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Cover Stories
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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As the RPM Challenge turns five, longtime RPM participants describe how the month-long creative event has affected their music and lives—new bands, new fans and a new outlook.
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Music - general
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Written by Alan Chase
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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A “who’s who” of performers in contemporary jazz will swing through
Portsmouth this week in what performer Regina Carter describes as a really enjoyable, fun tour. Vocalist Kurt Elling, pianist Kenny Barron,
violinist Regina Carter and guitarist Russell Malone, all ably backed
by bassist Kiyoshi Kitagawa and drummer Johnathan Blake, both members
of Barron’s working trio, will take the stage as the Monterey Jazz
Festival All-Stars at The Music Hall on Wednesday, Feb. 10.
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Music - general
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Santiago Rodriguez has been described as “a phenomenal pianist” by The
New York Times and “among the finest pianists in the world” by the
Baltimore Sun. He’ll try to live up to the hype during a performance at
the University of New Hampshire on Friday, Feb. 5. On a decidedly different note, Boston resident and Scottish national fiddle champion Hanneke Cassel will celebrate the release of her latest album, “For Reasons
Unseen,” at the Dolphin Striker in Portsmouth the same night.
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Under The Radar
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Written by Tom Kressler
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Tom Kressler wanders the unmarked lanes and alleyways of today's musical streetscape, always returning with something unexpected.
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Film reviews
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Written by Trevor F Bartlett
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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rated R
As directed by John Hillcoat (responsible previously for the grisly
Outback western “The Proposition”), the screen adaptation of McCarthy’s
novel cleaves mercilessly close to the original text. The brutally
austere story of a man and his boy hardscrabbling their way to a
distant sea on bag-wrapped foot across a blasted, collapsing (and
decidedly American) landscape unfolds with a hushed, pensive
deliberation.
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Tales from the Video Vault
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Written by Larry Clow
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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a.k.a. ‘La venganza del sexo’
Productores Argentinos Asociados, 1967
This Valentine’s Day, why not treat your date to a showing of
“The Curious Dr. Humpp?” Of course, make sure your date loves
retro-sleaze and doesn’t mind bad dubbing and naked hippies.
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Literary - general
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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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His fans say no one understands Boston’s criminal underside like Chuck Hogan, author of several acclaimed novels, including “The Standoff” and
“Prince of Thieves,” which won the 2005 Hammett Award, was called one
of the 10 best novels of the year by Stephen King, and is soon to be
made into a major motion picture called “The Town.”
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Literary - general
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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Pat Parnell and Harvey Shepard take the stage at Water Street Bookstore's monthly event, followed by an open mike. Poets can bring one or two poems to share, or just come to listen.
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Literary - general
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Written by Chloe Johnson
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Author David Faxon's talk centers around the controversy surrounding the conviction of Louis
Wagner, the rich history behind the Isles of Shoals that led the author
to write the book, some facts about the Atlantic coast resort industry
which may have begun at the Isles, how he researched the book and what
he discovered about writing in the process.
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Stage - general
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Written by Scarlett Ridgway Savage
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Set a century ago, Pontine's production—based on Sara Orne Jewett's acclaimed novel—tells of the hardships, the loneliness of
life and the frequent deaths in a fishing village on the Maine coast,
where friendships were as precious as gold and an afternoon in another
person’s company was something to be celebrated.
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Stage - general
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Written by Sarah LaChance
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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Despite all of the stories that have been written, songs sung, and
poems composed, we never seem to tire of love. It’s high-stakes poker
where the odds are always stacked against us. When left holding only a
single high card, or maybe even a pair, we continue to barter with our
emotions, always refusing to fold. Our relentless pursuit is exquisitely explored
in Joi Smith and Danica Carlson’s production, “Love,” at the Players’ Ring.
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Outside - general
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Written by Karen Marzloff
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Tuesday, 02 February 2010 |
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part social, part physical, part otherworldly, snowshoe hikes offer a reprieve from the cold, dark winter
In couples and families, solo and with pets, we travel in our cars
to roadside trailheads, from Mt. Agamenticus to Vaughan Woods to
Kingman Farm. It’s not enough to know the state parks and beaches that are
listed in guidebooks. We quiz each other about undiscovered sites and
local secrets, in search of ever more acreage where someone can
disappear for an hour or so. Someplace not too far from home. Maybe
where I can snowshoe? Or bring my dog?
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News - general
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Written by Hilary Niles
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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For every homicide committed nationally, fewer than two people commit suicide. But that figure jumps to almost eight suicides for every homicide in the Granite State. Rep. Roger Wells (R-Hampstead) has introduced House Bill 1384 to create a committee that would review suicide fatalities in the Granite State. Specifically, it would study the incidence and causes of all suicide deaths in an effort to better understand how to prevent suicide in the future.
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In Brief
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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In his "State of the State" address, Gov. John Lynch discussed the pressing need to balance the budget, and proposed New Hampshire Working, a three-part initiative aimed at
giving companies new tools to help them recover from the economic
downturn
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In Brief
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Phase II of the Sustainable Portsmouth five-year plan kicked off on
Jan. 20 when more than 50 people gathered for a meeting and discussion
at the Portsmouth High School cafeteria. The meeting resulted in the
formation of nine action circles that will meet over the next four
weeks to prepare and present their plans.
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Cover Stories
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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poet and activist Nikki Giovanni will headline multi-day MLK celebration, "Art as Struggle and Exultation"
Now a distinguished professor at Virginia Tech, Nikki Giovanni says she
believes humankind has made significant progress toward reaching King’s
vision for a just world, but there’s still a long way to go.
That work involves more than addressing race issues, alone.
Freedom is a planetary pursuit, one that applies to all people, not
just blacks and minorities. “Sometimes people forget that segregation
was hard on white people, too, because you had to remember to be
white,” she says.
The University of New Hampshire’s 20th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration begins with an art exhibit that opens Jan. 28 and ending with poet and activist Nikki Giovanni’s commemorative address on Feb. 4. All events are free and open to the public.
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Music - general
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Back before she recorded her first album in 2005 and was simply playing gigs in Ravensdale, having a
residency at a local restaurant was enough to make her feel successful. Now on her latest CD, she shares a duet with
Elton John on “Caroline,” splits vocals with The Indigo Girls’ Amy Ray
on “Looking Out,” and works with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad
Smith on several tracks. Carlile is still touring behind “Give Up the Ghost,” and she’ll return
to The Music Hall with a full band on Sunday, Jan. 31, as part of the
Portsmouth theater’s Intimately Yours concert series. The show is
already sold out.
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Music - general
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Led by Carly Barrett and vocalist Elan Atias, The Wailers pull songs from
Bob Marley’s vast repertoire of hits and play them with a level of
authenticity few other reggae acts can achieve. Their show in Portsmouth on February 3 will open with Green Lion Crew, a locally based collection of reggae DJs, producers and sound system selectors.
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Music - general
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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For the fifth consecutive winter, folk duo Susie Burke and David
Surette are hosting their Cabin Fever collaborative concert series. Burke and Surette will split the bill on January 30 with siblings Ari and
Mia Friedman, a fiddle and cello duo from Boston.
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Music - general
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Written by Matt Kanner
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Dance music will resonate through The Hall during a WSCA fundraiser on
Saturday, Jan. 30. The Jeannie Daniels Band and the Los Border Coyotes
will aim to get feet moving on the Portsmouth venue’s dance floor to benefit the non-profit, independent, volunteer-operated Seacoast radio station.
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Film reviews
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Written by Larry Clow
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Wednesday, 27 January 2010 |
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Where should be
treated to what the film’s title promises—a legion of angels smashing
their way through buildings and bashing humans—instead, we get old
ladies and ice cream men with bad teeth and gangly limbs scrabbling up
the walls of a dirty diner. With such cool visual possibilities, why
stop there? Are all the angels on a coffee break?
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