Do musicals with honorable intentions deserve a pass when it comes to quality? The post Theater Review: "We Live in Cairo" " A Well-Intentioned But Amateurish Musical Take on The Arab Spring…
With the release of her second solo album, Tal Wilkenfeld has become more than a bass virtuoso: she's a sensitive songwriter, expressive singer, and capable guitarist. The post Music Intervi…
Almost every painting here is a discovery worth making. The post Visual Arts Review: "Collecting Stories" " Yarns Worth Viewing appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
We will find out how much the future of the earth matters in the next Presidential election. The post Book Review: "Uninhabitable Earth" " Incentivizing Survival appeared first on The Arts F…
Once again, drummer Ralph Peterson pays fine homage to Art Blakey's tradition of joyous, hard-edged bashing jazz. The post Jazz CD Review: Ralph Peterson and the Messenger Legacy " Hard Bop,…
Railroad Rhythms is one of the year's delights: unexpected, well played, and thoroughly charming. Theodore Kuchar is a conductor who seems to know precious few limitations; Eduard Strauss, d…
Play It Loud is porn to musicians and fans who fetishize the tools of the trade. The post Visual Arts Review: Play It Loud " Admiring the Tools that Made the Tunes appeared first on The Arts…
Arguably, the strongest entry in the BSO's complete Shostakovich symphony cycle thus far; Esa-Pekka Salonen's 2016 Cello Concerto is emotionally direct and, at times, simply gorgeous; the 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: May 19 through June 4 " What Will Light Yo…
Charles Villiers Stanford's bold Mass Via victrix is finally heard; Pablo Heras-Casado wraps up his survey of the Mendelssohn symphonies in high style; Anna Shelest completes her performance…
This Is Not Happening serves up welcome shots of honestly and reality that hit you in the most ticklish parts of your own amusingly flawed, hilariously stupid humanity. The post Television …
Yin Yu Yang is a brilliant example of architectural and cultural collaboration that allows visitors to experience and learn about Chinese art, architecture, and culture. The post Visual Arts…
It is enormous fun to hear how this group of veterans try to think in new ways -- as they do throughout this engaging release. The post Jazz CD Review: The OGJB Quartet " Skipping About Thro…
In Photograph, embracing your roots can nurture love -- in very unexpected ways. The post Film Review: "Photograph" " An Unforeseeable Romance appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
Even 42 years ago, disillusionment was setting in among the workers at alt-weekly papers like The Real Paper and The Boston Phoenix. The post Film Commentary: "Between the Lines" Eulogizes t…
Markus Maskuniitty's solo debut recording is stunning, Howard Shelley and the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra play Clara Schumann's Piano Concerto with zest, and this is one of the strongestNew…
The horrors portrayed in See You Yesterday are facts, but this show does not yet address the meaning a new generation can make of those facts. The post Dance Review: "See You Yesterday" " Ai…
The BTCA should take action in support of #MeToo. The post Theater Commentary: The Boston Theater Critics Association " Still Evaluating? appeared first on The Arts Fuse.
"Since the late '60s I've been up and down the Northeast corridor, and Boston's always one of our favorite stops." The post Rock Interview: Nils Lofgren " Being "Blue With Lou" appeared firs…
Vince Mendoza's colorful arrangements give us a welcome new way to appreciate Fred Hersch's impressive creativity -- his amply satisfying accomplishments as a composer. The post Jazz CD Revi…
Here was another (all-too) typical example of ballet companies reinforcing a patriarchy that hardly reflects the number of women in their ranks. The post Theater Review: BalletX " Plenty of …
Run time: 59:59 Download & subscribe: Patreon Spotify Apple Google Music Simplecast The boys (Lucas Spiro and Matt Hanson) are joined once again by Arts Fuse editor-in-chief Bill Marx, w…
In this valuable study, Caitlin Rosenthal isolates an assortment of business practices and technologies that reflect the sophistication of New World plantation economies -- dispelling myths …
Farcical fight and sex scenes might be forgivable, but the "mystery" is so barely there it utterly fails to engage -- and that's lethal to a novel in this genre. The post Book Review: "The F…
black odyssey boston is a fearless, funny, and fraught reimagining of Homer's Odyssey as the story of the African-American diasporic experience. The post Theater Review: "black odyssey bosto…