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A record crowd for genre-blurring acts, with Geese and Wednesday signaling a shift in the festival’s identity.
A storm-snarled weekend in Swanzey, New Hampshire delivers breakout acts, deep improvisation, and a snapshot of the modern jam ecosystem.
Denise Kiernan’s accessible book restores the often overlooked figures who shaped America’s founding.
The power of Ukrainian director Sergei Loznitsa’s film stems from its deep repugnance at an acceptance of the aesthetic and moral poverty of dictatorship.
In Groton, the veteran ensemble leans into mood and understatement as its final touring year begins.
Our expert critics supply a guide to film, visual art, theater, author readings, television, and music. More offerings will be added as they come in.
“Echoes” honors jazz tradition while slipping gracefully into a modern, oblique swing.
From Anne Packard’s irresistible presence to a polarizing slasher homage and a breakout no-budget film, this year’s roundup offered plenty of satisfactions and some surprises.
“Strange Journey” traces the origins of one of cinema’s most unlikely cults. “Time Warp” shows why it still matters.
In “1968,” historian Alexander Bloom challenges the clichés of counterculture and reflects on a year of global rupture.

Arts Commentary: The Orchestra Gap — Europe vs. the US