Blogcritics Magazine

Music Reviews: Gwendoline Blondeel & Quito Gato w/‘Amor Eterno’; ORA Singers, ‘Songs of Angels’—"[On] some of the most impactful tracks...[Blondeel] holds back the most...with subtlety and supreme focus." Our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/music-reviews-… #choralmusic #soprano @ORAsingers

Music Reviews: Beach Boys’ ‘Pet Sounds Sessions Highlights,’ plus Teddy Thompson and Crow and Gazelle blogcritics.org/music-reviews-… #beachboys #thebeachboys #teddythompson #crowandgazelle @beachboyslegacy @TheBeachBoys #petsounds

San Pedro Playhouse and Classic Theatre’s 2026/27 San Antonio Season Announced—Little Shop of Horrors, Annie, Macbeth, A Chorus Line, and more! blogcritics.org/san-pedro-play… #sanpedro #sanpedroplayhouse #theater #classictheatre #sanantonio @sanpedroplay @ClassicSA

‘Saros’ PS5 Review: A Stellar Successor to ‘Returnal’—"The refinement of the combat and the brilliance of the Eclipse mechanic make Housemarque's 'Saros' one of the best games of 2026." Michael Prince has our review: blogcritics.org/saros-ps5-revi… #videogame #saros @Housemarque

Music Review: SydeBoob Duo – ‘Au Naturel,’ New Music for Voice and Flutes "The fertile pairing of #soprano voice and #flute feels very natural (as well as “au naturel”) throughout this collection of works..." Jon Sobel has our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/music-review-s… @NewFocusLabel

Music Reviews: Dale Watson Envisions a Party with Willie, Waylon & Whiskey—"Dale Watson has been railing against mainstream #countrymusic for decades...[his new album] continues to mark him as a member of country’s outlaw contingent." Our #musicreview: blogcritics.org/dale-watson-en…

Music Review: K!ART Performs Matthew Shlomowitz’s ‘Explorations in Polytonality and Other Musical Wonders, Vol. 5’— Musical wonders! Polytonality! You know we love it. Our review: blogcritics.org/music-review-k… #music #musicreview @NewFocusLabel

Music Reviews: Abigail Lapell Sings Her Way to Motherhood, plus a Rockabilly Anthology—the singer-songwriter "turns entirely inward for a soft-spoken standout about her journey to #motherhood." Our review: blogcritics.org/music-reviews-… #music #musicreview #rockabilly @AbigailLapell

Scary Movies Like ‘M3GAN’ Bring Home the Cash A panel at the National Association of Broadcasters (NAB) Show 2026 addressed the question: Why do we like horror movies? Find out: blogcritics.org/nab-2026-scary… #horror #horrormovies #NAB #nab2026 #movies @NAB #M3GAN

Exclusive Interview: Pianist Min Kwon on Her ‘America/Beautiful’ Commissioning Project, Box Set out May 8 – "When I began the project in 2020, I was responding to a moment of fracture, isolation, uncertainty, even chaos." blogcritics.org/exclusive-inte… #MinKwon #piano

Bowie, Dylan, Eagles, Pretenders, Hank Williams, Grateful Dead and Much More: 21 Stupendous Big Box Sets for Music Fans. A roundup from Jeff Burger, today at Blogcritics: blogcritics.org/bowie-dylan-ea… #music

Concert Review: Dover Quartet at Peoples’ Symphony Concerts – Schubert, Mendelssohn, Bacewicz. "The musicians brought fervor and excitement to #music both familiar and not-so-familiar." Our review: blogcritics.org/concert-review… #classicalmusic #doverquartet #peoplessymphony

‘Blue Prince’ PS5 Review: A Masterclass in Shifting Architecture and Cryptic Puzzles blogcritics.org/blue-prince-ps… #blueprince #roguelite #games

Music Reviews: The Great Dan Penn (and Why You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him)—plus The Blasters, Matthew Payne, & Banshee Tree blogcritics.org/the-great-dan-… #DanPenn #music @BansheeTree

‘MOUSE: P.I. for Hire’ Review – A Case of Curds and Corruption. "Playing through the campaign feels like 'The Naked Gun' meets 'Chinatown' in the Mickey Mouse Universe, and [it's] every bit as compelling as it sounds." blogcritics.org/mouse-p-i-for-… @FumiHQ @PlaySideStudios #videogames

Graphic Novel Review: In ‘Animan’ by Anouk Ricard, a human do-gooder can transform into any animal he wishes. From Drawn+Quarterly. Jeff Provine has our review: blogcritics.org/graphic-novel-… @DandQ #graphicnovel #animan

CinemaCon 2026: What’s Coming from Sony Pictures Entertainment – Highlighting its upcoming #movies, from #anime and #videogame adaptations to a new 'Insidious' film & the first collab between the Fanning sisters. blogcritics.org/cinemacon-2026… #moviepreview #film #filmpreview @CinemaCon

Concert Review: Cellist Miriam K. Smith—"It’s a nice way to interpret this romantic music...letting the #music speak for itself. The passion, when it did emerge, thus felt wholly well-earned and natural." Our review: blogcritics.org/concert-review… #cello #classicalmusic

PAX East Features: ‘Cyberpunk TCG’ and ‘God Save Birmingham’—"The demo [gave] me a great idea of the flow of the Cyberpunk TCG and that got me even more excited that I'd backed the campaign." Read more: blogcritics.org/pax-east-featu… @pax @CyberpunkGame #cyberpunktcg #GodSaveBirmingham

RPG Review: Vaesen—‘City of My Nightmares’—"Players who have crossed paths with these creatures before might recognize clues early on, [but] the true dangers often come from humans harboring shocking surprises." Our review: blogcritics.org/rpg-review-vae… #rpg @FreeLeaguePub