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Craig Pomranz—The Ides of March:Breaking Up is the Thing to Do
Wednesday, March 7th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Citing the existence of soooo many songs about break-ups, the recent fading of Valentine’s Day and his own experience with “dampened Kleenex,” the wry Craig
Stringing Along With Love – A Classy, Artisanal Evening
Thursday, February 16th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Karen Oberlin swings gracefully into “I’ll String Along With You” (Harry Warren/Al Dubin) side by side with Sean Harkness and Aaron Weinstein. Her musicians don’t
The Songs That Mabel Sang—A Birthday Anniversary Concert Celebrating Mabel Mercer
Monday, February 6th, 2012
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
No one could put a song across like the great Mabel Mercer. The likes of Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne and Peggy Lee attributed her with teaching
Here’s to Love: Lauren Fox
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Lauren Fox is a lithe and lovely woman trying very hard to please in a new medium. (I’ve seen her act on the stage. She’s
Andrea Marcovicci: Breakfast by Candlelight
Wednesday, December 8th, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Woman Around Town
Romanticism is precisely situated neither in choice of subject nor exact truth, but in the way of feeling…Charles Baudelaire It’s 6 a.m. in Studio City, California.
The Torch Burns On
Friday, December 3rd, 2010
by Alix Cohen on Playing Around
Blue Champagne—purple shadows and Blue Champagne/With the echoes that still remain/ I keep a blue rendezvous…(Grady Watts/ Frank Ryerson/Jimmy Eaton) The best torch singers are
Creativity Blooms at Creative Arts
Monday, February 22nd, 2010
by Charlene Giannetti on Living Around
By Suzanne Clifton Walsh This is the time of year when parents begin to explore summer camp possibilities for their children. While out-of-the-city sports and
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