Coffee Conversation: Alondra de la Parra
by Steven Pisano Conductor Alondra de la Parra is something of an anomaly. Aside from being a woman – still a rarity in the classical music world – she was raised in
¡Viva México!: Alondra de la Parra and Natalia Lafourcade at Town Hall
by Steven Pisano El Dia de los Muertos (“The Day of the Dead”) is a Latin American holiday when the dead are remembered a time to celebrate the lives of
Ballet Collective and Hotel Elefant at the Skirball Center
by Steven Pisano Photo by Matthew Murphy Formed in 2010 by New York City Ballet (NYCB) dancer Troy Schumacher, Ballet Collective is a forum where dancers, choreographers, artists, writers, composers, and
CMJ Music Marathon 2014: The Kills, Slothrust, Nuns and Moon Duo @ Bowery Ballroom
by Steven Pisano Last Thursday’s CMJ Music Marathon showcase at the Bowery Ballroom featured four very different bands, united by their love of Rock. Openers Slothrust was formed at Sarah Lawrence College in 2010. Lead singer
CMJ Music Marathon 2014: Tuesday Recap
by Steven Pisano For the last 34 years, the CMJ Music Marathon has presented New York with an overwhelming number of live music performances crammed into just five days. This
Africa Now! Festival Highlights the Music of South Africa at the Apollo Theater
The vibrant music presented at Saturday’s “Africa Now” concert at Harlem’s Apollo Theater was strong evidence that music in contemporary South Africa has gone far beyond the more traditional isicathamiya and mbube
Strange and Beautiful: A Celebration of the Music of John Lurie at Town Hall
by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano Even back in his heyday, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a challenge to pin down John Lurie. Was he a band leader (Lounge
Ear Heart Music Series Opens with Richard Reed Parry, yMusic Ensemble, and Nico Muhly at Roulette
by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano If nights of the week have a music personality, and Friday and Saturday nights are the loud and rowdy party animals in the group,
Alarm Will Sound Performs “I Was Here I Was” at the Metropolitan Museum
by Steve PisanoKate Soper (left) as Amelia Edwards at the Temple of Dendur (photo by Steven Pisano) Last Friday, Alarm Will Sound performed a new music-theater piece, I Was Here I