Out On Top
Tonight's Philharmonic concert wasn't my usual sort of fare – a Brandenburg Concerto, the Haydn Trumpet Concerto, Bolero - but it was all worth it for the 14 minutes Principal Clarinetist […]
Hello, Summer
The biggest bandshell crowd I've seen in seven years turned out for last night's season-opening concert at Celebrate Brooklyn, featuring David Byrne and his white-clad troupe of dancers and musicians.
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After hanging out in the Old Can Factory courtyard for several hours listening to live performances by Joan LaBarbara and others, I wandered upstairs to Issue Project Room's 3rd floor
Running In Circles
Our soundwalk ends up at Issue Project Room, where there's a party with drinks, food and live music, including this band Flaming Fire, who are running up and down 4th
Stops You In Your Tracks
On 3rd St. near 3rd Ave., Bradford stops at a car, opens the trunk, and hauls out his Pencilina: a homemade contraption that's part electric guitar, part cello, and part
Soundwalking
At 4pm, I met up with composer Bradford Reed and about 15 others outside the Carroll St. F train stop, where he had us all download three of his "pieces"
The Bridge
Inspired by Daniel Neumann's soundwalk "Demasking the Bridges", I sat under the Manhattan Bridge for a half-hour. It's like sitting inside a tunnel, the rumble of trucks and trains creating
Pied Guitarist
I was taking pictures on the Union St. bridge when I heard a strange blend of melodicas, clarinets, kazoos and keyboards approaching. I turned to my left and saw Marc
Union St. Concerto
Walking across Union St. trying to catch up with Marc Ribot's Gowanus soundwalk, I pass this old factory space and hear the slow movement from Beethoven's 4th piano concerto coming