Suzanne
I took this picture last June during Marc Ribot's soundwalk, part of Issue Project Room's first-annual Soundwalk-a-thon. The woman with short hair seated on the bridge is Issue founder Suzanne Fiol, whom […]
New Music
Pop Improv
I missed Krautrock pioneers Faust's show at Music Hall of Williamsburg on Thursday, but caught up with them here this afternoon, at an arts space called UbiSoft, in the industrial
Orchestral Maneuvers
D.C. post hardcore band Shudder to Think reunited after a 10 year hiatus this past Wednesday at Bowery Ballroom, performing two sets from their 80's and 90's catalog. In between, lead singer Craig Wedren
Free Sing Along
Dougie Bowne is a well-known musician/producer who's worked with everyone from Iggy Pop, to Brian Eno, to Cibo Matto, among many others. For years, he was the drummer in John Lurie's
These Kids Are Alright
Whatever Augusta Read Thomas programmed for Tanglewood's 45th Festival of Contemporary Music was inevitably going to be a letdown from last year's wall-to-wall Elliott Carter fest. Yet, in many ways, it
Merce (1919-2009)
"Mr. Cunningham’s most celebrated and revolutionary achievement, shared with the composer John Cage, was to have dance and music created independently of each other. His choreography showed that dance was
My Other Backyard
I thoroughly enjoy that I live in a neighborhood where, on consecutive nights, you can hear a pair of world-class musical organizations perform free outdoor shows mere steps from your
Monkey See, Monkey Listen
Williamsburg is not lacking for musical venues, but none are more intimate – or interesting – than Monkeytown, which I visited for the first time last night. The entrance, on
Public Spending Done Right
Every once in awhile, a public official commits an act so grand, so benevolent that it threatens to restore my tattered faith in politicians. Late last month, Brooklyn Borough President