Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Julia Wolfe’s Haunting Elegy to the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory
A monumental achievement in high musical drama, Wolfe’s new piece Fire in my mouth is already one of the year’s best performances.
Feb 14, 2019 / David Hajdu
How to Be Critical of the Things You Love How to Be Critical of the Things You Love
Poet and critic Hanif Abdurraqib’s new book on A Tribe Called Quest is also a consideration of what it means to be a music fan in 2019.
Feb 12, 2019 / Nawal Arjini
Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel Leikeli47 Is Hip-Hop’s Most Stylish Rebel
On her new album Acrylic, the masked rapper gleefully subverts the genre’s power structures.
Feb 1, 2019 / Samantha Schuyler
Meet Sneaks, DC’s DIY Maverick Meet Sneaks, DC’s DIY Maverick
On her new album, Highway Hypnosis, the post-punk artist revels in rawness.
Jan 24, 2019 / Books & the Arts / Julyssa Lopez
The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show The Artistic Picket Line Surrounding the Super Bowl Halftime Show
The spotlight, fairly or unfairly, is on hip-hop artist Travis Scott, for crossing the line and performing on Super Bowl Sunday.
Jan 18, 2019 / Dave Zirin
Black Feminist Punks to the Front Black Feminist Punks to the Front
On their debut album, London’s Big Joanie pay tribute to black sisterhood.
Jan 15, 2019 / Ann-Derrick Gaillot
The Fyre Festival Documentary Is a Lurid Look Into Start-Up-Culture Grift The Fyre Festival Documentary Is a Lurid Look Into Start-Up-Culture Grift
Chronicling the infamous music festival, the documentary looks at how tech bros turned a luxury getaway into a blockbuster scam.
Jan 14, 2019 / Stephen Kearse
Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine Bad Bunny Rewires the Global Pop Machine
The Puerto Rican artist’s new album asserts música urbana’s growing influence on the pop world.
Jan 11, 2019 / Eduardo Cepeda
Country Music Is Also Mexican Music Country Music Is Also Mexican Music
The Department of Homeland Security recruits agents at country festivals, but the musical genre knows no borders.
Jan 3, 2019 / Ludwig Hurtado
The Best Albums of 2018 The Best Albums of 2018
A striking number of this year’s most potent albums give voice to the disorientation, anxiety, and rage that infuse the human experience today.
Dec 21, 2018 / David Hajdu