'Twelve Blocks' further establishes Michael Stephen Brown as a composer with skills on par with his pianistic virtuosity.
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RPG Review: ‘Vaesen’ from Free League
Winning is not always about “defeating” a monster; instead, it may be about finding a way for our world and that of the monsters to coexist.
Read More »Music Reviews: ‘The Complete Trip’ Collects Psychedelia from England’s Orange Bicycle, plus David Huckfelt
To say that psych-pop group Orange Bicycle never established a trademark style would be an understatement.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Cornelius’ by Marc Torices from Drawn+Quarterly
Marc Torices explores the comic medium while Cornelius the hapless dog explores an existence of finding roommates and solving kidnappings.
Read More »Theater/Cabaret Review (NYC): ‘Tiergarten’ from Death of Classical and the Prototype Festival
Death of Classical and the Prototype Festival, two of NYC's cultural powerhouses, coalesced on Friday night, turning packed audiences into time travelers.
Read More »Music Review: Mikhail Pletnev – ‘Chopin & Scriabin: Préludes’
Pletnev seems to model his tempos and rhythmic freedom after human speech, or, where a tempo is fast, the pace of thought.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dream Feed’ by The HawtPlates
Both the show and the music mingle genres so organically that they actually escape genre, building a thoroughly original creation that draws the audience into an ecstatically human experience.
Read More »Music Reviews: Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus Lester Young and Anthologies of Rockabilly and Appalachian Music
Not everything on these Fabulous Thunderbirds albums is fabulous, but Vaughan and Kim Wilson can be formidable singers and players, and, particularly on the early LPs, they and their bandmates delivered more than a few high-octane winners.
Read More »Charlie Doherty’s Top 20 Albums of 2025 (Brandi Carlile, Wet Leg, The Freight, Bruce Springsteen & More)
Long live rock and roll.
Read More »Opera Review: ‘Hildegard’ by Sarah Kirkland Snider
A new opera based on the life of the 12th-century Benedictine nun and visionary is one of the most enthralling theatrical experiences I can remember.
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