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Musician Interview: John Stanier Talks About Tomahawk’s Second Life

July 26, 2026
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Tomahawk readies a rare tour stop in Boston as its members reconvene after more than a decade.

Theater Review: Amid a Smokey Haze, Double Edge Theatre Delivers an Inspirational Warning

July 25, 2026
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Double Edge Theatre revives its 2015 roaming spectacle of ecological grief, political resistance, and communal art.

Book Review: A Turn Toward the Slight by Daniel Mason

July 24, 2026
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Daniel Mason’s latest novel trades the ambition of “North Woods” for a lighter, self-satisfied satire of intellectual life.

The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Midyear: Warming Up a Riff — How It Happened, and Why It Matters

July 23, 2026
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Few things more clearly attest to the endurance of the human spirit and the drive for creativity than the uninterrupted and unstoppable torrent of brilliant new jazz albums we’ve already seen this year.

The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year: Consensus in Retreat

July 23, 2026
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Tyshawn Sorey tops the Frances Davis Jazz Poll at mid-year, spurring a reflection on signal vs. noise in a crowded jazz landscape.

The Annual Francis Davis Jazz Critics Poll at Mid-Year — The Old World Gets Weirder

July 23, 2026
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Fitting the past into the present: the year (so far) in rara avis (reissues/archival)

Concert Review: Billy Strings Balances Precision and Firepower in Boston

July 23, 2026
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At Agganis Arena, the guitarist led a genre-spanning set from tight harmonies to deep-space jams.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

July 23, 2026
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This week’s poem: Sharon Dolin’s “Ode on the Flat Peach”

Doc Talk: Two Films about Time, Diminishment, and Redemption at the Woods Hole Film Festival

July 22, 2026
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Director Robb Moss’s latest revisits countercultural lives in later years, while “Amazing Live Sea Monkeys” probes a bizarre empire shadowed by exploitation and extremism.

Book Review: Immigrant Songs: Stories of Refugees, Borders, and Brutal Grace

July 22, 2026
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In “The Age of Migration,” Kai Maristed follows displaced characters through political danger, private desperation, and unexpected acts of survival.

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