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."

Attwenger at NYU’s Deutsches Haus

On a beautiful spring night, the courtyard of NYU's Deutsches Haus was alive last night with the strange-yet-infectious music of Linz's Attwenger, who play a blend of Austrian folk music and

Met Ring 2012

Despite Alex Ross' recent characterization of the Met's production of Götterdämmerung as "pound for pound, ton for ton, the most witless and wasteful production in modern operatic history," I can't

Chico Hamilton at Drom

by Sky Disco Sunday night was heartwarming for in several ways for me.  Getting to witness the 90 year old jazz legend Chico Hamilton with his ensemble at Drom was unforgettable.

Alarm Will Sound at the Abrons Arts Center

by Michael Cirigliano II Avant-garde chamber orchestra Alarm Will Sound has broken numerous barriers in the 10 years since its inception at Rochester, New York’s Eastman School of Music. After

Bernie Worrell Orchestra at (Le) Poisson Rouge

by Brian Weidy On a rare warm (and weekend) St. Patrick's Day, the Bernie Worrell Orchestra took over (Le) Poisson Rouge's early show slot. Bernie Worrell—keyboard player for seminal funk

SXSW 2012 Pics

All of my pics from SXSW 2012 are now up on the photo page: Thursday Pics Friday Pics Saturday Pics Sunday Pics Did you make it down to SXSW this

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