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,
Mariel Roberts’ Nonextraneous Sounds Record Release Concert
by Gabriel Furtado Cellist Mariel Roberts performing Tristan Perich’s “formations” for cello and one-bit sound. Record releases fill me with trepidation. These events have the potential to reach a lofty
St. Luke’s Chamber Ensemble Presents Wind Music of Ligeti and Mozart
by Michael Cirigliano II Compared to the wealth of chamber music for string ensembles and piano, wind instruments have been woefully neglected in receiving any substantial repertoire from the canon
“Einstein on the Beach” at BAM
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true emotion and true science." – Albert Einstein The
Turbo Fruits at Mercury Lounge
by Laura Wasson It isn’t often that I get to see a band that I truly love. Much of this is my own doing, as I tend to favor bands that
The Joshua Light Show
by Andreas Hager Photo credit: Greg Kessler This weekend, The Joshua Light Show appeared at NYU’s Skirball Center, with each evening pairing a different set of musicians. Friday evening featured