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."

Pianist Jenny Q Chai at Zankel

by Angela Sutton Few composers after World War I have shown much interest in the singing piano lines or melodic hooks favored in the nineteenth century. Consequently, their works are

Unsound Festival – LXMP & Peaking Lights

The Unsound Festival featured the U.S. debut of LXMP followed by Peaking Lights at the David Rubenstein Atrium at Lincoln Center as part of the Target Free Thursdays Concert Series.

These United States at Webster Hall

By Melissa Caruso Jesse Elliott of These United States, Webster Hall, Tuesday 4/17/2012 On Tuesday, rock quartet These United States, comprised of boys from both Brooklyn and North Carolina, played Webster

Spacing Out to Spaces at Public Assembly

by James PellegrinoBrooklyn’s own nerd-metal band Spaces performed at Public Assembly last night, taking a note out of the Megaman music book with energetic keyboard licks and electro-magnetic effects on lead guitar,

Trampled by Turtles – Webster Hall

By Brian Tell  Trampled by Turtles, an indie-folk quintet from Duluth, MN, carried their bluegrass sound to New York's Webster Hall  Tuesday night. With authentic American Folk instruments like mandolin and banjo,

Steve Wilson Superband at Jazz Standard

by Mike Engle Upon entering the Jazz Standard last Sunday night, with its classy décor and superior acoustics, it was easy to see how this basement room on East 27th Street has established itself

Augustana and Greylag at Knitting Factory

by Laura Wasson Upon arriving at Brooklyn’s Knitting Factory Tuesday evening, I was presented with a much different scenario than what I experienced last time I visited. Gone were the punked

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