A Few Clouds Disrupt the Bright Sky that is “Animal Crossing: New Horizons”

By Julian Stuart-Burns / May 2, 2020

"Animal Crossing: New Horizons" offers whimsical escape in these troubled times, and a significant upgrade from talking to your actual neighbors.

Breathing Life into a Polarized Beethoven Program

By Julian Stuart-Burns / February 10, 2020

Last week, pianist Paul Lewis warmed up the CSO for what's bound to be a Beethoven-packed year

Sunn O))) Graces Rockefeller Chapel

By Julian Stuart-Burns / May 3, 2019

Seattle-based metal band, Sunn O))), created a sensory spectacle with thundering chords, amazing lights, and plenty of smoke.

James Blake Reappears With the Exceptional “Assume Form”

By Julian Stuart-Burns / January 24, 2019

James Blake’s new album “Assume Form” is simultaneously a departure from previous and a return to form.

“Alexander Fiterstein and Friends” Transcend the Bounds of Mandel Hall

By Brandon Zang and Julian Stuart-Burns / November 19, 2018

The ensemble delivered an impressive performance of “Quartet for the End of Time”, a particularly challenging work requiring exceptional deftness and cooperation between the performers.

Doing Supergroups Right: Boygenius Is Greater Than the Sum of Its Parts

By Julian Stuart-Burns / November 5, 2018

Indie rockers Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, and Phoebe Bridgers prove that a supergroup can soundgreater than the sum of its parts on their collaborative self-titled EP, "boygenius."