Steve @ Sonar
An extraordinary concert tonight at Barcelona's l'Auditori, where local new music ensemble bcn216 and London's Synergy Vocals just finished performing Steve Reich's "Music For 18 Musicians" to officially open Sonar […]
New Music
Stepgaard: Izzy O’Connell
After last night's Celebrate Brooklyn show, I hopped on the train all the way to midtown, arriving just in time for the latest installment of Tristan and Lesley's Stepgaard, which
Roulette Brooklyn
This past weekend, the new Roulette Brooklyn – which is still undergoing renovations before it's official opening this fall – hosted a performance of John Cage's 1967 "Musicircus" for "as
Digital Fiddler
The CD release “party” has become a tired cliché in the indie/new music world: an exercise in self-promotion that usually disappoints, because most bands have no idea how to replicate
Look and Listen Festival 2011
This past week marked the 10th edition of the Look and Listen Festival, which sets performances of contemporary music in art gallery spaces. I last visited the festival in 2008, and
Meredith Monk @ WNYC
Meredith Monk with her Vocal Ensemble and the Todd Reynolds Quartet performing Songs of Ascension at WNYC's Greene Space, 5/18/11. More pics on Flickr. Full stream of the performance below.
MATA 2011
Due to other commitments this week, I regrettably missed nearly all of this year’s MATA Festival, which wrapped up last night at LPR. (Fortunately, the performances were recorded for future
MATA and VOX 2011
Two major events settle in NYC this week, turning the spotlight on the music of young and up-and-coming composers. Starting tonight is the 12th edition of the MATA Festival, and
Chiara Quartet and Matmos @ LPR
A great set in front of a packed house Friday night at LPR with the Chiara Quartet playing Jefferson Friedman's haunting, dystopic 3rd string quartet (last heard during the Ecstatic