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Concert Reviews: The First Wave of Odyssey Opera’s “The British Invasion”

June 4, 2015
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To say that Odyssey Opera continues to set the bar for opera performances in Boston may be a bit superfluous, but it’s true.

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Fuse Rock Review: Wire — Unconventional Pop That Seduces and Confuses

June 4, 2015
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The sound was often so inviting that it seemed Wire were easing comfortably into middle age.

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Music Commentary: Jazz and the Piano Concerto — A Coda without a Finale

June 3, 2015
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What we know of mass-market choice suggests that the more choices a person has, the more likely it is that the person will be dissatisfied with any one choice.

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Jazz Review: Bill Frisell’s Americana Dreams

June 3, 2015
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Bill Frisell and his quartet performed a program of well-worn American hits whose juxtapositions allowed you to make your own cross-references and draw your own conclusions.

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Book Review: A Classic of Cinematic Fiction — “The Diver’s Clothes Lie Empty”

June 2, 2015
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What if Alfred Hitchcock had sat out behind his Holmby Hills bungalow, smoking clove cigarettes and writing chick-lit novels?

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Film Review: “Félix and Meira” — Intelligent But Uptight

June 2, 2015
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In his Boston Globe review, Ty Burr complained Félix and Meira was needlessly slow in the telling. I felt that the movie is needlessly discreet.

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Film Review: “Aloha” — Say What?

June 2, 2015
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Aloha comes across as Cameron Crowe’s baffling artistic suicide note to his adoring public.

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Music Feature: Boston’s Blues Jams — On the Margins But Indispensable

June 1, 2015
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Despite the neglect from the local media, the Boston blues scene is strong.

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Book Review: Artist Mark Rothko — The Painter as Guru

May 31, 2015
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Biographer Annie Cohen-Solal is perhaps strongest on one thread of Mark Rothko’s narrative: his experience as a Jewish immigrant.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

May 31, 2015
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, theater, music, dance, visual arts, and author events for the coming week.

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