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Classical CD Reviews: Offenbach’s “La Périchole,” Aaron Jay Kernis’ Orchestral Works, and Baiba Skride plays Bartók

October 23, 2019
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Marc Minkowski’s recording of Jacques Offenbach’s La Périchole pays the composer a handsome tribute in his birthday year; violinist Baiba Skride’s new all-Bartók disc is one of the year’s best.

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Book Review: Books about Rock n’ Roll — Some Rock, Some Don’t

January 23, 2016
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The success of Patti Smith’s memoir Just Kids, has meant an uptick in the number of new rock n’ roll books hitting the racks.

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Film Feature: STREAMING DOCS — Spring 2019

March 16, 2019
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What are the best new documentaries available on digital platforms? Read on.

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Poetry Review: Lawrence Joseph’s “A Certain Clarity” — Poetry and Justice

February 11, 2020
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Lawrence Joseph makes the case that representing violence in verse is necessary because of poetry’s value as art: to concisely capture these deadly events.

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The Arts on Stamps of the World — August 3

August 3, 2017
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An Arts Fuse regular feature: the arts on stamps of the world.

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Author Interview: Boston’s Joseph Torra — Reflections of a Writer’s Life

July 20, 2021
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“I’m an anarchist as an artist — I write what I want, however I want. I refuse to adhere to the forms that society hands down.”

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Music Commentary: Songs Ken Burns Overlooked in “Country Music”

October 2, 2019
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Country music is as rich and complex as any other genre, but given the inevitable marketing tie-ins, it might be a good time to offer the names of artists and songs that either weren’t included or were briefly touched on at best.

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Jazz Preview: The Scene Lives! — Local Jazz in the Months to Come

September 27, 2022
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Get out there and hear some live music. It’s the best gift you can give to your ears.

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Television/Music Review: Next at the Kennedy Center — A Joni Mitchell Songbook, on PBS

November 13, 2022
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I put Joni Mitchell on a short list of the most remarkable pop music artists of the ’60s and early ’70s. Longevity of excellence isn’t the point here, just peak incandescence.

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Theater Review: Flat Earth Theatre’s “A Bright Room Called Day”: Illuminating These Dark Times

October 10, 2017
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This staging, in terms of quality, surpasses any previous Flat Earth Theatre production I have attended.

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