Helmut Lachenmann @ 75
"I've never been happy as a composer. Music is not meant to be happy – it's meant to be a study of intensity, of transcendence." Pictured: Helmut Lachenmann last night […]
ANNOUNCING: Feast of Music Presents…
For a long time now, Feast of Music has surveyed the multifaceted New York music scene: everything from grand orchestra concerts to grungy indie rock shows. There's never been a
Langhorne Slim @ City Winery
Langhorne Slim and his killer band (David Moore on banjo/keyboard, Jeff Ratner on bass, Malachi Delorenzo, drums) tore through a two-hour set last night at City Winery that had all
Shadows
This is Holy Week in the Christian tradition, and of all the ancient rites and rituals associated with this week, none is more invested with symbolism than the office of
A Sunny Day In Glasgow/Mahogany Pics
The Bell House, 3/29/10 Mahogany (Brooklyn, NY) A Sunny Day In Glasgow (Philadelphia, PA) More pics at the Fan Page and on Flickr.
Sinfully Good
Pianist Kathleen Supove seemed to relish the chance to play at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights on Friday night. Speaking from the richly carved pulpit in between pieces by
Porter Records @ IPR
I wasn't previously familiar with Porter Records, but clearly this eclectic label based out of Orlando, FL (founded in 2005) has its finger on the pulse of NYC's experimental/improv scene, as evidenced by
Freddy’s Finale
Grey Hoy (guitar and vocals), Dave Sharma (drums), Freddy's Backroom, 3/25/10. The Piledrivers (David Moore, banjo, Jeff Ratner, bass, Sam Duffy, fiddle) 3/26/10. More pics at the Fan Page
Last Chance Freddy’s
Over the past decade, I've spent many nights at Freddy's: the slightly scuzzy, offbeat bar on the corner of Dean and Bergen in Brooklyn which offers Donald O'Finn's hyperactive video montages in the