Jason Isbell

October Short Fuses – Materia Critica

Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.

Jason Isbell has got sober, and his songs ring with the urgency of the newly recovered (and newly remarried, to his violinist Amanda Shires).

Mary Denney September 21, 2022 at 3:44 pm on A Remembrance of Theater Artist Paul Dervis: Embracing The IncomprehensibleI became a friend of Paul's a few years ago, What an impact he had on me. I had tried...
kai September 21, 2022 at 12:07 pm on Theater Review: “Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992” — “Plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose”Thanks for a nuanced review of this altered version.
Matt Mayerchak September 21, 2022 at 8:51 am on Theater Review: “Heroes of the Fourth Turning” — Dear Lord, Pray for ThemThanks, Bill. Another play that (based on your review, in lieu of seeing it) makes me think the trend against...
Vincent Murphy September 21, 2022 at 8:35 am on Film Review: “Don’t Worry Darling” — Land of the Living DollsCogent and well considered.Thanks
Joren Madsen September 20, 2022 at 9:58 pm on Arts Remembrance: Eric Jackson, Boston’s Voice of Jazz (1950-2022)The only person I could count on being up at 2AM each weekday night during my college years was Eric...and...