“Africa Now!” at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.) The sixth annual “Africa Now!” concert co-sponsored by the World Music Institute and the Apollo Theater was focused more on the electronic side
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Lincoln Center’s American Songbook presents Shelby Lynne and Allison Moorer
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.)Lincoln Center’s American Songbook presents performers from different genres whose songs embody the series credo: “Outstanding voices. Essential stories. Enchanted evenings.” On Thursday, the
Snarky Puppy and David Crosby Play Carnegie Hall
by Nick Stubblefield It seems unconventional for the Brooklyn-based jazz collective Snarky Puppy to play at Carnegie Hall, but Snarky Puppy isn’t a conventional band. When I walked into Carnegie’s
Margo Price Record Release Show at Rough Trade
by Melissa Caruso Photo: Fernando Garcia I don’t love Margo Price simply because she’s saving country music, or because she can mesmerize an audience with a simple sway of the
Seun Kuti & Egypt 80 with Roy Ayers at Central Park Summerstage
It’s been six years since I last saw Seun Kuti play Celebrate Brooklyn with Egypt 80, the backing band of his famous father, the late Afropop pioneer Fela Kuti. So, it
Robert Randolph and the Family Band with Eric Krasno at Celebrate Brooklyn
Virtuosos come in all stripes, as Robert Randolph showed on Thursday night, as he melted the stage at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn with his pedal steel guitars – both sitting and standing –
The Soul Rebels with Talib Kweli, Pharoahe Monch and Kirk Knight at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn!
Rounding off a stellar weekend of music at the Prospect Park Bandshell, New Orleans brass ensemble The Soul Rebels blew into BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Saturday night with a high energy set
Support Karikatura’s Kickstarter for “Ghost Light”
Trombonist Dan Lehner, who has written some of our best jazz coverage over the years, is a member of local roots pop band Karikatura, which describes itself as "cumbia meets