Exclusive Interview: Composer Elliot Goldenthal on American Ballet Theatre’s Revival of Lar Lubovitch’s ‘Othello’ - Blogcritics Academy Award-winning composer Elliot Goldenthal has been a major force in movie music for decades.

Exclusive Interview: Composer Elliot Goldenthal on American Ballet Theatre’s Revival of Lar Lubovitch’s ‘Othello’
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"Intriguing and accessible, complex and emotionally gripping ... an exhilarating listening experience ... This music adds significantly to her oeuvre.” — @blogcritics.bsky.social on @sksnider.bsky.social's new album, 'Forward Into Light,' out Friday blogcritics.org/music-review...

Music Video Premiere: The Yesters – ‘Freak Show’ - Blogcritics Since long before modern civilization emerged, music folks have joined forces in various ways. But t

Music Video Premiere: The Yesters – ‘Freak Show’ – An addict tries to face up to her struggles on the streets of NYC in a stirring new video from The Yesters.
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Music Review: Sarah Kirkland Snider – ‘Forward into Light’ - Blogcritics Explaining why Arvo Pärt is the most performed of all 20th-century composers, Pärt's son Michael poi

Music Review: Sarah Kirkland Snider – ‘Forward into Light'
"The new album reveals the composer of the hit opera 'Hildegard' as, among other things, a master orchestral colorist." Read more:
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Concert Review: American Classical Orchestra – ‘Healing Bach’ - Blogcritics The American Classical Orchestra (ACO) is so named because Thomas Crawford's veteran period-instrume

Concert Review: American Classical Orchestra – ‘Healing Bach’ – "Bach’s Cantatas were originally heard in church, and so somehow it feels right to perform them in a church today..."
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Interview: Michael Kahan, ‘Funny in Failure’ Podcast Host – 300 Episodes and Counting! - Blogcritics When he thought about launching Funny in Failure in 2019, Michael Kahan didn't know how many podcast

Interview: Michael Kahan, ‘Funny in Failure’ Podcast Host – 300 Episodes and Counting! "I’ve realized that a small act of kindness can change another person’s overall wellbeing...”
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Theater Review (NYC): ‘Silver Manhattan’ – Jesse Malin Rocks in His Off-Broadway Debut - Blogcritics The Bowery today isn't what it was in the grubby halcyon days of the '70s and '80s. CBGB is long gon

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Silver Manhattan’ – Jesse Malin Rocks in His Off-Broadway Debut. "In this autobiographical musical... the music and the narrative combine to clutch at the soul." Jon Sobel has our review:
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Music Review: Grievous Angels – ‘Revolution’ - Blogcritics Revolution is the 10th release from Canada's alt-country stalwarts Grievous Angels. The band and its

Music Review: Grievous Angels—"Revolution"—"Liberation Theology gospel for the our times...While the album is all about rallying the troops, the underlying theme is of hope and resilience." Richard Marcus has our #musicreview:
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Music Reviews: 99 Hits from 1956 and Two Blasts from the Blasters’ Past - Blogcritics Most multi-artist anthologies have a musical theme, such as a genre or subgenre (The Bakersfield Sou

Music Reviews: 99 Hits from 1956, and Two Blasts from the Blasters’ Past. Rock and roll was thriving 70 years ago, but that doesn't mean it was dominating the charts.
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Nirvana, Eric Clapton on MTV Unplugged

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Beneath the Ice of the Vistula’ – Worlds Collide in Warsaw as the Nazi Invasion Looms - Blogcritics Warsaw. The Nazi invasion looms, and with it the decimation of Poland's large and thriving Jewish po

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Beneath the Ice of the Vistula’ – Worlds Collide in Warsaw as the Nazi Invasion Looms. A secular Jewish composer and cellist clashes with his Polish housekeeper in this fiery world premiere.
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Blu-ray Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson - Blogcritics The Oscar-nominated Song Sung Blue is based on the story of Mike and Claire Sardina, a Neil Diamond

Blu-ray Review: ‘Song Sung Blue’ w/Hugh Jackman, Kate Hudson—"When its stars sing the Neil Diamond songbook, this #biopic delights. Otherwise, it's a depressing slog." Our full review of the Collector's Edition:
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Book Review: ‘Pretenders to the Throne of God’ by Adrian Tchaikovsky - Blogcritics Pretenders to the Throne of God is the fourth book in Adrian Tchaikovsky's Tyrant Philosophers serie

Book Review: "Pretenders to the Throne of God" – the latest in Adrian Tchaikovsky's "Tyrant Philosophers" series has a lesson for anyone who wants to impose perfection on a society. Richard Marcus has our #bookreview:
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‘Disciples: Domination’ Review — A Dark Fantasy Strategy RPG with Royal Ambition - Blogcritics The Disciples series occupies a distinct, moody corner of the strategy RPG genre. With the release o

‘Disciples: Domination’ Review — A Dark Fantasy Strategy RPG with Royal Ambition blogcritics.org/disciples-do... #RPG #videogame #fantasy #Disciples

Valentine’s Violin: Exclusive Interview with Violinist Esther Yoo on Her Album ‘Love Symposium’ - Blogcritics Violinist Esther Yoo made her New York Philharmonic debut back in February 2024 with Leonard Bernste

Valentine’s Violin: Exclusive Interview with Violinist Esther Yoo on Her New Album ‘Love Symposium’—"an exploration of love in its countless forms...”
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Videogame Review: ‘ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN’ – Suda51’s Most Insane and Addictive Trip Yet - Blogcritics I have been excited for ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN for a long time. Not only because I am a big fan of Suda

Videogame Review: ‘ROMEO IS A DEAD MAN’ – Suda51’s Most Insane and Addictive Trip Yet. "A stylish, blood-soaked & utterly bizarre adventure that rewards exploration and demands your attention." Our review:
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Book Review: ‘Your Place in this World’ by Jake La Botz - Blogcritics American singer/songwriter/actor and author Jake La Botz has published his first book of collected f

Book Review: ‘Your Place in this World’ – American singer/songwriter/actor and author Jake La Botz has published his first book of collected fiction. Richard Marcus has our #bookreview: blogcritics.org/book-review-... #books @jakelabotz.bsky.social #blues

Concert Review: Composer Portraits Presents Andrew McIntosh, with Yarn/Wire - Blogcritics Two long-running New York City musical institutions, both of which I've somehow never managed to cat

Concert Review: Composer Portraits Presents Andrew McIntosh, with Yarn/Wire – "As tension builds, the instruments seem to take on human personalities in a wordless poetic drama..." Jon Sobel has our full review:
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Opera Review: ‘Manon!’ – From Heartbeat Opera, Massenet’s Tragic Courtesan - Blogcritics For opera purists – those with no taste for re-imaginings or tolerance for tinkering – Heartbeat Ope

Opera Review: ‘Manon!’ – From Heartbeat Opera, Massenet’s Tragic Courtesan – "This isn’t your great-great-grandparents’ Massenet. But I’ll bet they would have liked it." Jon Sobel has our review:
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Theater Review: ‘The Honey Trap,’ Taut, Suspenseful Theater - Blogcritics The Honey Trap All goes well for two off-duty British soldiers as they enjoy drinks in a Unionist pu

Theater Review: ‘The Honey Trap’—When two off-duty British soldiers meet two pretty Irish women in a pub, things go swimmingly until they don't in Leo McGann's 'The Honey Trap.' blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #irishrep #theater #theatre

Music Reviews: Lucinda Williams’s ‘World’s Gone Wrong,’ plus Dave Miller - Blogcritics Lucinda Williams’s nearly half-century recording career has always been characterized by literate ly

Music Reviews: Lucinda Williams’s ‘World’s Gone Wrong,’ plus Dave Miller—"Williams attempts to find solace in music, but can’t forget the world’s troubles..." Jeff Burger has our full review:
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Theater Review (NYC): The Fire This Time Festival 2026 - Blogcritics The Fire This Time Festival, the annual showcase for short one-act plays by emerging Black playwrigh

Theater Review (NYC): The Fire This Time Festival 2026—Six short plays by emerging Black playwrights tackle racism and civil rights, heroes and villains, and family dynamics. blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #theater #superheroes #nyc

Music Reviews: ‘The Complete Trip’ Collects Psychedelia from England’s Orange Bicycle, plus David Huckfelt
"To say that Orange Bicycle never established a trademark style would be an understatement..." Jeff Burger has our full review:
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RPG Review: ‘Vaesen’ from Free League - Blogcritics Vaesen from Free League Publishing is the Nordic horror roleplaying game. While some table-top RPGs

RPG Review: ‘Vaesen’ from Free League—"knowledge of the old ways often reveals more secrets than any sane person can comprehend." Jeff Provine has our review:
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Theater/Cabaret Review (NYC): ‘Tiergarten’ from Death of Classical and the Prototype Festival - Blogcritics Tiergarten, USA Two of New York City's cultural powerhouses coalesced in the Borough of Churches on

Theater/Cabaret Review (NYC): ‘Tiergarten’ from Death of Classical and the Prototype Festival—hosted by Kim David Smith, a #cabaret in a church whirled us away from today’s nightmares into gaudy evocations of catastrophes of the past.
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Graphic Novel Review: ‘Cornelius’ by Marc Torices from Drawn+Quarterly - Blogcritics Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog by Marc Torices, published by Drawn and Quarterly, is at

Graphic Novel Review: 'Cornelius: The Merry Life of a Wretched Dog' by Marc Torices, from Drawn+Quarterly —Torices explores artistic styles while Cornelius searches for meaning. blogcritics.org/graphic-nove... @dandq.bsky.social #graphicnovel #bookreview #books #dogs

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dream Feed’ by The HawtPlates - Blogcritics Often it's a doubtful sign, even a red flag, when a show's written description leaves you mystified

Theater Review (NYC): ‘Dream Feed’ by The HawtPlates is "a beautiful and surreal, visceral and unconventionally spiritual, and literally earthy musical-theatrical show that defies easy categorization..." Our full review: blogcritics.org/theater-revi... #music #theater #nyc

Charlie Doherty’s Top 20 Albums of 2025 (Brandi Carlile, Wet Leg, The Freight, Bruce Springsteen & More)
We look forward to Charlie's top albums list every year, and this one's full of winners. Take a peek! blogcritics.org/charlie-dohe...

Music Reviews: Fabulous Thunderbirds, plus Lester Young and Anthologies of Rockabilly and Appalachian Music - Blogcritics The Jimmie Vaughan Story, a limited-edition five-CD set released in 2021, includes performances from

Music Reviews: Fabulous Thunderbirds, Lester Young, Anthologies of Rockabilly and Appalachian Music
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Theater Review: Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood in the Terrifying ‘Bug’ - Blogcritics Bug She's a cocktail waitress. He's a Gulf War vet. When they get together they create an unforgetta

Theater Review: Carrie Coon, Namir Smallwood in the Terrifying ‘Bug’—"a cocktail waitress and a Gulf War vet develop an unforgettable relationship in Tracy Letts’ comedic, compelling psychological drama." Full review:
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