Reading The Sweetest Fruits is like looking at the back of an oriental rug in which the pattern is rather more indistinct than the front but the colors much richer and more vivid. The post B…
One of Saint-Saëns's most important operas, Proserpine, has recently been given its world-premiere recording, and the result is a revelation. The post Opera Album Review: A Renaissance-T…
This clever Japanese zombie film is a spirited attempt to blow up and reinvigorate the genre. The post Film Review: "One Cut of the Dead" " Meta Gonzo Zombie Horror appeared first on The Art…
Billy Joel remains in fine voice and his versatile bandmates provided his songs with grace and fire power that fleshed out his casual but punchy onstage prowess. The post Rock Concert Review…
The Who " arguably the third cog in British rock royalty behind the Beatles and the Rolling Stones " delivered more than a nostalgic run through the hits at Fenway Park on Friday. The post R…
Thankfully, public art has become much more than murals for blank wall spaces. The post Visual Arts Commentary: Public Art " Much More than Murals appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
As a River is a sensuously and smoothly written book, a heartfelt meditation on what divides us from each other and from love. The post Book Review: "As a River" " How Secrets Divide appeare…
Prog legend Rick Wakeman is grumpy -- becoming a septuagenarian means he can no longer party like it's 1969. The post Music Feature: Funny Tales and Flying Fingers " Keyboard Whiz Rick Wakem…
With, The Purists, Dan McCabe has written a comic drama that not only has a lot to say, but does it with an enormous amount of playful vim and vigor. The post Theater Review: "The Purists" "…
Semyon Bychkov and the Czech Philharmonic do justice to a lot of Tchaikovsky's orchestral music, while John Eliot Gardiner and the London Symphony play Robert Schumann's famously-dense orche…
Linda Ronstadt was every young female singer's aspirational goddess: if you could nail "You're No Good" or "Blue Bayou" in the car or the shower, you had practiced a lot. The post Film Revie…
Fontaines D.C. are gonna be big, or at least as big as a real rock band can be these days. And they're making it all look effortless. The post Rock Concert Review: Fontaines D.C. " From Du…
Julia Wolfe's Fire in my mouth is one of 2019's most memorable recordings; Donnacha Dennehy's The Hunger, a meditation on the Irish potato famine of the mid-19th-century, leaves an indelible…
On the same week that heavy prog-rockers Tool scored the No. 1 album in the country, it was great to see Jack White let down his wavy black hair, smile a bunch, and kick out the jams with hi…
If there is any theme that runs throughout the story of Roger Daltrey's life as he tells it, it's that he has always needed more money to " as he so folksily puts it " "pay the bills." The p…
Carolyn Michel's Rose is the sociable stranger on the bus who tempts you to miss your stop so you can hear her out to the end. The post Theater Review: "Rose" " A Well-Acted Excursion in Sto…
The Waterboys has always existed as Mike Scott's vehicle for his egalitarian musical vision. The post Music Preview: The Waterboys Bring the Action to Boston and Northampton appeared first o…
Nell Zink's latest novel is vast, aspiring to epic stature " it's a curious take on the times that have befallen us. The post Book Review: Nell Zink's "Doxology" " Not Eccentric Enough? …
Any traditional notions of what does, or does not, constitute a book are challenged here -- you will find yourself searching for a definition that fits. The post Visual Arts Review: "Bookwo…
Heard as a Miles Davis record pure and simple, Rubberband is one of the strongest from the comeback period. The post Jazz CD Review: Miles Davis's "Rubberband" " Stretch Your Ears appeared f…
Looking at that photo now, soon after the anniversary of her death, Aretha's shutter-snap of connection with me seems a blessing. The post Arts Feature: When Aretha Franklin Snapped Me a…
Class pressures are exerting themselves, class fault-lines are emerging, and ancient demons are being released as a result. The post Book Commentary: "Dying of Whiteness" " What Rough Beast …
Octave is issuing ten sessions ("newly restored and expanded") of Erroll Garner material from the '60s and '70s, when the popular pianist was at the height of his career. The post Jazz CD Re…
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 8 through 24 " What Will Light Yo…
For me, about half of the compositions here successfully reflect the artistic visions of the painters that inspired the music. The post Jazz Recording Review: "Jazz and Art" " Paying Musical…