This Nashvillian has a simple message for America: "You best pull yourself together, or you might never be the same." The post Country Music Review: Gabe Lee's "farmland" " The Whiskey-Tango…
The Nightingale delivers an indelible vision of inhumanity perpetuated by colonialism and white privilege. The post Film Review: "The Nightingale" " Song of the Powerless appeared first on T…
In this always compelling production, director Carey Perloff decided to bring the uncanny on stage, almost as a sixth character, in the form of composer/musician David Coulter. The post Thea…
This album lacks the desperation, the immediacy, the sheer power that made Sleater-Kinney essential in its original decade. The post Rock CD Review: Sleater-Kinney's "The Center Won't Hold" …
Dumas' Camille is nothing if not ambitious. Such complexity is seldom found on a summer stage. The post Theater Review: "Dumas' Camille " " A Thickly Layered, But Intimate, Evening appeared …
In this extraordinary recording, harpsichordist Mahan Esfahani is given a chance to perfectly convey the power of his emotions. The post Classical Music CD Review: "Bach: Toccatas" " A Harps…
I left thinking that holding a blues (or a jazz) festival in every city and town would not be a bad idea. It's a better way for municipalities to spend their money -- with a surer payoff -- …
99 years after Liberty and the News, Walter Lippmann's hopes for journalism remain largely unfulfilled. The post Media Commentary: Walter Lippmann and the Need for Reliable News appeared fir…
Gallim specializes in depicting raw emotions through movement. The post Dance Review: "Gallim" " Extremes of Stress and Release appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
feels both cautionary and elegiac; it is obviously relevant in these times of extremism and the rise of small town tyrannies. The post Film Review: "Them That Follow" " Of Serpents and Sect…
Arts Fuse critics select the best in film, dance, visual art, theater, music, and author events for the coming weeks. The post Coming Attractions: August 12 through 28 " What Will Light Your…
After the Wedding never finds its emotional rhythm; melodramatic confrontations about betrayals and past choices lurch clunkily along. The post Film Review: "After the Wedding" " An America…
Playwright Rachel Bonds has written an often-hilarious script which nonetheless deals with such serious and widespread issues as spousal and child abandonment, drug addiction, the right to d…
The recent death of longtime guitarist Nicky Wonder just the latest setback for pop genius Brian Wilson The post Music Commentary: In Brian Wilson's World, Bad Vibrations Are Never Far Away …
Following a very compelling second season, the series seems to be losing its edge, slightly, though only intermittently. The post WATCH CLOSELY: Resistance and Revenge in Season 3 of "The Ha…
"There's a giant chip on the shoulder of those who love musics of the world when it comes to klezmer." The post Music Interview: Klezmer Clarinettist Michael Winograd Does "Kosher Style" Pro…
D. A. Pennebaker was inventive, dogged, and had the ability to win people's trust. The post Film Remembrance: D. A. Pennebaker " Documentarian Extraordinaire appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Now more than ever, "the people," of all ages, want Queen. How lucky we are that Lambert, May, and Taylor are willing and able to deliver. The post Rock Concert Review: Queen + Adam Lambert …
Greater Good is a fiercely compelling piece, confronting its audience with a complex exploration of some of the most pressing issues of our day. The post Theater Review: Company One's 'Grea…
If, like me, you tend to see laughter as a form of catharsis then a serious question is raised: is laughing at nihilistic humor all that healthy? The post Television Review: "Fire in the Ma…
"It's not something to be tolerated," saxophonist Kamasi Washington said. "It's something to be celebrated." The post Jazz Concert Review: Newport Jazz Festival 2019 " Exalting Diversity app…
Susan Larson's The Murder of Figaro is spiced with raunch, witticisms, and behind the scenes verisimilitude of rehearsal life. The post Book Interview: Susan Larson's "The Murder of Figaro"…
Quentin Tarantino delights in exhausting his audiences as much as he does in entertaining them. The post Film Review: "Once Upon a Time … in Hollywood" " Chekhov's Flamethrower appeared fi…
Have no fear! The Arts Fuse podcast will be returning soon in a new format. The post Arts Fuse Podcast #18: The End of an Era appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
We Are All Good People Here is an enormously insightful examination of how dangerous suggestible people can be, to those around them and to themselves. The post Book Review: "We Are All Good…