Making Music: David Lang at Zankel Hall
It's hard to believe that it's been 4 1/2 years since the premiere of David Lang's the little match girl passion at Zankel Hall. I was there, and remember the piece standing out
Carnegie Personal
Just in time for V-Day comes this little personal ad in today's TONY. Click on the link, and you'll end up on this page of personals featuring everyone from Charles Ives to Dionne
R.I.P. Mike Kelley
(Destroy All Monsters, 2009) Sure, he was the guy who made the creepy-cute piece on the cover of Dirty. But, Mike Kelley, who took his own life yesterday at his
Howlin Rain in NYC
Not just a fitting description for the weather we've had on the East Coast this winter. Straight off their Rick Rubin-produced third album The Russian Wilds, the power quintet from
Wordless Music Orchestra Performs “The Miners’ Hymns”
All this week, John Schaefer's New Sounds Live is hosting it's Silent Film Series at the WFC Wintergarden with films by Bill Morrison, the documentary filmmaker. Morrison's films are typically
Simone Dinnerstein Plays at Home In Park Slope
by Angela Sutton (Photo by Lisa Marie Mazzucco) Park Slope came out to support its own Tuesday night at PS 321, where pianist (and Park Slope resident) Simone Dinnerstein gave a
Eliza Garth Celebrates the John Cage Centennial
by Michael Cirigliano II For her contribution to the centennial celebrations of John Cage’s birth, pianist Eliza Garth presented the composer’s magnum opus for prepared piano, Sonatas and Interludes. In
Mingus Big Band at the Jazz Standard
by Brian Weidy Playing their regular weekly show on a blustery evening last night at the Jazz Standard, the Mingus Big Band offered up their new arrangements of classic Charles Mingus tunes.
Charles Bradley Invokes James Brown at Hiro Ballroom
by Talia Page Charles Bradley's story is an interesting one. Born in Florida and raised in Brooklyn, Bradley fell on hard times repeatedly throughout the course of his 63 years, working