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One of the primary reasons I’m in London is to hear Martial Solal play in person. He’s had sporadic exposure in the US, always to acclaim. But the acclaim never lasts because he rarely performs on the opposite side of the Atlantic and his American commercial releases are infrequent. By Steve Elman Quick, can you…
Read MoreBy Caldwell Titcomb Pianist Angela Hewitt is welcome to visit Boston whenever she chooses. For some years professional musicians in London have been urging me to get acquainted with the pianism of Angela Hewitt. I was finally able to catch up last Sunday when she made her Boston debut at Jordan Hall under the auspices…
Read MoreA pithy critical consideration of new releases from Flaming Lips, The Frights, Mind Spiders, Radioactivity, Ólöf Arnalds, Lee Bannon, Armand Hammer, and Haunted Horses.
Read MoreHonesty is Best Policy Disclosure: I was in the hall to hear Mostly Other People Do the Killing. I’d heard the band on CD, and I knew that the only way I could appreciate them fully was to attend a performance.
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Lonnie Holley’s music on MITH sounds like a choir of better angels whose multi-layered voice is hard on the outside and soft on the inside, like so much Alabama clay.
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Beneficence is a novel that lingers, tucking details into its heavy folds.
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As the age of Covid-19 finally wanes, Arts Fuse critics supply a guide to film, dance, visual art, theater, author readings, and music. Please check with venues when uncertain whether the event is available by streaming or is in person. More offerings will be added as they come in. Film The Children’s Republic (2012) March…
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For each of these major, prize-honored writers — Siegfried Lenz and Walter Kempowski– birth = destiny = art.
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Peggy Lee’s career took her far from the bifurcated sexual image expected of a canary — 40% coy seductiveness and 60% “I just want to settle down but will entertain you until the right guy comes along.”
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Arts Feature: Best Movies (With Some Disappointments) of 2025