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."

Miami Music

My friend Liz and I spent this past weekend at the sixth annual Art Basel Miami Beach, which, with it’s more than 20 satellite fairs, has grown into the largest

This Week’s Concerts

Tonight, I’ll be up at Carnegie to see James Levine with the BSO in an all-French program including the NY premiere of Henri Dutillieux’s Le Temps l’Horloge, for soprano and

This Is New York

Last night was one of those evenings that makes me happy to live in New York. After a frustrating day spent waiting four hours for a mover to come take

Something Old, Something New…

On my way home from watching Gustavo Dudamel’s debut last night with the New York Philharmonic, I found myself unexpectedly depressed. Not because his performance wasn’t thrilling, or didn’t live

Off The Grid

After another late night at work, I took the L train to Williamsburg tonight to a raw space called Death By Audio, located on S. 2nd between Kent and Wythe.

Turkey Break

I’ll be taking a bit of a break from musical activities this weekend, but did want to call everyone’s attention out to some upcoming NYC musical events worth your consideration

Coda

After a week of being out at concerts almost every night, I was really debating whether or not it was a good idea to tack another on Monday night. That

Turkey Ring

For all you night owls out there, WNYC (93.9 FM) is presenting an Overnight Music Ring cycle, with tonight bringing the third of the four operas, Siegfried. (If you’re not

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