RIP Liam (& CBTM)
I've just learned the sad news that Liam Clancy, the guitarist and last surviving member of The Clancy Brothers, died this past Friday at age 74. For those of you
Art Basel Music
Music was hardly the focus of this year's Art Basel Miami Beach: the annual bacchanal that brings virtually the entire art world to South Florida for five days of browsing,
Welcome to Miami
After a day of browsing the countless art fairs of Art Basel, this pretty much sums up my feelings at this point.
Happiness
Some of you may remember my visit to Pop Montreal in October, where I discovered this art installation based on Charles Spearin's Happiness Project, in which he recorded interviews with his
Bleak House
The local critics have been fawning all over the Met's new production of Janáček's From the House of the Dead - Alex calls it "one of the finest things the
The NYP <3 Bloggers
Well, better late than never, I guess. Free drinks? That could be dangerous… And, what's up with this new Q2? "From Gesualdo to Golijov, Q2 puts you in the room
All In The Family
Those Slopers who didn't have to hightail it to Grandma's yesterday were treated to what amounted to a home show at Barbes by Becca Stevens, who sang with both bands
It Ain’t All Turkeys
Ah, Thanksgiving: that uniquely American celebration of food, football, and general fatuousness. And, what better way to start the holiday than with the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, right