Archive - Everything Is Broken

What Would You Like to See in Everything Is Broken?

A reader survey

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Jon Batiste Plays a Musical Encylopedia at Tanglewood

The former late-night bandleader has evolved into a virtuosic, consummate showman

Jul 4 •

June 2024

The Dangers of the New Narcissism

Are we experiencing an insurrection of the loudmouths, the haters, the egotists, and the bullies?

Jun 21 •

'Stereophonic' Delivers Second-Hand Blues

The hit play-with-music is up for a record thirteen Tony Awards. Maybe it just went over my head.

Jun 14 •

May 2024

He’s Got Everything He Needs, He’s an Artist, He Don’t Look Back

Best known as a Nobel Prize-winning songwriter, Bob Dylan is also an accomplished visual artist working in a variety of modes

May 24 •

'Let It' Be Proves That George Harrison Never Quit the Beatles

Peter Jackson's new restoration of Michael Lindsay-Hogg's original Beatles doc reveals the Fab Four (mostly) happy together -- including George

May 16 •

April 2024

ALBUM REVIEW: Taylor Swift's 'Tortured Poets' (Seth's Version)

My (mercifully brief) take on Taylor Swift's new album, on which she compares herself to Jesus and God

Apr 19 •

REVIEW: Bruce Springsteen, MVP Arena, Albany, N.Y.

At age 74, the Boss swaps athleticism for gravitas

Apr 17 •

Concert Review: Robert Burke Warren celebrates a life in song (and story)

The multi-talented singer-songwriter and storyteller celebrates his birthday with a generous, intimate set of original songs and covers at The Local in…

Apr 4 •

March 2024

Book Review: 'The Oppermanns' by Lion Feuchtwanger

This gripping page-turner from 1933 reads like today's headlines.

Mar 30 •

Reviews: Penny Arcade, 'Better Call Saul', 'Ted Lasso'

Some surprisingly offbeat theater and TV series offer a respite from life's harsher realities with no dumbing down of the stakes at play

Mar 24 •

Brandi Carlile, Roger Daltrey, John Fogerty and Jon Batiste Added to 2024 Summer Lineup at Tanglewood

Join previously announced James Taylor, the Pretenders, Kool & the Gang, Judy Collins, Rufus Wainwright, and Indigo Girls, plus others

Mar 7 •

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