The life of Fanny Mendelssohn, Felix's older sister and an important composer in her own right, springs into color in a recent documentary.
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Music Review: ‘Good to Know: The Beckies Story,’ Featuring the Left Banke’s Michael Brown
Review: an expanded reissue of the Beckies' only album, featuring Michael Brown of the Left Banke.
Read More »Board Game Review: ‘Pack the Essentials’ from Wise Wizard
Pack the Essentials from Wise Wizard Games gamifies the eternal struggle of any trip: trying to pack as many cats to take along as you can.
Read More »Videogame Review: With ‘Avowed’ Obsidian Brings the Joy of Exploration Back to RPGs
'Avowed' is a colorful and fun RPG set in a unique universe; it succeeds thanks to its excellent exploration and loot mechanics.
Read More »Theater Review (NYC): ‘Measure for Measure’ by William Shakespeare, from the Eno River Players
The touch of this production feels just right – deep enough, with just enough shiny surface atop undercurrents of evil and insanity.
Read More »Concert Review: The Dessoff Choirs – ‘Abraham Lincoln Walks at Midnight’ by Florence Price, plus Brahms, the Schumanns and More
Price's setting displays chordal majesty worthy of Handel; I felt I could sense the composer pouring all her power into the music.
Read More »Book Review: Donald Capone’s ‘Just Follow Me’ – A Girl Travels to NYC to Meet John Lennon in December 1980
Donald Capone's extraordinary book describes what it was like in New York City in the days before John Lennon was shot.
Read More »Theater Review (Broadway): ‘Redwood’ Starring Idina Menzel
At the heart of the musical 'Redwood' starring Idina Menzel is a mother's inconsolable grief at the loss of her son.
Read More »Graphic Novel Review: ‘Milk White Steed’ by Michael D. Kennedy from Drawn+Quarterly
'Milk White Steed' by Michael Kennedy presents 10 stories exploring isolation and fantasy as worlds and cultures collide.
Read More »Music Reviews: Standout Blues Albums from Mark Muleman Massey and Tommy Castro & the Painkillers
Reviews of blues albums from Mark Muleman Massey and Tommy Castro.
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