I’ve reviewed concerts, restaurants, television, and plays for The Current, Billboard, Primetimer, City Pages, Heavy Table, and beyond.
Review: “Most Happy in Concert”
This uncanny reboot of a 1950s Broadway musical is closer to David Byrne’s American Utopia or Kanye West’s Saint Pablo Tour than Guys and Dolls. (Reviewed for the National Critics Institute.)
Five years later, “Lizzobangers” proves Lizzo has always been a boss
On Lizzo’s debut album and formative Minneapolis years. (Written for The Current.)
Showtime Doc “Boys in Blue” Ignores Hard Truths About the Minneapolis Police
It's inspired by George Floyd's murder, but Peter Berg’s docuseries works hard to let cops be heroes. (Written for Primetimer.)
Street Report: Khue’s Kitchen at Bar Brava
On indulgence and lineage. (Written for Heavy Table.)