Söndörgő Captivates at Live@365
by Robert Leeper “We are Hungarian, but we also play…” and the list of musical influences on traditional Hungarian folk music—traditions of China, Turkey, parts of the Middle East, and,
Preview: Celebration of John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards at Town Hall
by Robert Leeper John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards in the early 1980s Le Poisson Rouge's festival tribute to American icon John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards, Strange & Beautiful:
Nonesuch at BAM: Rokia Traoré
Over the past half-century, West Africa has yielded an incredibly rich crop of musicians who have merged the indigenous music of the Griot tradition with rock, blues, and R&B, including Femi and
The King of African Music: Youssou N’Dour at BAM
Continuing the ongoing panorama of music at the Nonesuch at BAM Festival, Senegalese superstar Youssou N'Dour performed to a pair of packed houses last week that turned the Howard Gilman
WHY? Fills the Basement of (Le) Poisson Rouge
by Brian Corliss Cincinnati alternative hip-hop/indie band WHY? delivered a raw and charged display of musical emotion to the packed basement of (Le) Poisson Rouge this past Sunday. Opening was Minneapolis' Margret
Nonesuch Records at BAM: Philip Glass & Steve Reich
by Nick Stubblefield and FoM (Photo: Stephanie Berger) Two weeks ago, Philip Glass and Steve Reich - by any measure two of the most important and influential composers of our time – kicked off the Nonesuch
The Book Of Love Has Music In It: Devendra Banhart, Stephin Merritt & Iron and Wine at BAM
by Poppy Galloway (photo: Mike Benigno) As part of the ongoing celebration of the 50th anniversary of Nonesuch Records at BAM, popular alternative mad men Devendra Banhart, Stephin Merritt & Sam Beam (of Iron and
FREE TICKETS: House of Time at Holy Trinity Church
House of Time, a period-instrument ensemble of Juilliard faculty and international competition winners, kicks off its second season on September 24 and 25. The opening program, "Apotheosis and Re-Creation" (September 24th and
Preview: Miller Theatre Season Opens Tonight with eighth blackbird
Question: What musical group can switch seamlessly from classical works by Monteverdi to indie-rock ballads by Bon Iver within the same program? Answer: Chicago's dynamic and acclaimed sextet eighth blackbird, who open