ARTS Pick: Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England
In Seven Homeless Mammoths Wander New England, Dean Cindy Wreen is fed up with a lot of things: her tiny college’s financial difficulties, plans to close an obscure natural history […]
ARTS Pick: Susie & The Pistols
Susannah Hornsby heads the locally assembled bluesy supergroup Susie & The Pistols for a PACEM benefit that also includes Rob Cheatham, Chlöe Ester, Andrew Neil, Rusty Speidel, and Justin Storer. […]
Not waiting for it: Comedian Ashley Gavin stands up for diversity and vulnerability
When New York-based comedian and actress Ashley Gavin met Jerry Seinfeld, she asked him when he last bombed a show. Seinfeld’s answer? “At a party last New Year’s Eve.” “I […]
Album reviews: Robyn, MihTy, Jeremih, Ty Dolla $ign, Breakers, The Struts, and Bad Moves
Robyn Honey (Interscope) Eight years after Body Talk, the Swedish dance-pop star’s new album doesn’t so much represent a shift in direction as a deceleration. On Honey, there’s plenty of […]
ARTS Pick: The Marcus King Band
Psychedelic soul and rugged vocals hearten The Marcus King Band as it spreads folksy feels everywhere from small-town gigs to big-city venues. Frontman King grew up playing the blues alongside […]
ARTS Pick: Futurebirds
Ten years have flown by for the Futurebirds. And from the group’s formation in 2008 in Athens, Georgia, to its current headlining tour, the band’s psychedelic rock flair lands it […]
ARTS Pick: David Dominique Ensemble
To understand the music of composer David Dominique, shuffle a playlist that features Charles Mingus, Sun Ra Arkestra, and Igor Stravinsky, then add in a few tracks from Sonic Youth. […]
ARTS Pick: NuYoRican
The Latin Ballet of Virginia’s NuYoRican is a visual love letter to Hispanic culture. The contemporary production tells the story of Puerto Rican immigrants arriving in New York City in […]
Voices coming through: The Fralin’s ‘Reflections’ connects artists across centuries
With an open palm, Teri Greeves gestures to a handful of small, intricately beaded Kiowa Indian cradleboards lined up inside a glass display case. Kiowa Indians are known for their […]
Killer Queen: Rami Malek rocks Freddie Mercury biopic
It’s unfortunate that movies about exceptional people usually end up being so conventional. Queen was a band that defied expectations and broke down barriers, redefining what a rock band could […]