Category Archives: Spotlights
In Tune: Corbett vs. Dempsey Gallery
“You need to question whether something has intrinsic interest, regardless of whether you’ve been told that it does or not.” Continue reading
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Costuming the Super Anti-hero: Sun Ra & Moondog
“At times the world seems so insane, it’s enough to drive anyone crazy. In those moments it seems downright logical to embrace the life and work of artists like Ra and Moondog, who chose to break completely with all normalcy, making an special point to reject war, and its champions, organized religion and the state.” Continue reading
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La Lupe: Life in the Margins
” Her magic, then, is her ability to work both ends of the axis of attraction and repulsion. Perhaps that is why the word “magnetic” was so often used to describe her performances.” Continue reading
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The Death of Watchers (an Obituary)
“Their live show was (and remained throughout line up switches in the rhythm section) frantic, chaotic, exciting, danceable and sometimes bizarrely sexual. ” Continue reading
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Three Ladies Of Brazil
“…these women made music that soars through the misty regions that merge sadness, hope, tenderness, love, loss and romance and are a great starting points for those, like myself, who enjoy traveling those aural terrains” Continue reading
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