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This crisply paced and well-acted new play takes a metafictional look at the hard consequences of manipulating others.
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Nazareth’s New Album May Be Last for Singer Dan McCafferty
The place of Nazareth, the band, in the rock and roll pantheon has long been assured, and they're continuing to add to their catalog with a brand-new studio album coming out June 3.
Read More »Music Review: 9Bach – ‘Tincian’
A Welsh band combines modern sounds and folk themes in a set of songs beautifully sung in the Welsh language.
Read More »Days of Sicily, Knights of Malta – Part 7: Ragusa and Noto
The great earthquake of 1693 left its mark on the people of Sicily, and on architecture and city planning as well.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘peddling’ by Harry Melling
The one-time 'Harry Potter' actor emerges with a debut play of mesmerizing creativity.
Read More »Woodstock – The Festival that Keeps on Giving
A Limited Edition Blu-ray release of the 40th Anniversary film 'Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace and Music' with never-before-scene footage comes out this summer.
Read More »Win a Dolly Parton Signed 7-Inch ‘Blue Smoke’ Vinyl
A special Record Store Day 7-inch blue vinyl, signed by Dolly Parton, of 'Blue Smoke' from the new CD.
Read More »Henry Mancini and the Pink Panther Sneak into Record Store Day
In his own day Henry Mancini recorded more than 90 albums, including eight that went gold – but none, as far as I know, literally pink. Now you can have it all.
Read More »Sarah McLachlan Storms Pop Culture with Perez Hilton Exclusive
With a new album due May 6, McLachlan is storming the gates of pop culture with a performance on 'The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon' and a Perez Hilton song debut.
Read More »The Burlesque Revival and the Subversive Power of ‘Naked Girls Reading’
The thought-provoking intellectual burlesque of 'Naked Girls Reading' can be experienced in a city near you.
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