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."

Tiny Time

They call this the "Tiniest Bar In Texas," but the vibe is anything but. Nice, big outdoor patio with $3 Lone Star tall boys and some fine country/blues onstage. Not

West Austin

East Austin may be this town's boho heart – with its art galleries and junkyards (some of which are indistinguishable) – but the west side has its share of delights,

Positively 6th Street

 At 5pm on the Friday of SXSW, downtown Austin is filled with an overpowering din, the music seemingly coming from all directions. It's simultaneously scary and thrilling, like being at the

TO in ATX

The most amazing thing about Toronto's Holy Fuck, who are playing in a tent out back of the Galaxy Room on 6th St., isn't their beats, or their enthusiasm, or

Peelander Fest

I don't really know what to make of this day show hosted by Brooklyn/Japanese eccentrics Peelander-Z (who play later tonight.) It's at a house on the east side ambitiously named

East Side Nightcap

  After The XX played their set at the French Legation Museum, I stuck around to check out the various outdoor stages situated nearby (there were no fewer than six of

Sunset in the Park

The French Legation Museum, an historic homestead just east of I-35, has been home to some of the happiest times I've had at SXSW, with the sun setting over rolling

Quiet Corner

Down near the Red River, a trio called Branch and Steel (Wurlitzer, pedal steel, drums) play a slow instrumental set on the outdoor patio at Freebirds Burrito House, just as

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