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…
Bedlam's provocative production of The Crucible has a purpose -- to urge us all to stand up and shout down the devils in our midst. The post Theater Review: Bedlam's "Crucible" " Burn, Baby…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: September 22 through October 8 " What Will …
Country Music digs into the rich, deep dirt of a music with a complicated past, a hybrid genre soaked in soulful suffering, twangy glory, and times both high and tough. The post Music Commen…
Few of the numbers in Choir Boy fails to astonish. The post Theater Review: "Choir Boy" " Musical Grace appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Three remarkable films that promise a bumper crop of world cinema yet to come at the NY Film Festival. The post Film Review: Rude, Crude, and Enchanting, This Year's New York Film Festival i…
Veteran guitarist Jimmy Herring and the 5 of 7 play groove-heavy tunes that barrel into unexpected and interesting places. The post Music Preview: Guitarist Jimmy Herring " Seeking the Simpl…
"Honest weight" has more to with like karats of gold, maybe. The "weight" being the value of something. It kind of alludes to that a little bit. The post Music Interview: Mike Adams At His H…
Apart from predilections turned into marketing hooks, both ZZ Top and Cheap Trick know how to rock as a base instinct " and that also hasn't changed since they first burst to fame in the '70…
That rarest of Opening Nights: a program that was mostly fun and entertaining, but also substantive and artistically satisfying. The post Concert Review: Boston Symphony Orchestra's Opening …
If the music industry put as much effort into being fair to their customers as they put into taking their money, everyone could participate in the rocking world. The post Music Commentary: M…
Listening to the dead speak, amid the natural grandeur of Mount Auburn Cemetery, is a moving experience. The post Theater Review: "The America Plays" " Aisle of the Dead appeared first on Th…
Emily Remler took a particularly clear-eyed view of her work. She didn't want to be judged by a lesser standard because she was a woman in the overwhelmingly male world of jazz. The post Art…