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Rock Concert Review: FKA Twigs –Renaissance Woman

November 21, 2019
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Nearly halfway into the set, Twigs finally turned to Magdalene, which casts an empowering light on Jesus Christ’s female companion — and stands among 2019’s best albums.

Rock Concert Review: Bob Dylan at the Tsongas Center — Nothing if Not Chameleonic

November 21, 2019
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But really, what is a Bob Dylan concert these days if not a case study in transformation?

Concert Review: Henry Purcell Society — The Delights of Going Mad

November 20, 2019
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The Henry Purcell Society proves that playing mad can be a lot of fun.

Dance Review: “Object.” — Objectifying Women, Intensely

November 20, 2019
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We are immersed for 70-minutes in a powerful evocation of the destructive culture created by men who treat women as sex objects.

Classical CD Reviews: Two Holiday Albums That Strike Like Thunderbolts

November 20, 2019
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These superbly produced — and sung, played, and conducted — holiday music albums are perfect stocking stuffers.

Classical CD Reviews: Michael Tilson Thomas conducts Ives, Conrad Tao’s “American Rage,” and Gianandrea Noseda conducts Shostakovich

November 19, 2019
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Michael Tilson Thomas delivers a towering Ives Fourth; pianist Conrad Tao’s American Rage is hard-edged and defiant, but also poignant and stirring; Gianandrea Noseda’s Shostakovich Fourth is ferocious.

Film Review: “Marriage Story” — A Divorce From Hell

November 18, 2019
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What makes Marriage Story unbalanced and faintly dishonest is that we end up rooting for the clueless male egomaniac.

Theater Review: “The Last Days of Judas Iscariot” — Pray for the Devil

November 17, 2019
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A script with this many characters buzzing about demands a strong cast — fortunately, Hub Theatre’s terrific ensemble is more than up to the task.

Poetry Review: “If Men, Then” — Verse on Present Day Firing Lines

November 17, 2019
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Because Eliza Griswold’s poems often take place in war zones, she’s always provocative — even when she is tendentious.

Classical CD Reviews: Ernst von Dohnányi Orchestral Works, Handel & Haydn Society plays Haydn, and Eric Coates Orchestral Works

November 17, 2019
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A noteworthy recording of Ernst von Dohnányi’s Symphony no. 1; as usual, Harry Christophers and the Handel & Haydn Society play Haydn with their customary elegance and character; a celebration of British composer Eric Coates – his music’s impossibly fresh tunefulness, striking progressions, and vividly idiomatic orchestrations.

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