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As CalicoLoco, Dani Robles and Zeke Ramsey have spent the past few years devising songs that make room for shabbily jangly melodies, grand shoegaze ambience, and nervy emo breakdowns.

Singer and composer Julianna Barwick grew up in rural Louisiana, where she’d attend services three times a week and sing a cappella hymns with the rest of the congregation.

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Set in Harlem’s hottest braid shop on a sweltering 99-degree day, the play revolves around Marie (Jordan Rice), Jaja’s college-bound daughter, who is managing the shop while Jaja prepares for a ...