Roots Report: Help Animals Musically
Okee dokee folks… You may already know that I am a HUGE animal person. A couple of years ago I wrote about the fledgling that I found and had to babysit […]
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The Flower, The Labor, and The Sea
September 27, 2025 - June 28, 2026
Do Your Homework: Representative Democracy Depends on You
Democracy is not about freedom, but accountability. We elect individuals we trust to hear our collective concerns and address matters with thoughtful deliberation and sound judgement. When those […]
Rob’s Album Of The Week: Kevin Devine’s Instigator
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Kevin Devine is never afraid to speak his mind through his music. Whether it’s something personal, political or even from social observation, he has a knack for getting […]
Interview with Steve Albini from Shellac
Over the past 20 years, chances are that Chicago musician Steve Albini has produced one of your favorite albums at his recording studio Electrical Audio. There’s also a chance that […]
Appropriate: The Unbearable Whiteness of Being
The word “appropriate” can be pronounced (according to the American Heritage dictionary) either as an adjective “(ə-prō′prē-ĭt)” meaning “suitable for a particular person, condition, occasion, or place; fitting” or as […]
Granite’s Charlie Brown Is Silly Fun
You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a musical version of the beloved Peanuts, the long-running comic strip. Creator Charles Schulz depicted human frailty in the ongoing saga of […]
Love and War: Barker’s Time Stands Still
Time Stands Still is a powerful drama that depicts the sacrifices some people are willing to make in the service of a greater good. Playwright Donald Margulies has created some […]
Come to the Cabaret!
The mark of a classic show is one that has received multiple revivals around the world and across the decades. Such shows are brought back again and again, not for […]
Trinity’s “Appropriate,” Apropos
I am waking up on the second day after seeing Trinity’s Appropriate, by Brandon Jacob Jenkins, directed by Brian Mertes. After viewing, it took me about this long to […]
Film Review: Trinity
Michael is a troubled artist whose fragile psyche begins to crack after a chance run-in with the priest who abused him as a child. What follows is a walking dream […]