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Theater Review: New Rep’s “Good” — Disturbing rather than Devastating

October 15, 2016
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The New Rep production is polished, surprising, and certainly hard-hitting.

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Film Review: The Vancouver International Film Festival — Sensible and Satisfying

October 14, 2016
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At the Vancouver Film Festival, cinema lovers could look at movies which had been much praised at prior festivals, including winning prizes.

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Music Interview: Jay Ferguson of Sloan — Celebrating “One Chord to Another”

October 13, 2016
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“I’d be happy to start making a new record tomorrow, but I don’t know if we’ve all decided what the next move is.”

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Book Review: “Cursed Legacy” — The Tragic Life of Klaus Mann

October 13, 2016
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Cursed Legacy‘s chronicle of the life of Thomas Man’s son is an important addition to the cultural history of the twentieth century.

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Book Review: The Joy and Glory of Virgil Thomson’s “The State of Music & Other Writings”

October 12, 2016
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The Library of America volumes of Virgil Thomson’s writings will help reestablish him as one of the 20th century’s preeminent musical scribes.

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Book Review: “Cockroaches” — A Gruesome Story, Memorably Told

October 12, 2016
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Scholastique Mukasonga’s autobiography, Cockroaches, examines the three decades leading up to the 1994 Genocide in Rwanda.

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Concert Review: Boston Modern Orchestra Project’s “American Masters”

October 11, 2016
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The BMOP’s opening concert featured the group succeeding at an important part of its mission: to perform unfairly overlooked American music.

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Book Review: “I Am Brian Wilson” — The Mystery Remains

October 11, 2016
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The central mystery of the life of Brian Wilson: How did such a sweet and fragile soul create such complex and enduring music?

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Book Review: The Story of The Cure — The Beatles of Goth

October 11, 2016
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As confessions of rock decadence go, Lol Tolhust’s are fairly tame stuff.

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Theater Review: A Gripping “Man in Snow” at the Gloucester Stage Company

October 10, 2016
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Man in Snow encourages us to reflect on our own bit of mortality. We don’t probably take the time to do that enough.

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