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Northern Lights

Thanks to Thursday’s late-night debauchery, I almost didn’t make it to last night’s Wordless Music show at the Good Shepherd Faith Church near Lincoln Center. But, I managed to rally, […]

String Power

On my way home tonight, I stopped by the Tea Lounge in Park Slope for the debut of Tom Swafford’s String Power: a pickup band of eleven young string players,

A New Season

The second season of the Wordless Music Series kicked off last Friday while I was down in Austin, but I was fortunate to catch the series' first-ever Brooklyn show last

Going Out With a Bang

The summer’s quickly drawing to a close, but in terms of musical happenings, at least, the city will not be going gently into that good winter. Here’s a quick rundown

Bang on a Can Summer Marathon

Bang On a Can Summer Marathon, MASS MoCA, 7/28/07    Pianist Vicki Ray with fellows of the Bang on a Can Summer Institute Todd Reynolds and Julia Wolfe, with the

Up to the Mountains

The weather’s not looking so hot for my trip up to the Berkshires this weekend, but fortunately there will be plenty of indoor activity to keep anyone heading up there

Rewind x2

It’s been 38 years since Richie Havens opened the Woodstock Music and Art Fair, with a rousing three hour set of songs about love, protest, and, of course, freedom. He

There’s Always the Weekend

The weather doesn’t look very promising for tonight’s New Pornographer’s show at Battery Park, but there are a number of other musical happenings this weekend worthy of your attention. Friday:

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