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."

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

1,000 and Counting…

 So, somewhere in the midst of my manic blogging from SXSW last weekend, I passed a notable milestone for FoM: 1,000 posts. It's been three years since I started this

SXSW 2010 Wrapup

 Back in NYC now, but still filled with the glow (or should I say, gloom?) of my four days in Austin for the 2010 edition of SXSW. Sure, the quality

Honky Tonk Closer

 With all this rock and pop floating around town, its easy to forget that Austin is the capital of Texas. And, in Texas, people listen to country music. A lot

Sun Set

I got my car back (Cost: $193.70), and was headed to my brother's house when I stumbled on this sundrenched house party with Austin's Bright Light Social Hour, who play

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