Fall Arts Preview: Albums
Sarah Rodman and James Reed talk about the top 15 anticipated releases this season.
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150 critic’s picks: What to look forward to
Our critics highlight the fall events to check out in pop, rock, folk, country, jazz, classical, world music, theater, dance, and art.
art
‘Kennedy to Kent State,’ the 1960s in photos, at Worcester Art Museum
David Davis’s collection at the Worcester Art Museum features 100 iconic news photographs of the ‘60s and took 12 years to compile.
Family
Mammoth attractions, undersea treasure at Museum of Science
Go back in time with “Mammoths and Mastodons” and deep undersea in “Shipwreck!”
Theater
Theaters cast a vote for politics
If you’re looking for a cracked-mirror perspective on the presidential campaign as it lurches toward the finish line, you might find it in a host of area productions.
DANCE
Jorma Elo part of Boston Ballet’s season opener
The new work by Elo is on the more dramatic end of the spectrum.
World Music
Buika crosses musical borders
The Spanish singer Concha Buika has gone from Tina Turner impersonator to celebrated border-crossing stylist.
Classical Music
Thomas Adès returns to BSO with creation myths, ‘infinity pools’
This keenly anticipated program will feature the pianist Kirill Gerstein and the soprano Dawn Upshaw.
Albums
Sera Cahoone comes out from behind the kit
Her eagerly anticipated release is a low-key but lovely collection of liquid indie-folk gems that take their time to gradually seep in but get absorbed deep when they do.
Folk & Country
Avett Brothers hone their craft on ‘The Carpenter’
For the past decade, the rootsy North Carolina trio has taken a workmanlike approach to growing both its music and its fanbase.
Pop Music
Alabama Shakes at home in the big time
Brittany Howard and her Alabama Shakes have had a huge year.
Jazz
Mostly Other People Do the Killing obliterates the boundaries of jazz
In their kinetic, eccentric stage performance, any boundaries still left standing fall away.
