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Theater Review: “Tall Tales from Blackburn Tavern” — Ghostly Doings

September 7, 2023
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All in all,Tall Tales from Blackburn Tavern is an entertaining look at the things that went bump in the night in Gloucester.

Book Review: The Inside Story of Abbey Road Studio — Definitive

September 7, 2023
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The truth is the Beatles wouldn’t have been the Beatles without Abbey Road, and Abbey Road wouldn’t have been Abbey Road without the Beatles.

Weekly Feature: Poetry at The Arts Fuse

September 7, 2023
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This week’s poem: Uche Nduka’s “Blind Faith.”

Theater Review: “The Jump Shot” — Last Call

September 7, 2023
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There are powerful moments in “The Jump Shot,” particularly those that explore the psychological impact of COVID on our minds and lives.

Book Review: “#Say Her Name” — A Collection of Real Life Horror Stories

September 6, 2023
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The brutal, sometimes sickening stories collected in “#SayHerName” are as much about the love, strength, and determination of the women who’ve lost female family members to police violence as they are about the circumstances of the victims themselves.

Opera Preview: Expanding “Butterfly”‘s Habitat — A Chat with Phil Chan

September 6, 2023
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We’re not saying get rid of “Madama Butterfly” We’re saying do a better Butterfly.

Theater Commentary: Impressions of Canada’s Shaw Festival 2023, Part One

September 5, 2023
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For a semi-Shavian like myself, the Shaw Festival once again proved that it was the place to be.

Concert Review: moe. is Back!

September 5, 2023
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There was no doubt guitarist Chuck Garvey was already up to the task, sealing the grit and heart necessary to return moe. to jam-bound heights.

September Short Fuses — Materia Critica

September 4, 2023
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Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Jazz Album Reviews: Kris Davis and James Brandon Lewis — Top of the Crop

September 4, 2023
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September releases from Kris Davis and James Brandon Lewis are sure to be among the best jazz albums of the year.

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