Downstage right is a cabinet of crystal figurines, concentrating the light to shimmer with rainbows. Their allure is hypnotic: ghostly against the dark curtain, reflection distorted on the marley; delicious as diamonds but far more fragile, they remain in place throughout the performance, surely shivering with every footfall on the floor. Stacked stage left are […]
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A new book on Italian-Americans in jazz distorts history
Local authors Bill Dal Cerro and David Anthony Witter play up one culture’s influence on jazz while downplaying many others.
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RIP Lee Sandlin, longtime Reader writer
In remembrance of the author and critic, along with links to some of Sandlin’s work
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Fly man’s best friend’s skies
A digression beginning with an airline for pets that ends with the Minutemen’s ‘Double Nickels on the Dime.’
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Theo Bleckmann comes to town
Uncategorizable New York singer Theo Bleckmann performs with percussionist and composer John Hollenbeck on Wednesday at Heaven Gallery.