Well, the reviews are in. Bahamas Masqueraders did not disappoint. The carnival band unveiled its suite of diverse costumes for the 2023 Bahamas Carnival last week – and let’s just say there is no shortage of bling. Held at one of the theaters at Fusion Superplex, the unconventional launch offered viewers comfortable seating and lots
I ENTERED “METABOLIC RIFT,” an “(un)guided exhibition-tour” featuring twenty-plus site-specific installations, with ambivalence and curiosity. Presented in a former power plant known as the Kraftwerk, the show constituted the 2021 edition of the renowned music festival Berlin Atonal. Gathering good old-fashioned physical proximity is the heart of an event like Atonal. I was flooded with memories of past festivals, pre-pandemic: hours bleeding into days of demanding, heady experimental sound. I remember the heat of certain rooms in the basement and a metal cage around DJs thrashing to their