Name: Jon Sobel
Dateline: New York City
Weblog: jonsobel.com [RSS]
Articles: 366
First Published: Thursday, January 15, 2004
Last Published: Sunday, October 5, 2008
Jon Sobel is Blogcritics' theater editor, reviews NYC theater frequently, and writes a regular round-up of independent music releases. He is also a computer professional, musician, and small-time concert promoter in New York City. (His original band, Whisperado, can be blogcriticized at will, and you can also find him playing bass and singing in the Kings County Blues Band.)Currently listing articles 366-351:
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A Visit to Fort Totten— New York was too important a mercantile center to risk leaving vulnerable to an alliance between the Confederacy and the British.
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Theater Review (NYC): The Night Carter Was Bad by Ben Cikanek— Commitment problems are the standard male character flaw of our age, but "Carter" is a compelling, even sympathetic bastard.
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Indie Round-Up: Cadillac Sky, Lewis, Dupree, Dunn, Minissale, Vigil, The Break and Repair Method— Cadillac Sky is every bit a bluegrass band, but the Texas quintet quietly expands the frontiers.
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The Politics of "Why"— Instead of taking offense at one another's convictions, let's ask each other why.
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Music Review: The Keith Reid Project - The Common Thread— Procol Harum's legendary lyricist collaborates with John Waite, Southside Johnny, Terry Reid and more on his first solo CD.
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Indie Round-Up: Boggia, Coppola, Saunders, Jezzro— Jim Boggia makes melodic, smart pop that's warmhearted but never overheated.
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Barack Obama's Uneasy Marriage of Reason and Faith— Can he walk the lines between intellect, charisma, and faith steadily enough to appeal to independent and moderate voters?
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9/11: In Me For Good— All it takes is a few images on a screen, or even a glance out the window, to bring it all back.
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Theater Review (NYC): Sa Ka La by Jon Fosse— Two sisters' helplessness in the face of their mother's precipitous decline rides a wave between heartrending and frustrating.
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Book Review: The Likeness by Tana French— Tana French raises the bar with her second mystery set in booming, confused, 21st century Ireland.
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Indie Round-Up: Mojomatics, Duane Andrews, Brandie Frampton, Alex Statan— Canadian guitarist Duane Andrews grafts strains of the traditional music of Newfoundland onto Django Reinhardt-inspired "gypsy jazz."
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Theater Review (NYC): One Nation Under by Andrea Lepcio— Rich folks' conservative views grate against the realities of inner city working-class life in this gripping play.
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Music Review: Putumayo Presents: Acoustic Arabia— It's sad when artists (and others) have to leave their native lands to pursue their dreams.
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Really Bad Promo Copy— The names have been deleted to protect the stupid.
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Music Review: Indie Round-Up - Bonet, Jeanrenaud, Citizens, True Heart, Sakata— Former Kronos Quartet cellist Joan Jeanrenaud releases her first solo CD of all original compositions.
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Theater Review (NYC): 7 Stories by Morris Panych at the Gene Frankel Theatre— An Everyman contemplates jumping to his death while an assortment of hilarious eccentrics babble on.
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