Jon Sobel is Blogcritics' Culture and 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 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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Fakin' It in the Sweet Calcutta Rain
My cultural references are just as good as your cultural references.
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Music Review: Mark Stuart and the Bastard Sons - Bend in the Road
Mark Stuart makes it sound easy, with or without the Man in Black.
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Theater Review (NYC): Lavaman
Three aging punk rockers battle their own demons and a cartoon monster in Casey Wimpee's play.
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Theater Review (NYC): Twisted
A philosophizing three-year-old and a tragicomically misunderstood Salome highlight an uneven but diverting evening of one-acts.
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Theater Review (NYC): Perfect Wedding by Robin Hawdon
No one does bedroom farce like the British.
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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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