Posts

Fuse CD Reviews: Benjamin Hochman’s “Hommage à Schubert” and the Cypress Quartet’s “American Album” (Avie Records)

February 9, 2014
Posted in , , ,

Pianist Benjamin Hochman is a musician who’s interested in insightful programs that can be provocative, speak across centuries, and engage the mind as much as they delight it.

Read More

Concert Review: Galactic — Playing Fifty Shades of Funk

February 8, 2014
Posted in , ,

Adding a female voice to an established funk/roots band can be tricky — but it took about half a song for Maggie Koerner to win over the crowd on Friday.

Read More

Dance Review: Compagnie Käfig — Arbitrary Exoticism

February 8, 2014
Posted in , ,

I get why Compagnie Käfig’s Correria/Agwa has been booked onto stages in 15 countries and counting. But the troupe’s polished athleticism comes at the sacrifice of hip hop dance’s precious anarchy.

Read More

Visual Arts Preview: Nick Cave and William Kentridge at the ICA

February 7, 2014
Posted in ,

Both of these exhibitions challenge our very notions of time and identity and the social structures around us.

Read More

Fuse Dance News: The “Restless Creature” Takes A Rest

February 7, 2014
Posted in ,

Dancer Wendy Whelan will not be appearing under the auspices of the Celebrity Series of Boston as planned.

Read More

Coming Attractions: What Will Light Your Fire This Week

February 7, 2014
Posted in , ,

Arts Fuse critics select the best in music, dance, film, and theater that’s coming up this week.

Read More

Concert Preview: Boston Symphony Chamber Players 50th Anniversary Concert

February 7, 2014
Posted in , , ,

On Sunday, the Boston Symphony Chamber Players celebrates its 50th birthday with a typically brilliant program, one that features four world premieres.

Read More

Fuse Interview: Tarrus Riley — “I sing not for the chart, but for the heart”

February 6, 2014
Posted in , , ,

Just in time for Valentine’s Day, Tarrus Riley and his Dean Fraser-led Black Soil Band are touring, and the group is coming to Revere’s Wonderland Ballroom tomorrow.

Read More

Music Remembrance: February 9th, 1964 — “Hey, You Kids Want Tickets to See the Beatles?”

February 6, 2014
Posted in , ,

Arts Fuse writer Tim Jackson recalls the impact of being in the audience of the “Ed Sullivan Show” fifty years ago.

Read More

Movie Review: “The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz” — Martyr to Prosecutors’ Zeal?

February 6, 2014
Posted in , ,

Aaron Swartz is indeed a martyr, but there’s more here. The film identifies an ongoing battle over control of information as much as it explores a troubled life that ended far too soon.

Read More

Recent Posts

Popular Posts

Categories

Archives