Live Q&A With Hotel Elefant
Thanks again to Leaha, Mary, and Kirsten from Hotel Elefant for joining in our first-ever live Q&A! Apologies for the technical difficulties with the videos; you can see them all
Kishi Bashi and Elizabeth and the Catapult Dazzle Irving Plaza
by Schuyler Rooth I have a lot of respect for musicians who are even better live than they are recorded—so my respect for Kishi Bashi and Elizabeth and the Catapult has
SubCulture Opens Its Doors
SubCulture, the new subterranean performance space on the corner of Bleecker and Lafayette, officially opened its doors Monday night with an invite-only concert that showcased its eclectic booking policy, ranging
FONT (Festival of New Trumpet Music) Opens at Roulette
The Festival of New Trumpet Music—a.k.a. FONT—opened its 11th edition this week with an ambitious concert last Wednesday night at Roulette. According to FONT’s founder Dave Douglas, the festival is intended
Longleash Trio Examines Contrasting Timbres at Opera America Center
by Zoë Gorman Longleash Trio, a chamber ensemble formed earlier this year, draws its name from a Cold War CIA operation aimed at exporting American avantgarde art to Europe in
Alt-J at Central Park SummerStage
by Jonathan Miller Fall weather, crisp beer, and great tunes: these are a few of the words that could describe Alt-J's sold-out show last night at Central Park SummerStage. The audience was
Crush Distance Plays Bar Matchless in Greenpoint
by Jonathan Miller Greenpoint's Crush Distance “crushed” it at Bar Matchless Monday night. (Sorry, we had to say it.) The electronic rock band brought their high energy and antics to the small back room,
Jóhann Jóhannsson, ACME, and Angélica Negrón at (le) Poisson Rouge
The music of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson cast a pall over (le) Poisson Rouge last night, where Jóhannsson performed live piano and electronics while accompanied by the string quartet from the American Contemporary
Adam Levin Presents Varied Spanish Guitar Program at (le) Poisson Rouge
by Robert Leeper If Spain isn't on your list of places to go in the near future, then you don't have to look much farther than classical guitarist Adam Levin for