Month: November 2016

Book Review: Getting coupled and uncoupled — Emmanuelle Pagano’s Mini-Studies of Love

November 8, 2016
Posted in , ,

A perspicacious, multifarious, and compelling fictional field report on how we get hitched or unhitched, coupled or uncoupled.

Read More

Concert Review: Thomas Adès conducts Britten, Sibelius, and Adès

November 7, 2016
Posted in , , ,

These BSO concerts, conducted by Thomas Adès, were the culminating event in his impressive first season.

Read More

Concert Review: Grand Harmonie’s Gods and Mortals

November 7, 2016
Posted in , , ,

GH’s best playing of the day was edgy: a little rough around the edges, yes, but still punchy and vibrant.

Read More

Coming Attractions: November 13 through 22 — What Will Light Your Fire

November 6, 2016
Posted in , ,

Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

Read More

Book Review: “The Hero’s Body” — Let’s Get Physical

November 6, 2016
Posted in , ,

Giraldi was enticed by the fraternity of the gym as a way of filling out and firming up both his body and his sense of self.

Read More

Film Review: “Gimme Danger” — A Fun House Story of The Stooges

November 4, 2016
Posted in , ,

The documentary is a highly enjoyable musical and social history of the group and its times.

Read More

Concert Preview: Grand Harmonie’s “Gods and Mortals”

November 4, 2016
Posted in , , ,

“Playing these standard pieces on period instruments is a little bit like reading a novel or poem in its original language.”

Read More

Jazz CD Round-up: Jane Ira Bloom, Robert Glasper, Wadada Leo Smith, Anna Webber, and More

November 4, 2016
Posted in , ,

Over a dozen short notices of recent jazz recordings that I find musically stimulating.

Read More

Music Interview: Tish Hinojosa on Coming Home

November 3, 2016
Posted in , , ,

“Being an independent musician is kind of like having an organic farm.”

Read More

Theater Review: “When January Feels Like Summer” — Love and Transformation

November 1, 2016
Posted in , ,

The more we learn about Thomas’ characters and their lives, the more we like them and root for them.

Read More

Recent Posts