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."

BSO w/Christoph von Dohnányi @ Tanglewood

The aging but still exacting conductor Christoph von Dohnányi led the BSO in a sterling performance yesterday at Tanglewood, which included Dvorak's 8th symphony and the Beethoven Violin Concerto, featuring the

Quotable

"I don't know if there's a heaven, but if there's a heaven-on-earth, its Tanglewood." Sandeep Das, composer, introducing the Silk Road Ensemble performing his "Shristi" tonight in the Shed.

Tanglewood Sunset

Tanglewood was a much happier place about an hour ago, when they closed the gates and cleared the grounds to all but those who had tickets to see the Silk

Tanglewood 2010

I arrived at Tanglewood straight from Brooklyn this afternoon, just in time to catch Christoph von Dohnanyi conduct a husky, fiery version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto (with Arabella Steinbacher.) The

The Queen of Soul

Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Celebrate Brooklyn, 8.7.10. More to come.

Newport Jazz Festival Streaming on NPR

As with last weekend's Newport Folk Festival, NPR is broadcasting and streaming this weekend's Jazz Festival. Onstage now is none other than Darcy, making his Newport debut with the Secret Society.

Mad Decent Block Party @ Seaport Now

I'm supposed to be doing weekend chores, but on a gorgeous day like this, I'd much rather see Das Racist (pictured) get silly and stupid (in their brilliant, cutting way)

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