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Classical CD Review: The Chiara String Quartet Plays “Bartók by Heart” (Azica Records)

August 29, 2016
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The Chiara Quartet has recorded a series of gritty, compelling takes on Bartók’s seminal group of quartets.

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Fuse Coming Attractions: September 4 through 13 — What Will Light Your Fire

August 28, 2016
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Arts Fuse critics select the best in theater, visual arts, film, music, author events, and dance for the coming week.

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Book Review: Homage to Scott Miller — Perceptive Attention Paid to a Lost Pop Genius

August 28, 2016
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Brett Milano approaches his subject with encyclopedic knowledge, a fan’s fervor, and the seasoned music journalist’s skill.

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Music Commentary: The 50th Anniversary Celebration of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute

August 27, 2016
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If any of you are harboring a budding young musician, investigate the possibility of he or she attending BUTI.

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Rock Review: Black Sabbath, Adieu

August 26, 2016
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Black Sabbath wasn’t reaching out to the rebels or the hippies; instead, the band catered to the outsiders and the misfits.

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Visual Arts Review: Photographer Diane Arbus – the Prequel

August 26, 2016
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The variety of these photos give us more than just a sense of what Arbus would be doing for the last decade of her life.

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Book Review: “The Hatred of Poetry” — Thinking the Worst About Verse

August 25, 2016
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The Hatred of Poetry claims to explore our culture’s rampant animosity toward the entire art form.

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Theater Review: In New York, A World of Women’s Voices

August 24, 2016
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This fledgling stage troupe aspires to raise a call to arms.

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Music Remembrance: Vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson — Making the Imagination Run

August 22, 2016
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“When you think about music it’s got to be that way. Just the thrill of being able to play another note, not to win anything or get a trophy.”

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Fuse Visual Arts Review: Todd Oldham’s “All of Everything” — Fashion, Playfully Beautiful

August 22, 2016
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There is an elemental democratic impulse in Todd Oldham’s work: for him, everyone deserves beauty and every outfit deserves to catch the eye.

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