Weed in Art 2018: THE BEST PLAY EVER (potentially)

On February 28, 2018March 5, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY LightsLeave a comment

“No way this is abou–HOLY HECK IT’S REALLY ABOUT BLUNTS!!!”

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News Roundup

On February 27, 2018March 3, 2018 By Steven StraussIn 570 Channels (And Everythin's On), Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Loose Change, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

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Tank’s WHEN WE (REMIX)

On February 26, 2018February 28, 2018 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

I normally wouldn’t classify a mere three songs as an album, but Tank’s When We (Remix) is so ingeniously structured that I decided to include it here to throw my support behind any artist who treats an album as more than just a disconnected collection of random songs.

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G Herbo’s HUMBLE BEAST (DELUXE)

On February 25, 2018February 28, 2018 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

Though Humble Beast was technically released in 2017, the new deluxe version offers a whopping 11 more songs, all once again regrettably overproduced and thus forgettably average.

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The Great Grosses Way

On February 24, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAYLeave a comment

Some thoughts on this past week’s Broadway grosses:

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News Roundup

On February 23, 2018February 23, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Boogaloo Down BROADWAY, Further On (Up the Road), Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Loose Change, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go See, The Food of LoveLeave a comment

Another round of news:

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This Week in Music

On February 22, 2018March 5, 2018 By Steven StraussIn The Food of LoveLeave a comment

Since I’ve been writing individual posts about the good albums released recently, the following, rather miserable docket encompassing the rest may give the impression that it’s been a rough time for music of late.

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Tom Hanks, Shakespeare, the Los Angeles Theatre Scene, and a Top 10 List

On February 21, 2018March 5, 2018 By Steven StraussIn Further On (Up the Road), London Calling, Look Over Yonder See Them OFF-BROADWAY Lights, Remember All the Movies, Terry, We'd Go SeeLeave a comment

Back when I was but a wee theatre-loving lad growing up in San Diego (quite a good theatre city in its own right), I periodically shlepped up to Los Angeles for a few productions of interest every year.

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