Author name: Peter Matthews

Feast of Music covers live music in NYC, and occasionally other places. Launched in 2007, it aspires to give equal voice to all kinds of music: everything from an indie show in a Williamsburg dive, to an orchestra concert in Carnegie Hall. As Duke Ellington once said: "There are only two kinds of music: good music...and the other kind."

FoM Now on Tumblr

Following Steve Smith's recent example, I've decided to go ahead and set up a parallel page for FoM on Tumblr, the not-exactly-new but fast-growing microblogging service, which stands comfortably in

Barbes @ 10

Jenny Scheinman, 9/27/11For those who haven't heard, my local bar/music venue – Barbes – is turning 10 this week, with packed bills every night that run the gamut from classical,

Artemis Quartet (Plus) at LPR

by Angela Sutton Berlin-based Artemis Quartet appeared at LPR on Tuesday night—minus violinist Natalia Prishepenko, due to unforeseen circumstances. This unfortunate absence, however, merely redirected the ensemble's performance with collaborator Jacques

Blank Paper @Webster Hall Studio

By Freya Wilcox Last Friday night Webster Hall was the venue of the moment. The street was lined with film and television trucks, moderately famous musicians and fans desperately hoping

Foxy Shazam at Mr. Small’s Funhouse

by Laura Wasson Pittsburgh, PA – Traveling to another city to see a favorite band is the stuff Woodstock and Monterey Pop Festival dreams are made of. I never really

Checkout: Live: Now vs. Now & Third World Love

by Mike EngleWith most twin-billings, one band is often either significantly worse than the other or simply unmemorable, resulting in an unbalanced show.  However, last Thursday's edition of the Checkout: Live

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