I know very little about the sports-entertainment practice of the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment), outside of the movie stars it sometimes gives rise to, such as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson […]
By Bob Benenson According to the Chinese zodiac, we have just entered the Year of the Pig. So I feel kind of honored to be able to celebrate with a […]
It’s not everyday that one gets to witness a performance by an artist as passionate and eclectic as Anderson .Paak. For the lucky folks present at his sold-out show at […]
Think about the people in your life. Who would you say are the coolest people you know? Take those characteristics that make them cool and amplify them by at least […]
Saturday’s show at the Empty Bottle felt very…well, empty. Despite a packed lineup of four bands, the turnout was less than stellar. Of course these nights do happen; whether it’s […]
A drunk man close to me leaned his body over the Subterranean’s upper balcony to shout “LET’S FUCKING ROCK AND ROLL!” to the Boston trio Vundabar. He did yell incomprehensibly, which […]
Symphonies, string quartets, and piano sonatas are widely recognized as the musical forms that Ludwig van Beethoven turned to in each of his three musical phases, the results of which […]
As operas go, La Traviata is perhaps among the best known. Giuseppe Verdi’s adaptation (with a libretto by Francesco Maria Piave) of a play that itself was based on a novel by […]
August Wilson famously tackled the entirety of the 20th century with his poetic works of human tragedy and mythic resilience. Wilson’s plays like to live in the same Pittsburgh neighborhood […]
Opulent lifestyles, unbridled passion, and endless joy…all the while a thread of darkness and deceit lurks underneath. Such is the tale of Leo Tolstoy’s 1878 novel masterpiece, Anna Karenina, adapted into […]
What does fulfillment mean? The playbill for A Red Orchid Theatre’s Fulfillment Center gives us more than a clue. Artistic director Kirsten Fitzgerald’s note lists definitions and describes what fulfillment means […]
Some bands tend to eschew everything you’d expect from them. With an oddball name, songs that blur genre lines, and an aura that breathes a welcoming attitude, Rainbow Kitten Surprise […]
