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."

It Won’t be a Wurlitzer

Several months ago, I wrote about Paul Jacobs, the 30-year old chairman of the Juilliard organ department, who had just been named to the 2007 William Schuman Scholar’s Chair, awarded

Randall’s Island 10.6.07

Blonde Redhead LCD Soundsystem Arcade Fire     (My friend Melissa captured this offstage encore (of the Violent Femmes’ "Kiss Off") on video.)

Northern Lights

Thanks to Thursday’s late-night debauchery, I almost didn’t make it to last night’s Wordless Music show at the Good Shepherd Faith Church near Lincoln Center. But, I managed to rally,

Cheeky Bastard

Cheeky Bastard Night at Hiro Ballroom, 10.4.07 (part of this weekend’s Dance Music Invasion) "If an East Village indie rocker and Meatpacking District clubber hooked up for a one night

Reaching Out

"One of the biggest challenges of the future is for me the increasingly complicated search for ways of reaching out and connecting to those who have been cut off from

Fall Fair Day

33rd Annual Atlantic Antic, Brooklyn    11th Annual DUMBO Arts Fair

An American Tragedy

I only made it to City Opera in time for the second act of last night’s performance of Margaret Garner, but that was long enough to capture the essence of

String Power

On my way home tonight, I stopped by the Tea Lounge in Park Slope for the debut of Tom Swafford’s String Power: a pickup band of eleven young string players,

Late Night @ Steinhof

After a night of schmoozing at the Friars Club as part of Advertising Week, I headed back to local favorite Cafe Steinhof for their weekly live music session, which last

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