Ill Fits and Citay at Mercury Lounge
by Ryan KeithLast night was cold, rainy, windy and just generally unpleasant outside. Still, I dragged myself off the couch and headed down to Mercury Lounge to see Ill Fits, […]
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings: Back Home in Brooklyn
by Brian Donohoe It's impossible not to have a good time at a Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings show. Staind might be your favorite band and you will still
Ensemble Moto Perpetuo at the DiMenna Center/Baryshnikov Arts Center
by Bonnie Wright As a San Diegan and UCSD Music graduate, I was thrilled to learn that the music of two UCSD faculty members - Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Philippe Manoury - was being performed
420 Funk Mob at City Winery
by Melissa CarusoWith a 420 reference you can guarantee a mind-altering experience. From their trippy riffs to wah wah pedals, 420 Funk Mob is the type of band capable of
Darmstadt Essential Repertoire at Issue Project Room
The Darmstadt Summer Course for New Music – held each summer during the 50's and 60's (and every other year since then) – was one of the great incubators for
New Amsterdam Presents
by FoM "Musicians, audiences and venues all want the same thing: we all want a world without limits, musically. We want artists to present the kinds of projects they've always
Jane Birkin Plays the Songs of Serge Gainsbourg
Jane Birkin – lover and muse to Serge Gainsbourg and mother to Charlotte – will be making a rare NYC appearance this Sunday at Town Hall, performing Gainsbourg's songs. Originally organized
Brian Mackey at the Knitting Factory
by James Pellegrino Last night, NYC- based Brian Mackey played his final show of 2011 at the Knitting Factory in Williamsburg. Mackey’s folk pop songs are reminiscent of early Marcy
Alexander Schimpf at Zankel Hall
by Caleb Easterly(photo: http://www.alexander-schimpf.de/) A great performer can make the silence between the notes just as important as the notes themselves, and that's just what pianist Alexander Schimpf did last night at