Charlie Parker Jazz Festival This Weekend
Another festival back this year after last year's Irene-related armaggeddon is the Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, which expands to three nights this year in honor of its 20th anniversary. Things
Afropunk Festival 2012
After last year's Afropunk Festival got cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, organizers are bringing the festival back to Ft. Greene's Commodore Barry Park this weekend with a stellar lineup that
MoeTar at Spectrum
by Laura Wasson Oakland-based MoeTar’s Sunday performance at the new LES venue Spectrum perfectly illustrated the highs and lows of the current DIY scene. Pros: Soaring, beautiful songs, which felt intimate and vital. Cons:
Mostly Mozart Festival 2012: Week 3 Wrap-Up
There was an embarassment of riches this week at the Mostly Mozart Festival, which kicked off Monday with the return of the Emerson String Quartet, who played Dvorak's "American" Quartet, Barber's
Mostly Mozart Festival 2012: Bird Walk
Peter Joost, a quiet and gentle board member of NYC Audubon for the past two decades, led a bird walk in Central Park yesterday as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, which
Janka Nabay and the Bubu Gang Say Kusheo to Harlem
by Jacqueline Alemany In an ode to Harlem, Langston Hughes once waxed: “Take Harlem’s heartbeat, make a drumbeat, Put it on a record, let it whirl, Put it on a
American Beatbox Championships at Le Poisson Rouge
by Sky Disco Rizumik on the Mic against Heaven Awestruck, as I arrived at Le Poisson Rouge for the American Beatbox Championships on Sunday, I found it packed with earlybird
Yeasayer’s Show at Music Hall of Williamsburg Streaming Online
The Bowery Presents continues its series of live-concert streams tonight with Yeasayer's sold-out show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg. Fans can tune in here to watch the show starting at 10pm tonight, after