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In Memphis, the risqué exhilaration of early rhythm and blues is airbrushed away, to the point that the show appears to argue that from its inception black music sold out to mainstream tastes.
Read MoreThe celebrated post-punk band Mission of Burma played a benefit show for Somerville Local First at Regent Theatre: their instrumental interplay is more intuitive than ever.
Read Moreem>Historic footage—from newsreels, TV stations once-live coverage, from several investigating commissions- has been edited, brilliantly into a coherent, important political film.
Read MoreIn “Three Pianos,” three young actor-musicians unite in their irreverent passion for the music of Franz Schubert.
Read MoreBy Caldwell Titcomb Who stands at the top of the American musical theatre? Many people will at once cite Rodgers & Hammerstein. They were indeed illustrious collaborators, and produced eleven works for the stage starting in 1943. But only four of these are top-notch: “Oklahoma!,” “Carousel,” “South Pacific,” and “The King and I.” The master…
Read MoreWhat the artist didn’t count on was the popularity of the Kendall Band, coupled with its fragility relative to the strength and number of its users, would result in frequent breakdowns. The Kendall Band was the only interactive piece of public art in the MBTA’s “Arts on the Line” program, and the agency had no…
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The songs by Milton Nascimento and Chico Buarque re-imagined on Rio Minas are not necessarily their best known, but all of the performances on this album eloquently testify to saxophonist Jean-Pierre Zanella’s love of Brazil and its people.
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The stories in Citrus exhibit a powerful commonality: these portraits of th3e experiences of black women suggest that, over time, everything and nothing has changed.
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Brief and incessant, repetitive and spiraling, Panthers & the Museum of Fire offers a illuminating perspective on an internal drama: how trivial moments can become pivotal in the development of a writer.
Read MoreThis Peterborough Players production deserves a longer run than it has in the company’s inaugural winter season.
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