Stone Machine Electric’s self-titled debut is ominous and brutal.

Killer or Filler?

Hensarling: “The days of the mom-and-pop liquor store are gone.” Lee Chastain

Liquor by the Big Box

James Blake’s “Oak Tree in Rattlesnake Canyon”

Gallery

Matthew Fox and Eriko Hatsune pursue an ill-starred wartime romance in Emperor.

Emperor: Occupy Japan

Like the veal panache, the flavors are bold and the fare heavy at Alba’s. Tony Robles

Alba’s, Simply

TCU Cellofest runs Thu-Sun.

Sit-Down Strings