David A. Plotkin
Number of articles: 5First article: September 7, 2007
Latest article: November 2, 2007
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Concert features pianist
While some musicians are known for their expertise in a single genre Joyce Moulton is a pianist who has distinguished herself as a master of a variety of musical style.
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Artistic interpretation is possible even in hell
Hell will ascend to Bowdoin's Wish Theatre this weekend.
Jean-Paul Sartre's play "No Exit," which premiered Thursday night, will be performed today and Saturday at 8:00 p.m. -
Jazz and salsa mix results in SYOTOS
Unconventionality largely defines the music of SYOTOS, New York City's premier Latin jazz group. Its unique sound is a combination of salsa, dissonance, big band-style jazz, and up-tempo Afro-Latin beats.
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'Memory' rarely revives glory days of the Fab Four
Despite Paul McCartney's 35-year-long post-Beatles career, it is nearly impossible to think of him outside the context of the Fab Four. The Paul of those days wrote and sang unembellished melodies and enchanting harmonies, making it rather hard to accept his falsetto-laden, over orchestrated, and artificially distorted "Memory Almost Full.
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Music is language of "Once"
The cozy, quaint setting of the Eveningstar Cinema becomes John Carney's "Once" so perfectly that you may just overlook the artificial dialogue and occasional absurdity. This movie-musical hearkens back to a brighter era of cinema, when films shunned grandiosity in favor of genuine, warm emotion that brought with it a humanity now rarely seen.