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'Oh hell ya': musicians react to Pixar Studio's Soul The animated feature about a jazz musician is striking a chord for its accurate portrayal of performance and the artistic imperative. Social Sharing The movie about a middle-school band teacher is striking a chord for its portrayal of musical performance Posted: Jan 14, 2021 7:00 AM ET | Last Updated: January 14 In Pixar Studio's Soul, Joe Gardner is a middle-school band teacher who gets the opportunity to play the gig of a lifetime.(Pixar Animation) This article contains spoilers. If you've got any musicians in your circle of friends, chan...

At this time last year, we were still going to live shows at Hodi's Half Note (formerly The Starlight), but then the rest of 2020 happened, and unfortunately, we'll be coming out of the COVID-19 pandemic with one less music venue ( and hopefully no more than that). But the good news is, a comedy club is taking its place, and we will need some laughs for sure.  The Comedy Fort announced that it will have its first show on February 12, and tickets will go on sale on January 30. The showroom construction is done! Still have a ways to go in the other rooms but we are very excited to be opening...

FORT COLLINS — The Comedy Fort, Fort Collins’ first standalone comedy club in 30 years — is set to open Feb. 12 in the former Hodi’s Half Note space in Old Town, according to a Coloradoan report. Shows at the Comedy Fort will be produced by local comic David Rodriguez.  

CinemaBlend Soul is a fantastic piece of animation that everyone should watch. When I first saw the trailer for the movie, I fell in love with the music instantly, and the animation next. I thought it looked so interesting to see a music teacher as the focal point of a movie, and not only that but a struggling jazz musician as well. But what I didn’t know I would be in for was the crazy amount of emotion the movie made me feel. I mean, this is Pixar. I’m pretty sure it’s a requirement for people to bring a box of tissues to any of their movies. But

UpdatedThu, Dec 31, 2020 at 5:22 pm ET Replies(2) Dr. Peter Archer is a music teacher and professional trumpet player. (Courtesy of Dr. Peter Archer) BAYSIDE, QUEENS — From the curving track of the 7 train in Long Island City to the jazz clubs of Greenwich Village, the new Pixar movie "Soul" offers New Yorkers plenty of familiar scenes. Queens families may also find that its protagonist, middle school band teacher and aspiring jazz pianist Dr. Joe Gardner, feels like a real person — and, if so, that was intentional. Gardner's character was shaped with the help of Dr. Peter Archer, a middl...