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By Milo Miles World-famous jazz impresario George Wein went to Boston University. I went to Boston University. The Boston University Art Gallery is currently hosting the show Syncopated Rhythms: 20th-Century African American Art from the George & Joyce Wein Collection. Boston University is behind this blog. None of that matters: it’s still the most amazing…
Read MoreAn evening that showed yet again how pop (even “modern” pop) can serve as nourishment for new jazz.
Read MoreActors From the London Stage (AFTLS) proves that when it comes to the Bard the minimal may be maximal. Reviewed by Caldwell Titcomb Shakespeare’s challenging “King Lear” is the vehicle for this year’s fall tour of the troupe called Actors From the London Stage (AFTLS). This project was begun in 1975, and has been flourishing…
Read MoreIt’s the rare breed of rock band that makes such meaningful music so deep into its career.
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When There Are No Words presents six pieces written between 1936 and 1980 by composers responding (at least seemingly) to contemporaneous political events and situations.
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Phyllis Ewen ponders humanity’s perilous relationship with the earth, expressing her concerns through her artwork.
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A three-movement concerto for violin and orchestra, “Dependent Arising” fuses the worlds of heavy metal, punk rock, and 20th-century classical composition into a furious, frenetic, sometimes tortured thirty-minute whole.
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All in all, This Bird Has Flown is light but not brainless, and engagingly adorable. It’s a perfect beach read for the New Wave set.
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Book Commentary: Portnoy’s Revenge
There’s something Shakespearian about the grasp of Philip Roth’s fiction.
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