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."

Bon Iver on The Grammys

  As the media cuts Justin to pieces for his somewhat-reluctant acceptance speech last night at the GRAMMYs for Best New Artist, it's instructive to hear what he had to

Yellowbirds to play Mercury Lounge on Feb. 17

by Brian Weidy Sam Cohen, frontman of psych-rock outfit Apollo Sunshine, comes to the Mercury Lounge on February 17 with his new band, Yellowbirds. The Yellowbirds' debut album, The Color, is a unique mixture

Experimental <3 Festival This Week at Roulette

  Why blow $200+ on some candlelit dinner this V-Day when $10 gets you into the first annual Experimental <3 Festival, happening all this week at Roulette? There's not much of an explanation

The Grammys On Tonight

  For once, I don't have show plans for tonight, so I'll be catching up on some errands at home while the Whitney Houston Memorial Tribute – er, The GRAMMYS

Vernon Reid’s “Artificial Afrika” at Dixon Place

by Brian WeidyIn one of the most unique and innovative performances I've ever seen, guitarist Vernon Reid brought his multimedia presentation, "Artificial Afrika," to Dixon Place on the Bowery Friday night.  Reid, best

Pace Presents: Ana Moura

Fado singer Ana Moura’s rich, soulful voice and unmistakable stage presence charmed the audience at the Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts.

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