Top AJBlog Posts From The Weekend 10.30.16

Yes, but Can You Dance to It? Lautari and 21st century Mazurka This is my first entry in ArtsJournal, and in presenting Lautari’s performance at Subrosa, I hope to demonstrate something about world music, past, present and possible future. Lautari is a singularly appropriate example. The …read more

AJBlog: OtherWorldly Published 2016-10-30

‘Tis Autumn: Zoot Sims Autumn 2016 in the inland Pacific Northwest is one rainstorm after another amid the glory of leaves turning color and painting the landscape. Here we see maple leaves outside Rifftides world headquarters. Among songs that … read more

AJBlog: RiffTides Published 2016-10-29

The Story of a Life The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company presents the first part of a trilogy. Bill T. Jones’s Lance: Pretty aka The Escape Artist. Talli Jackson (L), Cain Coleman, Jr. (R), and (identifiable front to back) I-Ling … read more
AJBlog: Dancebeat Published 2016-10-29

He Spread Peace, Love, and Booze The “first scholarly comic art biography of the legendary John Chapman,” otherwise known as Johnny Appleseed, has arrived. A quick inspection reveals 112 ravishing pages that tell the true story of the man who became … read more

AJBlog: Straight|Up Published 2016-10-29

Billy Bragg and Joe Henry Ride the Rails
WHAT happens when you take two of the best exemplars of stage patter in modern music, set them up in historic halls with old acoustic guitars, and let them unleash a set built on … read more

AJBlog: CultureCrash Published 2016-10-28