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Music Interview: Mike Mattison Supplies a Powerful “Afterglow”

March 28, 2020
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The new album demonstrates just how versatile a singer/songwriter Mike Mattison really is.

Theater Review: Gloucester Stage Company Tries The Impossible

June 20, 2011
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Now why, you might ask. Why is there no reaction? Why does everyone involved, chose to ignore the scandal? Because, playwright Alan Ayckbourn would say, that is how most of us are. To paraphrase “Hamlet”: We rather bear the troubles we know, than — by opposing them — create even bigger ones.

Fuse Theater Review: “The Last Two People on Earth” — Singin’ in the Tsunami

May 20, 2015
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An amiable musical revue about two guys who kick up their heels after global warming finally boils over.

Jazz CD Review: Daniel Carter’s “Telepatia Liquida” — Mission Accomplished

November 4, 2018
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Daniel Carter’s disc revolves, splendidly, around a process of self-discovery.

Book Review: “The Lioness of Boston” — The Mystery Remains

September 17, 2023
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Too often, “Lioness” reads like a digest of Boston tourist guides and historical surveys, at times even seeming to quote them directly.

Theater Review: “Driving Miss Daisy” — Bypassing the Deeper Resonance

June 24, 2016
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This production of Driving Miss Daisy isn’t about conflict and irresolution, but sentimental reassurance.

Album Review: The Black Keys Hold Their Hooks and “Turn Blue”

May 18, 2014
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The Black Keys clearly wanted to write moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks, and as far as moody, trippy, mostly hookless tracks go, the ones on Turn Blue aren’t so bad.

Jazz Album Review: Andrew Hill’s “A Beautiful Day, Revisited” — Well Worth the Return Trip

October 15, 2024
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The recording proves to be both an excellent example of Andrew Hill’s unusual creative methods, particularly the wonderful results he managed to get with ensembles.

Film Review: “Satan & Adam” — The Story of a Dynamic Blues Duo

January 4, 2020
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Following the stories of these unique, gifted, and sadly overlooked individuals can be as gripping as the music they made together.

Theater Review: A Three-Hour “Bright Room Called Day” Befuddles at the Public Theater

December 1, 2019
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Tony Kushner attempts a re-write of his first professional play. The results are decidedly mixed.

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