Editor Picks

In 'Before We Sail' Jonathan and Kath struggle to survive in a post-apocalyptic world by going to sea.

Exemplary, living Bach from musicians with few equals at the repertoire; sensitive violin performances of Poulenc transcriptions and sonatas

Twisted, madcap versions of tales from the likes of the Brothers Grimm feature drinking and drugs, copious use of the f-word, and even some sex, along with borrowings from popular culture.

In Conor McPherson's 'The Weir' locals in a remote pub in Ireland swap ghost stories and achieve empathy and community, in a nod to the past.

Adam Duritz is still singing about loneliness, dislocation, alienation, and the pitfalls of stardom, but he remains an intense, attention-grabbing vocalist, and these nine tracks are up to the high standards that the group established early in its career.

Do the mysterious beings inhabiting the mists of Dark Mountain have an earthly origin? Are they demonic? Supernatural creatures? Aliens? And are they as hostile as they seem?

Yugoslav-Israeli intellectual and Holocaust survivor Yehuda Elkana may be best known for his insistence that a people must leave the traumas of the past behind in order to thrive. With 'Que sais-je?' Amos Elkana, Yehuda's son, has created a profound portrait in music of his father.

Casey Likes, Lorna Courtney backed by a superb ensemble are terrific in 'Heathers The Musical.'

18th-century music that kept the lute alive, and a world premiere recording of an early 18th-century Scottish opera

While the music, combat, and exploration were great, I found the thin story held back the full potential for this game to shine, err, shred.