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."

Church Social

So, you know those holiday craft fairs they have during Christmas time, where locals sell beaded jewelry, knit scarves, and […]

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DMB = Dull

I'd never seen the Dave Matthews Band before their sold-out show last night at Madison Square Garden, and on paper, it looked

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Happy Easter

Cathedral of St. John the Divine, 4/12/09. More pics below.

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Die Walküre

More pics below.

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MacBook Phil

Take four percussionists, eight MacBooks, and a pair of electronic pranksters, put it all together, and you get a hot

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Round 2

Die Walküre, Metropolitan Opera, 4/11/09

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Great Friday

Thanks to my office being closed for Good Friday, I'm spending the day with music. At noon, St. Paul's offered

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In the Moment

There's this thing that happens when a concert begins – when the music is light and gentle and penetrating –

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Late Show

Admittedly, 11pm on a Tuesday isn't the best time to catch a show, but my friend Sean spoke so highly

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