CMJ 2012 Day 2: Yukon Blonde and Country Mice at Webster Hall
by Laura Wasson Yukon Blonde at Webster Hall (Photo credit: Laura Wasson) For the second night of CMJ, I traipsed over to Webster Hall for two reasons. One, it’s close to my […]
International Street Cannibals Present Fishy Business
by Angela Sutton Multimodal music ensemble The International Street Cannibals swam into St. Marks-in-the-Bowery on Sunday night for an eclectic mix of water-themed works. Although music provided the core discipline
CMJ 2012 Day 1: New Zealand Showcase at (Le) Poisson Rouge
by Laura Wasson Lawrence Arabia at (Le) Poisson Rouge (Photo credit: Laura Wasson) Tuesday marked the official start of CMJ (there was plenty of unofficial fun on Monday), and to celebrate my
The MET Orchestra Performs Wagner and Strauss
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: Richard Termine for the New York Times The MET Orchestra made a triumphant return to Carnegie Hall on Sunday afternoon for the first of
California Bound
While everyone here in NYC is gearing up for this year's annual CMJ Music Marathon, I'll be out in Southern California checking out a varierty of sounds: everything from Duda
Social Distortion to Hit New York
Get ready for an unrelenting rock ’n’ roll fest of adrenaline-filled punk rock as Social Distortion return to New York City, October 26 at the Roseland Ballroom. Touring to promote
“Dog Days” World Premiere: David T. Little’s First Full-Length Opera
by Gabriel Furtado Lisa (Lauren Worsham) confides in the man-turned-dog Prince (John Kelly) credit: James Matthew Daniel Dog Days may be the only opera with a score capable of causing acute
Nic Armstrong at The Living Room
Tuesday night at the Living Room, Nic Armstrong, also from Britain but quite a bit younger than Page and Plant, clumsily treaded the line between dirty, gut-wrenching blues and careless, noisy blues with mixed results.
David Byrne and St. Vincent at Williamsburg Park
by Craig Brinker Forward-thinking pop music icon David Byrne and guitar-wielding indie songstress St. Vincent (a.k.a. Annie Clark) teamed up for a beautifully conceived concert at Williamsburg Park in support of their recent release, Love This Giant—a tense,