred Wiseman Slows Down in “Monrovia, Indiana”

October 25, 2018
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While nothing happens, there’s an understated splendor in all that’s uneventful here, so much so that I didn’t want to miss any of it.

Jazz CD Review: Dexter Gordon and Woody Shaw — From Out of the Past

October 24, 2018
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These albums, featuring Woody Shaw and Dexter Gordon, are illuminating to listen to side by side.

Film Review: “The Price of Everything” — At What Cost?

October 23, 2018
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There are words of wisdom for artists here: they offer a simultaneously nauseating and heartening view of the trade for those actively practicing.

Theater Review: “The Peculiar Patriot” — All Heart

October 22, 2018
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The Peculiar Patriot may say it is about making us feel the human price of mass incarceration in America, but there is more than a little True Romance in the mix.

Rock CD Review: “Joe Strummer 001” — He Never Rested on His Laurels

October 22, 2018
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What the box set makes adamantly, abundantly clear is how egalitarian Joe Strummer’s musical vision truly was. If you don’t already know his solo work, you should.

Jazz CD Review: The Mark Masters Ensemble — Product of a Powerhouse

October 22, 2018
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The latest big band album from Mark Masters beautifully displays his eclectic tastes and deep knowledge of jazz history.

Dance Review: “Places Please!” — That’s Showbiz

October 22, 2018
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Places Please! looks at the backstage life and trauma of performers.

Coming Attractions: October 21 through November 6 — What Will Light Your Fire

October 21, 2018
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks.

Theater Review: “Frankenstein” — It’s Really Alive!

October 20, 2018
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Frankenstein is a gripping amalgamation of the elemental and the technological.

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