Festivus (for the Rest of Us)
Greetings from Austin, where the weather is clear and warm for this weekend's Fun Fun Fun Fest, arguably the worst-named, most enjoyable music festival in North America. Over the next
Wine, Wo(men), Song
In between World Series games this week, I paid my first visit to City Winery: a swank new venue on Varick St. which pairs wine and small plates with live music,
Double Trouble
(photos by Julieta Cervantes) BAM's Next Wave Festival - and artistic director Joe Melillo in particular – must have a thing for indie rockers. Last year, they commissioned Sufjan Stevens' The
Marathon Music
Not to be confused with last week's music marathon, yesterday's NYC Marathon was a social affair, with friends and family lining the streets to cheer on the 44,000 runners from all
A Juilliard Halloween
Ok, a chamber music concert might not be most people's idea of how to celebrate Halloween, but when the Juilliard Quartet is in town to play the People's Symphony, count
Corner Orchestra
Although they've been around for 13 years, I wasn't familiar with the Brooklyn Symphony Orchestra before a friend invited me to their matinee this past Sunday at St. Ann's in Brooklyn Heights.
CMJ – Saturday Recap
It was a soggy day in New York on Saturday, which may have put a damper on some folks' plans (pumpkin picking, leaf raking, the Yankees game) but it made
CMJ – Friday Recap
After Thursday night's CMJ marathon, I was looking for something a bit more low-impact last night, so I headed back to the L.E.S., starting out at The Suffolk for the
CMJ – Thursday Recap
Day 3 of CMJ started out at The Delancey, where Reni Lane kicked things off in the basement around 7pm, With her bright red hair and matching sequined dress, she definitely has