Ruthless! The Musical
Mom says you can never have enough fame.
Mom says you can never have enough fame.
Nora returns 15 years later to clean up some paperwork, only to consider reuniting with her husband. Review by Carl F. Gauze.
A delightful stop motion animation about a snail separated from his tribe.
Brian Feldman and family invite Carl F. Gauze to an unstructured Chanukah celebration. On Zoom, the goyest of ALL internet sites.
Brian Feldman celebrates the holiday online.
A young man comes of age just as WW2 threatens to take over the world.
This is why I dislike the holidays.
Dublin musicians meet, fall in love, and try to crack the big time in music.
A powerful musical about race opens the newly renovated Theater West End in Sanford.
Family drama in a tiny NYC apartment explores the meaning of modern day Judaism.
A woman’s death forces a family to deal with its own misplaced priorities. That make this a comedy.
A woman struggles with mental illness and gaining acceptance as a theoretical mathematician.
Friends and family reminisce about Frank Zappa, his music, and his origins.
TBD
A free form New Age band loves to jam and packs up their harp, hits the road, and parties like its 2004.
Chapin Sisters Two (Lake Bottom). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Sanders’ Truckstop and Beer Cans On The Moon (Collectors’ Choice Music). Review by Matthew Moyer.
Carl F Gauze and Orlando celebrate the Christmas Carol Season, and drag themselves into the new year, bruised but not broken.
For more than 25 years, Cheap Trick has been making irresistible power pop that has become permanently ingrained in the pop culture consciousness. Julio Diaz caught up with drummer Bun E. Carlos to discuss the band’s place in history, the secret to their longevity, and why they never attended Rock N’ Roll High School.
With his parents well into their seventies, and ailing at that, Roi Tamkin is simply thankful that they’re still alive.
Gasoline Lollipops’ newest single, “Freedom Don’t Come Easy,” is today’s mother lovin’ punk rock folk anthem.
Frank Henenlotter’s gory grindhouse classic Basket Case looks as grimy as the streets of Times Square, and that is one of the film’s greatest assets. Arrow Video gives this unlikely candidate a welcome fresh release.
Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.
Ink 19 readers get an early listen and look at “Cool Sparkling Water,” a new single from Lonnie Walker.
Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.
Carl F. Gauze reviews the not-quite one-woman show, Always… Patsy Cline, based on the true story of Cline’s friendship with Louise Seger, who met the star in l961 and corresponded with Cline until her death.
Carl F. Gauze reviews this interesting look at the surprising history and scandalous etymology of jazz, in Weird Music That Goes On Forever, by Bob Suren.
Two new releases from Free Dirt Records use sound and music to tell stories about our history.
A lady Tarzan and her gorilla have a rough time adapting to high society in Lorraine of the Lions (1925), one of four silent films on Accidentally Preserved: Volume 5, unleashed by Ben Model and Undercrank Productions, with musical scores by Jon C. Mirsalis.