Goose has seen its stock in the jam-band world soar at a pace unseen since… well, Phish.
Opera Album Review: A Groundbreaking French Grand Opera Recieves Its First Major Commercial Recording
Meyerbeer’s Robert le diable paved the way for major works by Meyerbeer himself, Halévy, Verdi, Wagner (in German), Saint-Saëns, Massenet, and others — and this splendid performance shows why.
Children’s Books: Indigenous Voices
Authentic books by Indigenous people have been too scarce in children’s literature. Thankfully, four gorgeous new books are helping to fill the gap.
Concert Review: Conductor Thomas Adès Takes The Boston Symphony Orchestra To Hell and Back
Conductor and composer Thomas Adès brought more of his intriguing music to Symphony Hall this weekend with two selections from his recent ballet, The Dante Project.
Film Review: “Wildflower” Is Tender, But a Bit Too Tame
In terms of genre, I would describe Wildflower as a sort of Hallmark Channel-style drama, a quirky but heartwarming tale of a scrappy girl who overcomes the odds to help her family stay together.
Film Series Preview: “Alice Diop’s Souvenirs of Lost Time”– A Partial Retrospective
Director Alice Diop’s films explore, with great sensitivity and little sentimentality, the generational effects of colonialism and racism.
Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse
Here’s this week’s poem, “The Midnight Work”.
Film Review: Two at the Boston Turkish Film Festival — “Kerr” and “The Burning Days”
In Turkey, liberal filmmakers must find ways to address system wide abuses without offending the censors: the opening and closing films at this week’s Turkish Film Festival make good use of that strategy.
Rock Concert Review: Bruce Springsteen at TD Garden — Largely Choreographed and Celebratory
So yeah, mortality was a heavy theme in Bruce Springsteen’s passion play – or what he could still impressively summon at 73 after rocking oft-mythical local shows for five decades.
Jazz Album Review: “Luis Russell — At the Swing Cats Ball”
This collector is happy to have Luis Russell: At the Swing Cats Ball with all its faults.