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."

FREE TICKETS: The Persuasions at SubCulture

NOTE: This contest has ended. Brooklyn-based a capella sensations The Persuasions are coming to SubCulture this Monday, January 20, at 7:30 p.m., and FoM is giving away a pair of free tickets

PROTOTYPE: The Lounge at The Public Theater

After last night's performance of Thumbprint, I joined several members of the cast and production team down at The Public Theater, which is hosting a late-night cabaret each night this week.

PROTOTYPE: Thumbprint at Baruch Performing Arts Center

by Robert Leeper Opera is no stranger to drama, but Sunday night's performance of the chamber opera Thumbprint at the Baruch Performing Arts Center—part of the ongoing PROTOTYPE Festival—grabbed you by the gut

FREE TICKETS: Led Zeppelin 2 at Gramercy Theatre

NOTE: This contest has ended. On Friday, January 17, at 7:00 p.m., Chicago-based tribute band Led Zeppelin 2 brings the true Zeppelin experience to Gramercy Theatre. Known for their impressive mimicry, the

New York Guitar Festival: Pepe Romero Plays All-Bach Program

As the story goes, Pepe Romero’s father. Celedonio Romero, played him into this world with music by Bach, and when Celedonio was on his deathbed, Pepe was there to play him out (with Bach of course). So as you might imagine when Pepe Romero kicked of the New York Guitar Festival with an All-Bach program Friday night at Brookfield Place it was an emotional affair for him, and, incidentally, for the audience as well. The Romero family has been oft dubbed, “the royal family of the guitar,” and Pepe proudly carries that tradition. From birth Pepe has had a healthy respect for the powerful music of Bach, and his father would have been proud of last nights presentation.

Preview: GlobalFEST Tonight at Webster Hall

Tonight at Webster Hall, 12 bands converge on three separate stages for the 12th annual globalFEST—the most epic world music festival in North America. The multi-continent wintertime soiree highlights a diverse

FREE TICKETS: Gryphon Trio at SubCulture

NOTE: This contest has ended. The Gryphon Trio—one of the world's preeminent chamber ensembles—takes the stage at SubCulture this Thursday, January 16, at 7:30 p.m. The program includes Ravel's Piano Trio in

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