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Shakespeare’s role in American history is not immediately apparent — at least it wasn’t to me. Part of the considerable pleasure of reading this book is seeing how James Shapiro draws the connections.
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I’d have to give the edge to Dave Liebman in terms of innovative creative reach. But Lakecia Benjamin more than holds her own in how she gives re-vitalizing attention to some very important musical roots.
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Childish Gambino is hamstrung by ambition, but 3.15.20 still contains a bevy of enjoyable songs, including one or two tracks that brush against brilliance.
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August is funny in a way — over time its small scale rhythms and monosyllabic reactions generate a comforting beauty that settles in.
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The pace of this superb mini-series is keyed to generating intimacy with the characters and their struggles.
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When I think of Bill Withers I think of just three handclaps. It’s my favorite example in his music, or just about anyone else’s, of the power of restraint — not slamming and flailing about to shift a groove into overdrive.
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Musicians Aaron Halford and Matty Michna describe their journeys to Boston and ponders their futures beyond The Hub.
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What’s so appealing about Tiger King? Perhaps it is that the lurid goings-on are so distinctively American.
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Bob Dylan’s new song not only articulates the madness that undermines the American experience, but supplies a certain kind of corrective, a tonic, for that kind of insanity.
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By so memorably reestablishing the fundamentals of urban design and planning, The Art of Classic Planning will be a strategic addition to any architecture or urban planning library.
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Arts Commentary & CD Reviews: On The Kennedy Center, Ben Folds, & Gustav Mahler