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Rock Album Review: Car Seat Headrest’s “Making a Door Less Open” — A Bumpy Ride

May 11, 2020
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Car Seat Headrest’s drive to show us something fresh permeates Making a Door Less Open, and that is admirable.

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Visual Arts Feature: Memories of a Veteran Boston Gallerist — Mario Diacono

May 11, 2020
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Mario Diacono’s Boston shows were legendary.

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Arts Appreciation: Howells in the Dark — William Dean, We Still Hardly Know Ye

May 11, 2020
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A hundred years ago today one of the most influential writers and editors in American history, William Dean Howells, died in Manhattan at the age of 83.

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Book Review: “Tyll” — The Thirty Years War, From a Prankster’s Point of View

May 10, 2020
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Daniel Kehlmann’s narrative gift is so prodigious as to be almost aggravating.

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Book Review: “Dirt” — Trekking through the French Food Industry

May 10, 2020
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Dirt has the unsurprising effect of making you hungry; if your mind wanders as you are reading, you’ll probably find yourself thinking of food.

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Arts Remembrance: An Appreciation of Little Richard

May 9, 2020
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Awopbopaloobop alopbamboom.

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Jazz Album Review: Guitarist Al Di Meola Fuses the Beatles in “Across the Universe” Tribute

May 9, 2020
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All in all, this album a pretty easy recommendation for those who like Al Di Meola and/or the Beatles.

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Arts Commentary: A New Safety Net for Musicians?

May 8, 2020
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Are we seeing the birth of a competing union, one dedicated to mobilizing a generation of musicians whose needs aren’t being met by the American Federation of Musicians?

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Television Review: “Hollywood’ — A Satisfying Tinsel Town Fantasy

May 8, 2020
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Maybe being quarantined for so long has taken its toll, but Hollywood satisfies well enough as a vibrant escape to glamorous parties filled with scheming executives and hot-to-trot actors on the make.

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Performing Arts Series: Stories of Surviving COVID-19 — Boston Baroque

May 8, 2020
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“At Boston Baroque, as we look to the future, we take comfort in knowing that redefining ourselves is in our organization’s DNA.”

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