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"Say Goodnight Gracie" revels in familiarity and age. It travels on creaky wheels of recognition rather than on rockets of revelation.
Part of the nostalgia of seeing Joan Baez and Sting was the opportunity to relive the experiences of attending their concerts at a more youthful time in our lives.
Poet José Ãngel Valente deeply considered what kind of lyricism remains legitimate; that is, truthful, not deceptive; a song that moves us to truth, not a Siren's song.
In terms of composition, the songs on "Kveikur" are structured more straightforwardly than the those on "Valtari," but Sigur Rós remains determined to deny the listener the grand post-roc…
The crowd emptied into the humid Boston night having bridged the past and the present, thanks to the incredible talent of the city's local music scene, reunited in tribute to a club that hos…
There's no denying the excitement the López-Nussa brothers can create.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that's coming up this week. A new feature!
Despite all the irritating behavior exhibited by both spouses in "Journey to Italy," the film is ultimately a work of great compassion.
"The Iran Job" is an engrossing documentary that cannily integrates basketball and a look at Iranian street life in the months leading up to and including the Green Movement protests.
em>Every aspect of "Yeezus" has been shaped to alienate Kanye West's fanbase " from the lack of cover art to the undernourished track list of ten songs.
Well, maybe this isn't the last time. Maybe this isn't the last tour. Maybe they'll be around for a few more years at least. And why the hell not? The Stones have still got it, and they'r…
Google the favorite Star Trek episodes of all time and "The Inner Light" is on just about every top ten list.
Updated with new theater and classical music recommendations. Arts Fuse critics select some of the most promising in music, theater, and film for the coming week. A new feature!
Live, the band crackled. But it was the front line of the grey-maned Rava and trombonist Gianluca Petrella who ultimately defined the band's sound. .
Inflating The Hobbit: Goodbye to the Boys-Only Club
For the band of survivors in "This Is The End," the consideration of how to divide (or not) their only Milky Way bar becomes equal to the raging battle between Good and Evil.
The band's personal conflict and artistic turmoil proved to be fruitful because "…Like Clockwork" is Queens of the Stone Age's most concise and mature disc to date.
"No Hurry" is a book about aging: the conscious pang of the loss of past intensities, the treasuring of the quieter now, the achingly slow death of sex.
Just every week this summer boasts at least one show of note at venues large and small in and around Boston. Here are ten that are worthy of a special mention.
This exhibit dedicated to Diaghilev and The Ballets Russes is well worth a trip to Washington D.C. because of the amazing objects on display.
Though its central events are in the past, conveyed by characters by means of often ambiguous shreds of memory and musing, "In Times of Fading Light" is a work of quiet power and beauty, den…
With "The Redeemer," Dean Blunt has yet again managed to mystify his listeners " this time with gorgeous compositions, a vague yet compelling narrative, and unprecedented honesty.
We've reached a sad situation in America where even sophisticated art house audiences balk at foreign-language films except those made in a handful of favored countries.
Boston's free festival season is beginning to seem like a musical arms race.
Arts Fuse critics select some of the most promising in music, theater, and film for the coming week. A new feature!
