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Despite its occasional confusions, this is poetry I will return to — to re-experience A.E. Stallings’ wit, wisdom, and word-smithing.
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The Window contains an inspired pairing — between singer Cécile McLorin Salvant and pianist-organist Sullivan Fortner.
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K.K. Downing does not trash Judas Priest or its legacy, but he gives, from his perspective, an honest and believable assessment of the group and his role in it.
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Disco is back in town! DJ Joey Carvello returns to Boston and the compilation Boston Goes Disco! is released.
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Tyshawn Sorey flies far from his innovative masters. I hardly expected that the result would be so mesmerizing and alive.
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Eleanor Burgess’ The Niceties is an articulate, if structurally crabbed, expression of #blacklivesmatter anger as well as a millennial rebel yell.
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Three bold new public art installations underscore the possibilities of visual and conceptual experiences in 21st century Boston.
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The show’s attempt at satire comes off as blunt and lecture-heavy at times, but the production still manages to be an engaging comedy of manners.
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This slender memoir reads like a rambling conversation with a literary stranger you meet on a train.
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Music Commentary: 2018-19 Boston Classical Music Fall Season Preview (Orchestras, Opera, and New Music, mainly)
There’s so much going on in the area that’s good that it’s a challenge to go wrong.
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