Month: June 2013
The Williamstown Theatre Festival’s captivating staging of “Animal Crackers” provides two hours of great fun and near-perfect summer theater for the entire family.
Read MoreIn these interviews, David Ensminger goes beyond questions of biography and discography to explore some of these artists’ more unlikely influences and their philosophies on not just punk, but life.
Read More“The Heat” plays with clichés from a long line of mismatched buddy cop comedies, and it’s as good as any in the genre’s pantheon.
Read More[Updated] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!
Read More“Say Goodnight Gracie” revels in familiarity and age. It travels on creaky wheels of recognition rather than on rockets of revelation.
Read MoreAs for new independent films, producer Christine Vachon noted that each generation requires fresh stories and comparisons with a ‘golden’ age of filmmaking are irrelevant.
Read MoreDan Kennedy could have written a book that extols the “Huffington Post,” WGBH, or Patch as the future of serious community journalism. He doesn’t, which means that he is on the side of the angels rather than the corner-cutting devils.
Read MorePart of the nostalgia of seeing Joan Baez and Sting was the opportunity to relive the experiences of attending their concerts at a more youthful time in our lives.
Read MorePoet José Ángel Valente deeply considered what kind of lyricism remains legitimate; that is, truthful, not deceptive; a song that moves us to truth, not a Siren’s song.
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Jazz Perspective: Zev Feldman – A Sherlock of a Producer with an Impressive Portfolio