Weekend Pics – Friday
Wordless Music Series at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7/18/08 Metropolis Ensemble (New York, NY) Deerhoof (Oakland, CA) More pics here.
Classical
Music and Cheese
In its 44th season of free Parks Concerts, the New York Phil played Bach, Beethoven and Sibelius in Prospect Park on Monday, under incoming music director Alan Gilbert. New gimmick:
Friday Night Fever
I’ve pretty much stopped plugging shows before they happen (the Concert Calendar serves that purpose), but I’ll make an exception for this Friday’s event at Celebrate Brooklyn, which marks the
Pop Fizz
Critic Greg Sandow recently posted a curious and thoughtful piece on his blog which delineates the differences between classical and pop music reviews. Whatever dimwit wrote, “Pop music criticism is
Barbes Outdoors
Music Under the Bridge, Barbes Night, 7/9/08 Parker String Quartet Las Rubias del Norte Mandingo Ambassadors
Grand Finale
“Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony is the zenith of symphonic writing.” (Sergiu Celibidache) I didn’t think anything was going to get to me here for a long time after nearly being destroyed by
Feast of Music (live)
A reminder that Make Music New York happens this Saturday, June 21 at venues all around the five boroughs. The free, day-long event is the American outpost of France's Fête
4th Stage
I like classical music. I like indie rock and singer-songwriters. And, occasionally, I even like seeing them on the same bill. But, when it comes right down to it, whether or not it
Europe Album
Finally got around to posting the rest of my music-related pics from Paris, Brussels and Amserdam. You can view them online here.