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They may be from Kentucky, but don’t call ‘em Southern rock

Hideki Noda’s meditation on revenge returns home for an English run

One of Japan’s godfathers of abstract art

Could any child do that?

Guitarist duo combine Brazilian sounds and inveterate US jazz

First in a new series of plays by young Latin talents

The Garden as Zen and Art at the Watarium

Manzo Nomura and Thane Camus bring “mad words” to the barbarians

Artistic possibilities enabled by new connectivity

Oddly driving the impure, mythical world’s fragments

Qudus Onikeku on what turns man into a monster

Jamaican dub exerts its influence

Leaning towards spiritual themes

The lord of manga meets a don of contemporary dance

The storied club’s second coming—with a dash of techno and side of jazz

Tokyo’s superclubs gamble on the skinny Scot

Psychedelia served Texas-style

Portraits of portrait makers

The gravel-voiced New Orleans piano man remains in top form

Unorthodox performance in an as-yet-to-be named location

Deep-pocketed collectors meet the Japanese cutting-edge

A meditation on desire and divinity

Putting more ’70s tribute bands out of business

Shouty raps, slashing beats—and a bottle of wine