For many listeners, Zigsaw will serve as a welcome introduction, not only to a virtuoso jazz ensemble led by an innovative leader, but to the music of composer Steve Lampert. The post Jazz A…
Musically, The Bad Pilot encompasses the sound and feel of everything from Philly soul to new wave, hard rock, funk, and progressive rock. The post Rock Album Review: John Powhida Internatio…
Country music is as rich and complex as any other genre, but given the inevitable marketing tie-ins, it might be a good time to offer the names of artists and songs that either weren't inclu…
Much ado about nihilism. The post Theater Review: "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead" " Absurdist Death Pangs appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
How is this festival kept off the map from my US colleagues? The post Film Review: A Rundown from the San Sebastian International Film Festival appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Kudos for two short plays by Tennessee Williams and Yukio Mishma at this year's Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theater Festival The post Theater Review: Asian Delights from Yukio Mishima a…
The performance I saw on Friday night revealed Boston Ballet's priorities: while the dancers possess a high degree of technical skills, they have a looser notion of nuanced acting. The post …
Saxophonist Stan Getz knew whom to listen to and whom to borrow from, and the repertoire for the 1961 Village Gate gig was particularly satisfying. The post Jazz Review and Perspective: Stan…
The documentary sees The Family as really just a huge, secretive, and well-funded lobbying firm: separating church and state is for losers. The post Television Review: "The Family" " Ruthles…
Will Birch's biography Cruel to Be Kind effortlessly details the six decade career of rocker Nick Lowe. The post Author Interview: Will Birch Talks about Nick Lowe " Singer, Songwriter, Prod…
At its best, Tiny Beautiful Things delves deep into demanding emotional territory without becoming sappy or maudlin. The post Theater Review: "Tiny Beautiful Things" " A Little Anonymity Can…
You can go home again, daddy-o, but you're not the same person you were the first time around. The post Film Reconsideration: The Beats's "Pull My Daisy" at 60 appeared first on The Arts Fus…
Robert Hunter did as much to shape the sound and influence of the Grateful Dead as guitarist Jerry Garcia did. The post Arts Remembrance: Robert Hunter, Lyricist for the Grateful Dead appea…
Jake Brennan's unique blend of humor and horror generates very entertaining stories about some of the most shocking crimes committed by various icons of rock, pop, and punk music. The post B…
The latest show from circus troupe The 7 Fingers is both intimate and gasp-inducing. The post Theater Review: ArtsEmerson Presents the Exhilarating "Passengers" appeared first on The Arts F…
As Judy Garland, Renée Zellweger is in a movie that doesn't match her fine performance. The post Film Review: "Judy" " Far More Than Just Another Hollywood Tragedy appeared first on The Art…
David Byrne and the band has clearly made a home out of the Emerson Colonial, working out tweaks in what has evolved into an extremely tight, invigorating show. The post Theater Review: Davi…
In this remarkable and timely book, David Treuer is determined that Native American history not be seen as a "catalog of pain." The post Book Review: "The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee" " Dreami…
This is one of the zippiest, most life-affirming opera recordings I have heard in a long time. Well, this puts it a bit too blandly, because the work's social satire also targets the smug se…
modern world out of control is more perceptive and chilling than ever. The post Concert Review: Koyaanisqatsi Live! " Apocalypse Then … and Now appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
In this seemingly modest, but beautifully constructed and deeply moving play, Donald Margulies has tackled some of the thorniest questions of our time. The post Theater Review: "Time Stands …
Why has Downton Abbey, the film and the series, been so successful? We are given a romanticized version of essential 'Britishness,' a nostalgic version of the class system. The post Film Rev…
Jean-Baptiste Del Amo has written a marvelous novel in the naturalistic mode that explores how the lives of humans and animals are both interdependent and in conflict -- it is not for the fa…
Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker invites the audience to let go of outside distractions and meditate on our own deeper feelings. The post Dance Review: Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker/Rosas " Phase by …
An attempt to comment on contemporary masculinity, but without enough mind or matter to make much of an impact. The post Film Review: "Ad Astra" " Stoic to a Fault appeared first on The Arts…