Rock
Miss Tess and the Talkbacks — the group will be at MA’s Green River Festival on Saturday. Catch them if you can.
Here’s a band I’ve been listening to for more than a decade, whose music has always had the power to absolutely level me, and it never even occurred to me that I knew next to nothing about them!
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week.
None of this is to suggest that the members of Savages approve of the exploitation of women, whether those women are porn stars or just everyday women walking down the street. But it is to suggest that Savages are okay with sex.
Milo is a young rapper who is not afraid to ruminate on the disconcerting resonances of solipsism or on the impenetrability of the writings of Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel.
Before this turns into too much of a love fest, I should point out that Paul McCartney really needs to work on his between song banter.
Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, visual art, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!
[Updated.] Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, theater, and film that’s coming up this week. A new feature!
Every moment of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s album “Nandacollection” exudes bliss and is a blast to listen to. It is bubblegum with more than a touch of brilliance.
With “Run the Jewels,” El-P and Killer Mike have turned out one of the most passionately rapped and impeccably produced hip hop albums in recent memory.

Cultural Commentary: Death by Incorporation — Why Do Bean-Counters Run Arts Boards?