On Oct. 11, indie outfit Big Thief released their second studio album of the year, 鈥淭wo Hands,鈥� which they described as the 鈥渆arth twin鈥� of their critically acclaimed, celestial album 鈥淯.F.O.F.鈥� In 鈥淭wo Hands,鈥� it is evident that Big Thief sets out to explore space and physical temporality. ...
Using cynicism splashed with bouts of humor, Ryan Murphy ambitiously takes on a swath of social issues in his newest project, 鈥淭he Politician,鈥� but this ambition ultimately leads to the show鈥檚 downfall. The showrunner and screenwriter鈥檚 illustrious portfolio includes popular and award-winning ...
On Oct. 25, fans all around the world breathed a collective sigh of relief when Kanye West finally dropped his album 鈥淛esus is King,鈥� more than a year after its original release date. The 11-song album is comprised entirely of Christian rap 鈥� a completely new trajectory for West, breaking away ...
Based on the popular New York Times weekly column of the same name, 鈥淢odern Love鈥� was released Oct. 18 on Amazon Prime Video, boasting the faces of Tina Fey, Anne Hathaway and Dev Patel. The column Modern Love began in 2004 and continues to feature personal sagas of love, empathy and intimacy in ...
Rising pop singer Megan B眉low, who is known by the stage name b眉low, delighted fans with the Oct. 4 release of her five-track EP 鈥淭he Contender.鈥� The German-born and Canada-based 19 year old has been praised for her songwriting skills in her past works, 鈥淒amaged Vol. 1鈥� and 鈥淒amaged Vol. ...
On Sept. 27, Marc E. Bassy released 14 new tracks on his album 鈥淧MD.鈥� The Bay Area singer-songwriter鈥檚 first independent album follows his departure from Universal Music Group this past July鈥� a record label famous for representing top artists, including Drake, Ariana Grande and Taylor Swift. ...
Charli XCX鈥檚 third studio album, 鈥淐harli,鈥� released on Sept. 13, reinvents the pop artist鈥檚 identity and reinforces her knack for electronic nuance through innovative production and unique pop invention. Twenty-seven-year-old Charlotte Aitchison, who performs under the moniker of Charli XCX, ...
Trinity Repertory Company鈥檚 production of 鈥淢acbeth,鈥� running from Jan. 31 through March 3, is a gloriously gruesome and thrilling performance, presenting a characterization of baseness all too applicable in today鈥檚 political world. While many theatrical interpretations of Shakespeare wrench ...
Jeff Tweedy, singer and guitarist of Chicago alternative rock band Wilco, released his first solo album of original songs, 鈥淲ARM,鈥� on Nov. 30, offering a tender, personal perspective into his insecurities and the struggles that shape his work and the Wilco canon. Deserts, birds, Neil Young-esque ...
鈥淯ntil, Until, Until鈥︹�� a performance directed, written and produced by Los Angeles-based artist Edgar Arceneaux was staged in Studio 1 at the Granoff Center for the Creative Arts on Thursday, Friday and Saturday nights last week. Presented by the Brown Arts Initiative, the multimedia play reimagines ...
Mitski鈥檚 latest album 鈥淏e the Cowboy鈥� distills complex emotions; in her clear voice, the artist captures love and loneliness. The singer-songwriter performed at House of Blues Boston on Oct. 20 as part of her U.S. tour. The album opens with a burst of emotion. 鈥淕eyser鈥� builds itself up, culminating ...
Thursday evening, a bustling audience gathered in the Granoff Center for Creative Arts to see Everett Company鈥檚 鈥淕ood Grief鈥� 鈥� a multimedia performance centered around trauma鈥檚 grip on both mind and body. The audience faced a stage cast in a cool, blue light, growing silent as members of ...
There is not a single memorable line in all of 鈥淓ighth Grade,鈥� Bo Burnham鈥檚 divinely excruciating feature film debut, which screened at the Ivy Film Festival Sunday night. But that is part of its magic. 鈥淓ighth Grade鈥� is a film with a keen sense of the way people communicate. No one speaks ...
In the first scene of 鈥淎 Quiet Place,鈥� the new film from actor and director John Krasinski 鈥�01, a family tiptoes around an abandoned general store to gather a few necessities. We hear the soft taps of their bare feet on the linoleum and the slight rattle of pills in a bottle as the mother carefully ...
Skeptics who have yet to listen to the music of indie-rock princess 鈥淪occer Mommy,鈥� the alias of 20-year-old New York University dropout Sophie Allison, might scoff when told the tracks of the facetiously named artist are landing on the 鈥渃hill鈥� playlists of culturally astute stoner teens everywhere. ...
Thomas Cole鈥檚 鈥淭he Course of Empire鈥� is a series of five paintings from the 1830s that depicts the rise, peak and eventual destruction of civilization. There is an anxiety underneath the art 鈥� a fear of the negative consequences of empire鈥檚 excess coupled with a nostalgic longing for a pastoral ...
To the Editor: In a letter to the editor published by The Herald yesterday, Provost Richard Locke P 鈥�18 states that 鈥渢he University decided to suspend acceptances of new applicants to the elementary education track for the current cycle. This pause will enable us to fully evaluate our current program ...
On Feb. 16, the indie-rock band Car Seat Headrest released a re-recording of their sixth LP, 鈥淭win Fantasy.鈥� The band originally unleashed the introspective concept album on the world in 2011, when the outfitwas still just the solo-recording project of suburban sad boy Will Toledo. It鈥檚 hard to ...
Plenty of ink had been spilled about 鈥淚, Tonya鈥� before it arrived at Thayer Street鈥檚 Avon Cinema, where it is currently enjoying a run. Unsurprisingly, my critic鈥檚 log line 颅颅鈥� that 鈥淚, Tonya鈥� is a messy biopic buoyed by stellar performances from its leads 鈥� reads like a template into ...
The Sandra Feinstein-Gamm Theatre鈥檚 performance of Anton Chekhov鈥檚 play 鈥淯ncle Vanya鈥� failed to do justice to the biting satirical realism for which its author is so well-known. The play will run from Jan. 18 to Feb. 18 and is directed by accomplished Chekhov translator Curt Columbus, the award-winning ...
