Summer Styling
I didn't make it to the Williamsburg waterfront in time to catch DD/MM/YYYY yesterday afternoon, but still had fun wandering the surprisingly sparse crowd while listening to the hip hop
Park Animals
Animal Collective closed out the Celebrate Brooklyn season last night with a killer two-hour set that included most of the tracks from their new album, Merriwether Post Pavilion, along with older tunes and
Warm Up 2009
Yesterday was clear, warm, and the perfect day to visit to P.S. 1's weekly summer dance party Warm Up, which offers DJ's and dancing in the old public school courtyard –
Free Sing Along
Dougie Bowne is a well-known musician/producer who's worked with everyone from Iggy Pop, to Brian Eno, to Cibo Matto, among many others. For years, he was the drummer in John Lurie's
Les
I only got to see Les Paul once during the many, many Mondays he played at Iridium over the past 13 years (he preceded that with a 12 year run at the
Multi-tasking
Done right, there is no more impressive sight onstage than seeing a great concert pianist leading an orchestra from their instrument. A few years ago, I saw Murray Perahia play
The Farm
I had some spare time on my way back from the Berkshires this afternoon, just enough to take a (not so) brief detour to Bethel, NY, site of the Woodstock