NOTE: This contest has ended. Renegade marching band Asphalt Orchestra received widespread acclaim during last summer's Lincoln Center Out of Doors Festival for their rendition of Pixies' epic Surfer Rosa album. On Sunday, January 12, at 10:00 p.m., the 12-piece mega-force
Living out in Park Slope, I'm always on the hunt for shows I can get to, minus the long schlep home afterwards. So, apparently, was Michael Lowenstern, who used to commute
It's been an exciting year for contempoary vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth, whose debut album (New Amsterdam)—which includes Caroline Shaw's Pulitzer Prize-winning Partita for 8 Voices—is up for three Grammy Awards this
Photo credits: Pete Matthews, Ryan Jensen (SubCulture) It was definitely a banner year for both New York City's music scene and Feast of Music. Here at FoM, we provided over
Note: This contest has ended. Looking for a way to celebrate the first weekend of 2014? Look no further: Ambitious composer-on-the-rise Nico Muhly and acclaimed violinist Pekka Kuusisto are headed to
by Michael Cirigliano II Over the past several years, it has become a complete game of chance as to whether James Levine, the beloved conductor at the Metropolitan Opera for
NOTE: This contest has ended. The mighty Mingus Big Band—the award-winning ensemble dedicated to the work of legendary bandleader Charles Mingus—are known for their "vivacious, sometimes outrageous" performances. Catch Jazz Standard's final "Mingus Monday"
by Melanie Wong Photo credit: Ryan Jensen SubCulture hosted their first annual Holiday Concert Series this past week, in which a sextet of emerging New York–based musicians—collectively known as SubCulture's
NOTE: This contest has ended. FoM is giving away a pair of free tickets to Dana Fuchs' exclusive acoustic show at SubCulture this Friday at 8:00 p.m.! The performance will feature
