Music
When a favorite artist disappoints, is the fault in our stars or in ourselves?
Guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan’s ambitious survey reframes the American story through guitar, poetry, and protest.
Claypool Gold tour turns Leader Bank Pavilion into a shifting laboratory of psychedelia, satire, and virtuosic groove.
A punchy live band loses its spark in a muddled, underpowered studio outing.
The jam band’s most thematically focused album yet turns digital overload into anxious, shape-shifting rock.
At Indian Ranch, Little Feat balances nostalgia and renewal in a high-caliber stop on its “Last Farewell Tour.”
Orchestral splendor meets interpretive risk in two Mahler releases.
Early promise, enduring vision, and a lifetime of well-timed reinvention.
On the recording “AVTT/PTTN,” mutual admiration turns into a bold experiment in form, trust, and sonic space.
Arts Commentary: What Might the Kennedy Center Best Become?
A reconsideration of the Kennedy Center’s unrealized national mission—and what its future could yet hold.
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