Month: May 2013
The filmmaker is annoyingly passive and star-struck, as the documentary’s subject, Ricky Jay, speaks to his chosen agenda: a wish to tell stories about his mentors and favorite magicians.
Read MoreArts Fuse critics select some of the most promising in music, theater, and film for the coming week. A new feature!
Read MoreThis week, Devon Carney was named Artistic Director of Kansas City Ballet.
Read MoreWhile I believe that merely publishing these days is an act of entrepreneurial legerdemain, I direct you to a pair of Canadian poets who have gone one step beyond.
Read MoreAfter the critical success of 2011’s “Badlands,” Alex Zhang Hungtai returns with the release of “Drifters/Love is the Devil” — a double album that expresses trauma in two devastating ways — the direct and the atmospheric.
Read MoreThe jazz world says goodbye to a much-loved pianist and to the documentarian of an iconic photo.
Read MoreTwo new albums from BMOP Sound reflect the considerable artistry and vision of Gil Rose and the Boston Modern Orchestra Project.
Read MoreA round-up review of new releases from Harmonia Mundi — an invigorating crop of albums.
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