New York Guitar Festival: Silent Films/Live Guitars
by Robert Leeper Badi Assad (top) and Kaki King On Thursday night at Merkin Concert Hall, The Goddess, a classic film from the golden age of Chinese cinema, was given a
GRAMMYs 2014 Preview
Apologies for the ad—you can thank the Times—but just had to share this tender, sweet improv by Caroline Shaw, who is making her way to L.A. as we speak with
FREE TICKETS: Brandon Boyd at Irving Plaza
NOTE: This contest has ended. On January 30 at 7:00 p.m., Brandon Boyd (of Incubus fame) takes over Irving Plaza, and FoM is giving away a pair of free tickets to the show! Boyd
The Cleveland Orchestra and Youth Chorus at Severance Hall
CLEVELAND, OH — Although I've heard The Cleveland Orchestra in New York enough times to realize that they are, hands down, one of the best orchestras in the world, it's always been a
Pittsburgh Symphony Performs Haydn, Danielpour, and Strauss in Heinz Hall
PITTSBURGH, PA — During a weekend visit to Cleveland (more to come on that), I had time to drive two hours south on Sunday to see the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra give
Only in New York: NY Phil Announces 2014–15 Season at WNYC Greene Space
Yesterday the NY Phil invited about 80 or so music writers—bloggers and newspaper critics alike—to the WNYC Greene Space for a press conference of sorts to announce details of the 2014–15
Ear Heart Music: Del Sol String Quartet Performs New Works
Picture this: Veteran Bay Area string quartet visits New York with a program of recent work incorporating elements from a variety of musical traditions, presented with evocative stage lighting and
Mermaids, Nightingales, and Bassoons at the New York Philharmonic
by James Rosenfield Lost in between romanticism's last gasps and modernism's birth cries, Alexander Zemlinsky is one of those near-great composers whose work is virtually unknown today, despite the fact that
FREE TICKETS: Watts Family Reunion Band at Jazz Standard
NOTE: This contest has ended. More than 30 years after Jeff "Tain" Watts began a long-running association with the Marsalis clan, the powerhouse drummer brings a star-studded big band to Jazz Standard. Watts