Wednesday , June 24 2026

Jon Sobel

Jon Sobel is Publisher and Executive Editor of Blogcritics as well as lead editor of the Culture & Society section. As a writer he contributes most often to our Music section, where he covers classical music (old and new) and other genres, and to Culture, where he reviews NYC theater. Through Oren Hope Marketing and Copywriting at http://www.orenhope.com/ you can hire him to write or edit whatever marketing or journalistic materials your heart desires. Jon also writes the blog Park Odyssey at http://parkodyssey.blogspot.com/ where he is on a mission to visit every park in New York City. He has also been a part-time working musician, including as lead singer, songwriter, and bass player for Whisperado.

Theater Reviews (NYC Fringe): ‘Who Does Your Laundry?’ and ‘How to Become a Saint (While Wearing Pants)’

Who Does Your Laundry? poster detail

A different kind of immigrant story plays out in a laundromat; immigrants to a heaven reserved for saints tell their origin stories in song and dance.

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Music Review: Jonathan Bagg – ‘Viola Revival,’ 20th-century American Works by Marion Bauer, Ulysses Kay, and Margaret Bond

Jonathan Bagg – viola

There's always more to discover in the annals of 20th-century American music. Violist Jonathan Bagg makes valuable contributions to our awareness of some worthy viola repertoire – and of some neglected American composers.

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Exclusive Interview: Conductor Dane Lam on New Album, Globe-trotting, and Why ‘Classical Music Is Better’

Dane Lam

Dane Lam is the only conductor to simultaneously hold leadership positions at major institutions in the U.S. Australia, and Asia. His new recording of music by Chinese composer Xiaogang Ye seemed a good opportunity to find out what the globe-trotting conductor has been up to.

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