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."

No Hooks

I know there are a lot of fans of Blonde Redhead's meandering, atmospheric sound – punctuated by Kazu Makino's eerie, echoing vocals – but after having seen them 1/2 dozen times over

Afropop Party

It was welcome release from all the Michael Jackson hoopla to have Celebrate Brooklyn to go to last night, for a free show by Femi Kuti, oldest son of Afropop

King of Pop

I was a bit taken aback by the immediate and overwhelming reaction to Michael Jackson's passing earlier today. To be frank, I didn't understand it. Really? Michael Jackson? I mean,

Lorin

I've covered eight concerts Lorin Maazel has conducted over the past two-plus years, and have seen him at least a dozen other times over the past decade, both with the

Cream, No Sugar

Vancouver New York-based (and Vancouver bred) composer/bassist Lisle Ellis has been a key figure in the Canadian improv scene for over 30 years. In both Vancouver and Montreal, he initiated

Solstice

With everything going on in Montreal today, good thing it's the longest day of the year. 

Island Party

Finally, the sun came out today, just in time for the weekly Piknic Electronik party on Ile Ste-Helene, in the middle of the St. Lawrence River. They put the dance

Fete de la Montreal

This city needs another festival like a hole in its head, which may explain to some degree the scaled-down version of Montreal's first-ever Fete de la Musique, the day-long festival

Back and Forth

More than anything, I've been impressed with the bilingual nature of Montreal, the ability of its inhabitants to effortlessly switch between French and English. Like this charming folk singer, who

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