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Freedom, Walt Whitman, and Phish

Phish connects with a visionary tradition in America reaching back to the expansive Walt Whitman and the soulful Ralph Waldo Emerson.

Music

Rappers Rap Big Statements: Tyler the Creator, Vince Staples, Playboi Carti, Logic

Each artist's new album inhabits its own idiosyncratic sonic universe.

Music

Arcade Fire Gives Up on Life

Didn’t U2 already make these albums in the ‘90s?

Music

K-Pop Conquers the World

I.U., Day6, Ignito, and Lovelyz release new albums that run from exhausting to simply perfect.

Music

Kendrick Lamar Goes Back to Bangers

Tonally, Damn is Lamar’s definitive album, refining his craft down to its quintessence.

News

A Call to Save a Floating Performance Space by Louis Kahn [UPDATED]

A 50-year-old floating performance space designed by architect Louis Kahn may be sent to a Louisiana shipyard for scrap at the end of this year's tour.

Music

Yoko Ono’s Music of the ’70s is Back

Three new re-releases showcase Ono’s technical innovations and vocal range, from screams, yelps, wails, grunts, and guttural bursts to ballads, Latin beats, and the blues.

Music

Fifty Years of Wandering in Sgt. Pepper Land

Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is better than a merely great rock album — it’s a glorious exemplar of goofy fluffery.

Music

Synthesizer Gloss and Bubblefunk Guitar

With their new album After Laughter, Paramore’s rebel yells have morphed into breezy hooks.

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Trapped by Tropes: Spoon, The New Pornographers, Alt-J, Charly Bliss

New albums by four indie-rock bands recycle and repurpose decades-old sounds, sometimes striking out and sometimes succeeding.

Art

Exploring the New Orleans Village Where You Can Play the Buildings

Opened in the fall of 2016, the Music Box Village is a gathering of artist-created architectural instruments.

Music

Twelve Reasons Why the Chainsmokers Are Failing at Love

Such is the appeal of the blank slate.