Damn straight, English singer/songwriter Beth Orton was back in the room – after a six-year absence.
Paul Robicheau
November Short Fuses — Materia Critica
Each month, our arts critics — music, book, theater, dance, television, film, and visual arts — fire off a few brief reviews.
Film Review: “In the Court of the Crimson King, King Crimson at 50” — Dreams and Nightmares
Surprisingly, for a band whose hypnotic music throughout the documentary provides a continuum with menacing and meditative extremes that mesh with near-mathematical discipline, it’s the human elements that leave the greatest impressions..
Concert Review: Fontaines D.C. — Irish Darkness
At House of Blues, Fontaines D.C.’s brooding, bristling music was offset by shifting swatches of amber and purple lighting amid the shadows, casting the musicians in mysterious terms.
Concert Review: Roxy Music — A Stylish Pioneer of Art-Rock Celebrates its 50th Anniversary
Once the original Roxy Music core took the stage with their nine supporting musicians, most concerns melted into 100 sublime minutes of music.
Concert Review: My Morning Jacket — An Evening of Mystery, Majesty, and Murk
The veteran band from Louisville, Kentucky, kicked into the millennium with a wild and woolly mix of Southern rock, alt-country, space-prog, and electro-funk that grew weirder over time.
Concert Review: Van Morrison — Engaged Rather than Grumpy
A relatively short-but-sweet night that struck just enough highs and no real lows – as long as one accepts that Van Morrison gives more heed to covers than his own hits.
Festival Review: 2022 Newport Jazz Festival — A Relaxed Musical Vibe, Communal and Diverse
To some degree, everything fit under the resilient umbrella that the late George Wein raised at the edge of Newport Harbor.
2022 Newport Folk Festival Review: An Occasion for Awe
The Newport Folk Festival’s biggest secrets were cleanly hidden and tightly executed with the day-capping revelations of Paul Simon and Joni Mitchell.
Music Festival Review: Northlands Music & Arts Festival — Chill Vibes
Northlands lacks the infrastructure, diversity, and history of some of New England’s finest music fests, but its two-day debut provided a rustic oasis for jambands.