Hamid Rahmanian has made it his life’s work to share the richness of Iranian culture. “Song of the North,” at the New Victory Theater, is just the latest installment.

Charles Baudelaire is our most religious 19th-century poet. It’s just that his poetry does religion in the mode of anti-religion.

From riot grrrl to hip-hop to Arkestra, the city’s smallest venues and largest stages won’t leave you wanting for live music ...