John Zorn @ 60 This Week
John Zorn is pretty much everywhere you look this week in New York, where the Zorn@60 birthday festivities are ramping up to a fever pitch. Today (9/24) you can hear Zorn himself
Electronic
Concert Comix: Rock the Belles at Gowanus Loft
by Hazel Newlevant Shout-out to all of the artists, aerialists, and musicians who beautified the Gowanus Loft Friday night at the pro-woman hip-hop extravganza Rock the Belles (no relation to that
FREE TICKETS: Oh Land at Gramercy Theatre
Note: This contest has ended. Nanna Øland Fabricus, better known as Oh Land, is coming to Gramercy Theatre this Tuesday, September 24, at 7:00 p.m. to promote the release of her latest
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,
SubCulture Brings New Listening Room to NoHo
by Melanie Wong After a yearlong search for a vibrant space "where artists and audiences [can] connect," brothers and co-owners Marc and Steve Kaplan settled at 45 Bleecker Street, in the
Late-Night Bands Energize Knitting Factory Stage
Comic drawn during show by Hazel Newlevant Three bands took the Knitting Factory stage early Saturday morning, with each using electronics to showcase a different musical style. The unexpected gem of
Tristan Perich with the Meehan/Perkins Duo in MoMA Summergarden
Tristan Perich in MoMA's Summergarden last night after the Meehan/Perkins Duo performed his Paralells, for for tuned triangles, hi-hats, and 4-channel 1-bit electronics. Part of MoMA's ongoing Soundings exhibition, which features Tristan's Microtonal
Neil Rolnick vs. Matt Marks at Galapagos
A fun—if not exactly combative—approach to the composers showcase last night at Galapagos, presenting the work of two like-minded composers from different generations. Neil Rolnick (b. 1947), an early pioneer