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American Ballet Theatre Appoints Kara Medoff Barnett as Next Executive Director

It was announced Tuesday that the American Ballet Theatre has placed Kara Medoff Barnett, an executive from Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, as the company's next executive director. Barnett will succeed ABT's longtime ED Rachel Moore, who parted with the theatre last year.
By Ian Holubiak

  • 'Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History of Bobby Rush' Gives an American Original a Box (REVIEW)

    The 74 songs on the four CDs of Bobby Rush's first comprehensive career overview-in-a-box are sterling reminders that this man has sealed his place in blues and funk history without a whole hell of a lot of people knowing it. 'Chicken Heads: A 50-Year History' (Omnivore) is proof positive that when it comes to slippery greasy deep south funk and the kind of blues that make you want to rip your skin open, Bobby Rush, 80, should be on Mount Rushmore.
    By Mike Greenblatt

  • Southeastern European-Inspired 'Raya' Will Make You Dance [REVIEW]

    The difference between New York City's Raya Brass Band and such venerable brass institutions as Rebirth, New Birth and Dirty Dozen is that, for the seven years of its existence, RBB has maintained its Balkan identity. On the self-released 'Raya,' their nine originals in a compact 38:27 let this six-man/11-instrument juggernaut loose so you can get loose on a dance floor.
    By Mike Greenblatt