New Music

Well, at least they're appropriately named: after taking nearly 40 minutes to set up, Chicago post rock vets Tortoise finally started their marathon-ending set at 11:32 tonight. So much for

Kicking off the marathon's final stretch is Japanese composer Ryuichi Sakamoto, who gives us an hour of tranquility (including a melodic piano solo and a new work written for the

On the surface, there isn't anything all that innovative about Evan Ziporyn's "Sulvasutra," which he wrote for the Silk Road Ensemble (though he wasn't sure he was supposed to tell

Note to Missy: when you get the NY Times critic tapping his shoe to your sweet strings and ipod-driven beats, you're probably onto something. Too bad they only let you

After yesterdays performance of David Lang's "give me," it only makes sense to hear Julia Wolfe's "Thirst" from "Water," with the Ars Nova and Athelas Sinfonietta, both of Copenhagen. The

Q: How do you kill time while waiting for the amps to be replaced? A: If you're Bill Frisell, you play an improv version of "When You Wish Upon a

Q: Is a piece written for six coffee grinders serious music? A: Only if you want it to be. (Pictured: Jeppe Just Christensen, performing "Ground")

The show's not so bad out here, either.

Kevin Volans' minimalist, dancing piece for string quartet may have been made famous by Kronos and their 1990 recording, but the UK's Smith Quartet (pictured) have been performing it for