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Nick Veronin on October 10, 2018
When Charles Dickens gave up the ghost in 1870, he left more than a literary legacy in his wake. He also left an unfinished novel. The Mystery of Edwin Drood tells the story of a suspicious death and the ensuing investigation. But there’s a hitch: Dickens died before he had a chance…
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Jeffrey Edalatpour on October 10, 2018
Girl, and boy, put your records on at MACLA’s Classic Tracks: Migrating Rhythms. Artist Carlos Rolón (whose pseudonym is Dzine) has installed a record player and sound system ready to play your favorite albums. If you happen to be in the neighborhood without a stack of vinyl on hand, he’s also collected…
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Bill Kopp on October 5, 2018
If Black Sabbath didn’t single-handedly invent a particular kind of heavy rock, the Birmingham, England group certainly refined it. Beginning with the band’s self-titled 1970 debut, Black Sabbath proved itself as an exemplar of a bluesy, doom-laden and melodramatic kind of proto-metal.
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Now that it is officially autumn in the Valley of Heart’s Delight, it’s time to take the family out in search of pumpkin patches and other reminders of what the season’s changes mean beyond city streets. The fourth annual Harvest Festival at Martial Cottle Park is a fine option, with farm tours…
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Carissa Kauwell on October 4, 2018
Opera Cultura is celebrating National Hispanic Heritage Month with Canto: New Voices, a concert featuring the winner from the national Canto Online Vocal Competition, Virginia Hesse. Hailing from Texas and boasting an impressive list of notable stage credits, Hesse, a coloratura soprano, will perform along with another finalist in the competition, Michael…
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Wallace Baine on October 4, 2018
Rob Lowe has been part of the Hollywood furniture for so long now—it’s been close to 40 years since he started making hearts flitter as a teen actor—that he’s been criminally easy to overlook as a bonafide star. The absurdly good-looking veteran actor survived a sex scandal that sank his movie career…
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Nick Veronin on October 4, 2018
After a rough day at work, when the news cycle makes you want to punch someone in the face, there’s nothing quite like the cathartic power of punk rock. That’s where Vitamin X come in. This quartet of crazy Dutchmen has been blowing out speakers and inspiring circle pits for two decades…
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Wallace Baine on October 4, 2018
Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lollapalooza… Yeah, they’re cool and all. But you could almost buy a decent car for what it takes to get in the gates at these festivals. On the other hand, admission to Hardly Strictly Bluegrass—which gives you more than 80 top-flight acts in Americana, country, rock, bluegrass and blues in…
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Wallace Baine on October 4, 2018
If you’re suffering a bit from seen-it-all ennui on the live music front, we just might have the antidote. The sounds of Ukrainian quartet DakhaBrakha are likely novel to most Western ears. Starting from a foundation of Ukrainian folk music, the one-man, three-woman group throws in all kinds of musical textures from…
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Julia Canavese on October 4, 2018
Most easily recognized by his childlike, high-pitched delivery, Emo Philips is truly a stand-out when it comes to stand-up. Hailing from Chicago, Philips began his career in the 1970s and has developed an onstage persona that is unlike anything else on the scene. Pairing witty one-liners with more obscure, multi-level punchlines, his…
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