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Album Review: “Curiosity for Solo Electric Guitar Ensemble” — Sonic Wonderings

March 31, 2025
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Roger Clark Miller’s latest solo electric guitar ensemble album showcases him at his best, blending avant-garde experimentation with familiar guitar rock textures.

Artist Feature: Architectural Illustrator Frank Costantino — Adding Soul to the Built Environment

March 31, 2025
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“Visionary Projects” at the Boston Athenaeum is a captivating exhibition of Frank M. Costantino’s work, a display of over 80 drawings and watercolors.

Coming Attractions: March 30 Through April 14 — What Will Light Your Fire

March 30, 2025
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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.

Television Review: “The Studio” — The Kool-Aid Man Cometh

March 29, 2025
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The current state of Hollywood — terminal banality — is concerning. But that’s what makes it so perfect for a dose of acidic satire.

Book Review: “The Jazz Omnibus” — The Ultimate Box Set of the Best Jazz Writing from the Last 25 Years

March 29, 2025
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Everyone who loves jazz, or makes a living somewhere in its world, owes a debt to many of the hard-working and under-paid writers of the Jazz Journalists Association (JJA).

Film Review: “Bob Trevino Likes It” — Finding an Inspiring New Lease on Life

March 28, 2025
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Tracie Laymon’s comic drama about the serendipitous connection between a 25-year-old woman whose sense of self is fraying and a man stymied by loss is both entertaining and profound.

Doc Talk — Salem’s lot

March 27, 2025
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The best documentaries of 2025 can be seen at the Salem Film Fest.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

March 27, 2025
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This week’s poem: Norman Finkelstein’s “Poem”

Author Interview: Commentator Elie Mystal on Laws That Piss Him Off — And You Should Be Pissed Off as Well

March 26, 2025
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“I didn’t want to write just another “orange man bad” book. I wanted to remind people that the world exists in the way that it does on purpose. We have chosen to live this way. We could choose tomorrow to NOT live this way and things would be better.”

Film Review: Charles Burnett’s “The Annihilation of Fish” — An Odd Couple in Love

March 26, 2025
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Despite “The Annihilation of Fish”’s warmth and optimism, it’s a wonky film.

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