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."

Mostly Mozart: Emerson String Quartet

Believe it or not, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart is 45 years old this year. For most of that time, the festival was a largely forgettable exercise, the province of the old […]

Mostly Killing

It isn't all classic jazz here at Newport: just take a step inside Fort Adams, where Mostly Other People Do the Killing are blowing an avant storm. And, later this

Newport Jazz Fest 2011

Greetings from the 2011 Newport Jazz Festival, where things are just getting started here at Fort Adams State Park. It's a warm and slightly overcast day, with a cool breeze

Jazzy Weekend

Jazz seems to be everywhere at the moment, with no less than three notable festivals happening out of town this weekend. First and foremost is the venerable Newport Jazz Festival, first produced

Dan Deacon and SO Percussion @ LPR

Dan Deacon made his latest foray into the classical world last night at LPR, reviving his collaboration with SO Percussion which began during last January's Ecstatic Music Festival. Dan's unique style of

The Beach Parties

I don't know about you, but I miss the Pool Parties. It's how I used to spend my summer Sundays: beer, food, free music, good vibes: what more do you

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