Les Paul Doodle
Les Paul would have been 96 today, and good ol' Google is marking the occasion with an amazing new Doodle that lets you play electric guitar with your mouse, and […]
Roulette Brooklyn
This past weekend, the new Roulette Brooklyn – which is still undergoing renovations before it's official opening this fall – hosted a performance of John Cage's 1967 "Musicircus" for "as
Bruckner, Beethoven and Currier
Alan Gilbert may not be the most charismatic conductor we have in this country, but he might be our most unusual programmer – at least among big-time orchestra directors. Case
Upright Piano Brigade
Ever since it opened 10 years ago, Barbès has had an upright piano next to the mantle in the back room: an old oak thing that, while perhaps not up
Digital Fiddler
The CD release “party” has become a tired cliché in the indie/new music world: an exercise in self-promotion that usually disappoints, because most bands have no idea how to replicate
Look and Listen Festival 2011
This past week marked the 10th edition of the Look and Listen Festival, which sets performances of contemporary music in art gallery spaces. I last visited the festival in 2008, and
Wordless Music Orchestra: Glass, Ligeti and Greenwood
It's been more than three years since the Wordless Music Orchestra gave the U.S. premiere of Johnny Greenwood's Popcorn Superhet Receiver: a success well beyond most expectations for the Radiohead's guitarist.
Miracle on Drums
There is nothing more life-affirming than seeing drummer Roy Haynes, 86, still at the top of his game. Haynes has played with everyone from Prez, to Bird, to Sassy, and carries
Meredith Monk @ WNYC
Meredith Monk with her Vocal Ensemble and the Todd Reynolds Quartet performing Songs of Ascension at WNYC's Greene Space, 5/18/11. More pics on Flickr. Full stream of the performance below.