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Pink Martini bandleader Thomas Lauderdale originally thought he’d run for mayor. But when that didn’t happen, he formed the “little orchestra” Pink Martini. Playing an exotic mix of world beat and pop, the band has a singular s...
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A Broadway star still performing at age 89, Elaine Stritch is quite a character. Director Chiemi Karasawa met her by chance at the beauty parlor and the two struck up a friendship. Karasawa’s new documentary Elaine Stritch: Sho...
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In many ways, Skinless follows horror film conventions. After oncologist Peter Peel (Brandon Salkil) discovers a possible cure for skin cancer, he decides to test the cure on himself to convince an investor to start manufactur...
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Director Don Argott has been making documentaries for more than ten years now. He’s the guy behind 2010’s The Art of the Steal, a terrific film about the Barnes art collection and the fight to keep the museum from moving locati...
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Columbus, Ohio-based singer-songwriter Lydia Loveless’ first album embraced a more traditional country sound. She’s since veered from that sound but with her new album Somewhere Else, she heads back in that direction. She sound...
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When psychedelic rock band Dead Meadow formed in Washington D.C. in 1998, it sounded nothing like the punk and hardcore bands that had made the city’s music scene popular. The group caught the attention of the indie label Matad...
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Singer-songwriter Nate Jones grew up listening to classic singer-songwriters such as Paul Simon and James Taylor. Those musical influences come across on his new album, The Nate Jones Band EP, which provides a nice showcase for...
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Even if you don’t know Anthrax’s music, chances are you’d be able to identify guitarist Scott Ian if he were in a line-up. He’s the guy with the shaved head and goatee. For 30 years, he’s toured and recorded with one of thrash ...
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With his backing group, the Solar Motel Band, guitarist Chris Forsyth makes instrumental music that’s been appropriately described as cosmic Americana. You can hear the influences of both Television and the Grateful Dead on his...
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Since making her standup debut ten years ago, comedian Amy Schumer has been on the fast-track to fame. Now, she has her own comedy series and is currently working on the script for Train Wreck, a new Judd Apatow film due out ne...