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."

Feast of Music Presents – Vol. 1

 Last night's first-ever of Feast of Music Presents brought a little bit of everything to the back room of Littlefield, located on an unassuming stretch of Degraw Street between 3rd and 4th

Inspiration

 On the eve of the first Feast of Music Presents, I'd like to share this little essay penned by one Doc Pickles that pretty well captures what I hope this

FoM Presents – Getting There, etc.

For all those who have never been to Littlefield, or don't make a habit of traveling to Park Slope on a Thursday night (or any night of the week), guess what? You're

Pieces of Glass

Yesterday, I took a break from this week's show prep to clean house, finish my taxes, and make a trip into LPR for last night's program of works by Philip Glass.  Signal, who have

Feast of Music Presents… SAADI

 Thursday's Feast of Music Presents headliner SAADI played Fontana's last Tuesday night, mixing guitars, synth and drum machine, and Boshra's AlSaadi's haunting, penetrating vocals. It's as catchy as it is

Papering the Neighborhood

 Let's just hope they're not reserving one of those for Your's Truly… See here for a larger version of that flyer.

Subway Sounds

The 4th Avenue F stop might just be the nicest busking platform in New York. Especially on a Spring Saturday.   

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