Tristan Perich at The Kitchen
by Robert Leeper and FoM Let me cut to the chase: there is no one today writing music that is more relevant, more engaging, more viscerally exciting than Tristan Perich. […]
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New Music
PROTOTYPE: David Lang’s “anatomy theater”
by Annette Gold “Where is evil?” sings Baron Peel (the booming, authoritative Robert Osborne), described as a “distinguished anatomist of talent and experience” by his contemporaries. Peel knowingly responds, “You
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PROTOTYPE Festival: Breaking the Waves
by Annette Gold(All pics by Steven Pisano) Following it's world premiere at Opera Philadelphia in September, the much-hyped Breaking the Waves had its New York City debut at the Skirball Center
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Bang on a Can Kicks Off Ecstatic Music Festival
by Robert Leeper From Left: David Cossin, Derek Johnson, Robert Black, Ashley Bathgate, Ken Thomson, Vicky Chow, John Schaefer Downtown moved uptown last Monday as the Bang on a Can
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Sxip Shirey Album Release at National Sawdust
by Nick Stubblefield It would be futile to try and encapsulate impressions of electro-acoustic artist Sxip Shirey's (pronounced SKIP SHY-REE) album release show at Williamsburg's National Sawdust in a single blog
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Preview: Sxip Shirey Album Release Show on Monday at National Sawdust
by Nick StubblefieldElectro-acoustic composer, producer, and performer Sxip Shirey presents music from his upcoming album, A Bottle of Whiskey and a Handful of Bees at Brooklyn's National Sawdust on Monday night. The show's special
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Winter Jazzfest Marathon 2017: Friday Night
by Dan Lehner There was a sense of freshness in the air as the first night of the Winter Jazz Fest Marathon kicked off on Friday. The first real snowfall
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Today: Make Music Winter 2016
As New Yorkers finish up their shopping and start thinking about heading home for the holidays, they'll be surrounded by music all day today as part of the 6th annual Make Music Winter,
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MetLiveArts Presents Arvo Pärt’s Kanon Pokajanen
by Nick Stubblefield Before even setting foot into the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Saturday night, I knew I was in for a one-of-a-kind concert experience. An eerie blue light, visible
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