Q2 Spaces Visits Composers’ Cribs
I'm starting to think that – unconditional hero-worship aside – composers are the most generous artists we have. I mean, would you let a complete stranger into your apartment? Apparently, that's no
John Adams Hosts NY Phil’s CONTACT! at SubCulture
Two days after joining in the standing ovation for John Adams during curtain calls at the final performance of The Death of Klinghoffer at The Met, it was strange, to say
The Death of Williamsburg
285 Kent. Zebulon. Monkeytown/La Sala. The Pool Parties. This week, it’s Death By Audio, soon to be followed by Glasslands. Times are a-changin’ in Williamsburg, as some of NYC’s best music venues get
Fun Fun Fun Fest 9 Recap with Photos
Austin, TX – The 9th edition of Austin’s Fun Fun Fun Fest tore up Auditorium Shores once again last weekend with a heady mix of indie, punk, metal, electronica, and
The Death of Klinghoffer Ends Its Run at the Met
Although I'd already seen the Met Opera's acclaimed new production of John Adams' The Death of Klinghoffer, I felt compelled to see it once more on Saturday afternoon, the eighth and final
White Light Festival: William Kentridge’s Winterreise
For my money, there is no more arresting singer in the world today than Matthias Goerne: the German baritone I first discovered as Jesus in Bach's St. Matthew Passion, which
Brooklyn Art Song Society at Bargemusic: Les Six
by Nick Stubblefield Ah, the music of the French: Je t’aime. Something about it has always moved me — from the work of Ravel and Debussy, to the contemporary film scores
Opera In the Live Music Capital of the World: Austin Opera’s “A Masked Ball”
AUSTIN, TX – Opera is an expensive venture, with administrators at even the most established companies struggling to find ways to make ends meet. This is especially true in mid-sized
Fun Fun Fun Fest – Day 2
Still not entirely clear what "the problem" was yesterday, but there were literally thousands of people who bought one day and weekend passes to Fun Fun Fun Festival who never got in yesterday due