John Shand | Music & Other Spheres Posts

September 19, 2016 / Concert Reviews - Archive

Sound Lounge, August 20 9/10 Were a Peter Dutton of the arts considering establishing a musical border force, I think the horse has already bolted. Jen Shyu’s performance utterly clouded any boundaries between east and west, composition and improvisation, music and theatre. An American of East Timorese and Taiwanese decent,…

September 17, 2016 / Concert Reviews - Archive

City Recital Hall, August 15 8.5 stars Usually with anything as sweet as Abigail Washburn’s voice have to unwrap it, first. And if the thought of two banjos sours the idea, she and Bela Fleck could probably strum a pair of shoelaces and warm people’s hearts. He may be the…

September 15, 2016 / Theatre Reviews - Archive

Capitol Theatre, August 11 7.5/10 You’ve seen chandeliers, helicopters and whatever else once passed for spectacle on a stage. That was amateur hour. Aladdin has scenes to make your eyes grow out on stalks and coups de theatre to leave you lying awake wondering how they were done. Then again,…