Miramar’s musical knowledge is staggering. Over the course of an hour, pianist Marlysse Simmons Argandona and singer Reinaldo Alvarez cover classical, salsa, reggae, tropicalia and bossa nova. But what they really want to talk about is boleros.
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Tad Malone on November 8, 2018
Barber Shop Chronicles is a funny, poignant journey through community and culture. Written by playwright Inua Ellams, Barber Shop Chronicles traverses African barber shops in Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala and Lagos, and eventually winds up in London. Along the way, the play explores how the barber shop is a central hub of activity…
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Wallace Baine on October 25, 2018
The first time Evan Ziporyn heard David Bowie’s album Blackstar, it was from the other side of a wall. The Boston composer was at an artists retreat in Florida when he heard his neighbor in the next room playing music way too loud.
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Kaylee Lawler on June 21, 2018
The Stanford Jazz Festival is back. This year’s lineup is packed with a total of 28 concerts. Saxophonist Joshua Redman and his quartet help kickoff the festival with a performance on Saturday. A Grammy winner, Redman has worked with musicians such as jam band Umphrey’s McGee, collaborative band James Farm and performed…
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Yousif Kassab on May 2, 2018
Some of Silicon Valley’s most talented percussionists will be pounding on very big drums this weekend as a part of the Stanford Taiko Spring Concert. The university’s 18-piece resident taiko ensemble has prepared a brand new show to celebrate the season. Titled “Wavebreak,” the concert will feature new arrangements from the group’s…
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Nick Veronin on May 2, 2018
What price do we pay for the longer lives modern science can give us? It is a question that has haunted humanity since Mary Shelley’s seminal speculative horror novel, Frankenstein. Today, 200 years since Dr. Frankenstein’s monster first sprang to life on the page, artists and thinkers continue to grapple with many…
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Jaleny Reyes on March 15, 2018
Those who picture Ringling Bros. camp, creepy clowns and animal cruelty when thinking about the circus obviously haven’t spent much time in French Canada. In addition to the world-renowned Cirque du Soleil, Quebec is also home to Machine de Cirque. Founded in 2013, this compact troupe aims to engage the imaginations of…
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Watch this acclaimed 1998 film while a live orchestra plays its Oscar-winning score live. The movie, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Carlo Cecchi and Sylvia Chang, tells the tale of a mysterious—and perhaps supernatural—red violin. From its birth in 17th century Cremona, to a stint in Vienna, on through to Oxford, and then…
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André Jaquez on November 9, 2017
Where there is truth, there is bound to be humor, and comedian Samantha Bee’s bare-all approach is representative of that. The hyperaware Bee, fearlessly exposes the hypocritical nature of the elite on her TBS comedy show Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. Her witty, razor-tongued jabs explore the most glaring topics of our…
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It’s been 100 years since Vladimir Lenin led his Bolshevik Party to overthrow the czarist autocracy. The Russian Revolution deposed Nicholas II, left the enigmatic mystic Rasputin dead and ushered a new socialist order into the halls of power in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The revolution also paved the way for some…
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