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Jon Sobel is Blogcritics' Theater Editor. In addition to reviewing NYC theater, he writes a semi-regular round-up of independent music releases. By day he is a computer professional and a freelance writer and editor, and at night he's a small-time concert promoter and working musician: lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado, a founding member of the Kings County Blues Band, and a sideman. His most recent venture is Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting, through which you can hire him to write whatever marketing materials your heart desires.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Craig Jackson, the Iveys, Bobby Long
With raw vocal power and smart, evocative lyrics, Bobby Long is a folksinger with a spirited intensity.
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Satire: Virile Republican Leaders Spearhead Party Renaissance
After election losses, Republicans are again feeling (and sowing) their wild oats.
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Theater Review (NYC): Telethon by Kristin Newbom
Watching this play is like listening to a brilliant piece of music executed with precision and filled with surprises.
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This View of Life... Or That One
There's hope for us, for the Earth, and even for some of the beautiful creatures we share the planet with.
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Music Review: Leslie Mendelson - Swan Feathers
This New York-based singer-songwriter honors the grown-up troubadour tradition of Carly Simon and Carole King.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Pied Pipers of the Lower East Side
It may look like Utopia, but there's always a sugar daddy.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Trevor Alguire, Stillhouse Hollow, Hot Monkey Love
Trevor Alguire's music is rooted in the traditions and commonplaces of country music, but it has a modern sensibility.
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Theater Review (NYC): Squiggy and the Goldfish by Lenny Schwartz and Ore, or Or by Duncan Pflaster
The oddly titled "Ore, or Or" is an artfully constructed, well-aimed, and resonant story of a modern New York City love triangle.
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Theater/Dance Review (NYC): Le Serpent Rouge by Austin McCormick and Company XIV
This extravagant, sexually charged dance-theater piece is a visionary re-imagining of the story of Adam, Eve, and Lilith.
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Glee, Rock of Ages, and the Show-Tunification of Classic Rock and Pop
Songs by Journey, Whitesnake, and even Amy Winehouse are becoming show tunes.
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