ANNOUNCING: Feast of Music Presents…
For a long time now, Feast of Music has surveyed the multifaceted New York music scene: everything from grand orchestra concerts to grungy indie rock shows. There's never been a
New Music
Sinfully Good
Pianist Kathleen Supove seemed to relish the chance to play at the First Presbyterian Church in Brooklyn Heights on Friday night. Speaking from the richly carved pulpit in between pieces by
Porter Records @ IPR
I wasn't previously familiar with Porter Records, but clearly this eclectic label based out of Orlando, FL (founded in 2005) has its finger on the pulse of NYC's experimental/improv scene, as evidenced by
1,000 and Counting…
So, somewhere in the midst of my manic blogging from SXSW last weekend, I passed a notable milestone for FoM: 1,000 posts. It's been three years since I started this
Playing With Kronos
The indomitable Kronos Quartet is back in town this week for a multi-faceted residency at Zankel that features four separate programs, plus a masterclass with pipa player Wu Man on 3/17.
Quartets – Pt. 1
I didn't have high expectations – didn't have any expectations, really – when I went to see the MIVOS Quartet at The Tank on Thursday. (I went at the suggestion of
Toronto New Sounds
Not satisfied with limiting myself to indie rock, folk, jazz, and blues, I also took time last weekend to explore the outer fringe of Toronto's musical landscape. Saturday night, the
Almost As Good as the Olympics
Vancouver might be where all the action is right now, but I'll be having my own kind of fun north of the border this weekend, checking out Toronto's indie stalwart Wavelength, which
Unsound Festival
Unfortunately, I missed most of this week's Unsound Festival New York: the inaugural stateside edition of Poland's leading electronic and experimental music festival, founded in Krakow in 2003. But, I did manage