REVIEW: Coldplay’s “A Head Full of Dreams” takes listeners on uplifting journey
Coldplay released its album “Ghost Stories,” a series of mournful songs reflecting frontman Chris Martin’s personal struggles, in 2014. Critics were disappointed with the somber record, many saying...
View ArticleBoston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra thrives under Benjamin Zander’s leadership
Boston Symphony Hall can seat more than 2,600 people and Friday, the Boston Philharmonic Youth Orchestra will fill it for the second time. The first was last November, when the Free for All Concert...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” breathes new life into classic...
First published in 1813, Jane Austen’s “Pride and Prejudice” tells the romantic and empowering story of Elizabeth Bennet, an intelligent woman living with her parents and four sisters. In 2009, author...
View ArticleREVIEW: Raw introspection works for The 1975
British alternative rock band The 1975 has carved out a space in a world that’s entirely its own. Frontman Matt Healy’s mysteriously eccentric attitude is ingrained in the group from its music to the...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Criminal” disappoints despite famed cast
Director Ariel Vromen’s “Criminal” begins in what English teachers call “in medias res” and what moviegoers might call confusing. Kevin Costner sports an aggressive buzz cut on a beach while talking...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Signs of Light” shows a new side of The Head and the Heart
Origin stories don’t get much simpler than this one: a group of strangers from all ends of the country attend and play open-mic nights at Conor Byrne Pub in Seattle. They are all talented, lively...
View ArticleREVIEW: Bruce Springsteen opens The Boss up with “Chapter and Verse”
What does it mean to be an American? This soil is sown deep with blood, sweat, tears, hopes and dreams. This nation houses “huddled masses yearning to breathe free.” This country is affected by...
View ArticleThe Mowgli’s triumph with third album, Cambridge show
[mediagrid cat=”32708″]The Sinclair’s main dressing room was packed tight Tuesday night with various items of clothing, numerous instruments, a veggie tray, six band members and two dogs. Cambridge’s...
View ArticleINTERVIEW: Roy Wood Jr. and Hasan Minhaj of “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah”...
Through his reporting and critical eye in the political world from 1999 to 2015, Jon Stewart crafted a credible and popular program for Comedy Central, “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart.” Upon his...
View ArticleREVIEW: “Jackie” is a startlingly real look at a grieving widow
Everything about “Jackie” is beautiful. From the first lady’s wardrobe to the symmetry in each frame to the booming score, the film’s beauty is eerie, haunting even, among such obvious tragedy....
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