Seeing Red
I'll admit that, other than Tan Dun and Alex's piece in The New Yorker last year, I don't know the first thing about music from China. Much of that probably
Cocktail Conversation: Gabriel Kahane
Gabriel Kahane is a singer-songwriter, pianist, banjo player, and composer of works for both concert stage and musical theater. His music draws on everything from bluegrass to the Second Viennese
Loudness
(Photos by Peter Checchia) Ok, so you know how people have this thing about classical music putting them to sleep? Well, they should have showed up to Carnegie last night,
Pledge Away
Ok, I know these are tough economic times, but you (and you and you) should call in to WFMU this week with a pledge during their annual Marathon, if for
Afterparty
After midnight, a small crowd gathers in a temp space on N. 8th to hear some scruffy band from Arlington, VA, play mediocre garage rock. Mixed among the usual
Oh wait…
Four blocks south, the Sideshow Gallery has this one-man-band dude Bradford Reid playing some homemade contraption that sounds like the baddest blues guitar I've ever heard. His voice is coming
Art < > Music
I'm out in Williamsburg tonight for the annual Armory Show Brooklyn Night, where galleries throw open their doors with the lure of free beer, wine, and other treats in the
Turn It Up
For most of its history, Alice Tully Hall has been known as a destination for polite evenings of chamber and classical music. But, every so often, the new music set
Opium Den Bluegrass
It's not every day you find a string band playing in the basement of a Chinese restaurant, but that's exactly where the M Shanghai String Band holds court each month