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Music DVD Review: Carlos Santana And John McLaughlin – `Invitation To Illumination – Live At Montreux 2011′
Carlos Santana and John McLaughlin bring back 1970s jazz/rock fusion in an uneven concert recorded in 2011.
Read More »Book Review: ‘Music, Culture & Conflict In Mali’ by Andy Morgan
A perspective on the uprisings of 2012 in Northern Mali and their implications few others could provide.
Read More »Movie Review: Woody Allen’s ‘Blue Jasmine’
A disturbing, engaging, and finally dispassionate study of a woman buckling under the weight of social pressures.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC Fringe): ‘Human Fruit Bowl’ by Andrea Kuchlewska
This award-winning play brings out something that's usually lost to history: the story of an artist's model.
Read More »Music Review: Sarah Vaughan – ‘Sophisticated Lady: The Duke Ellington Songbook Collection’
On this 2-CD reissue of her 1979 releases, Sarah Vaughan feasts on the music of Duke Ellington.
Read More »Blu-ray Review: ‘Girls: The Complete Second Season’
Featuring stellar video and engrossing audio, the season may be a little darker, but still even funnier, it just left me wanting more from the misadventures of Hannah and her “sisters,” making the Blu-ray set a must own for both fans and the uninitiated alike.
Read More »Movie Review: ‘Kick-Ass 2’
This zany action/comedy is exactly what we need to close out the summer.
Read More »Music Review: Deni Bonet – ‘It’s All Good’
An NYC fiddler provides a series of amusing pop rock takes on single girl life.
Read More »Music Review: Elvis Presley – “Elvis at Stax: Deluxe Edition”
I had always thought that Elvis's ‘70s music was past its sell date. This new three-CD set has completely changed that perception.
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