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New Music
Different Strings
All this month, Issue Project Room has been highlighting various members of the instrument family, exploring their furthest-out possibilities. Last week was devoted to strings, and Friday night’s offering was
Here’s Jonny
P.T. Anderson’s There Will Be Blood is up for a total of 8 Oscars next weekend, including Best Picture. However, Jonny Greenwood’s music, taken largely from Popcorn Superhet Receiver, was
It Ain’t Satan
My friend Jason clued me in to a show last night in the Meatpacking district by two brothers from Chicago who performed several renditions of Black Sabbath’s 1971 track "Into
I’m a Toddler
One year ago today, I wrote my first Feast of Music entry, about a concert I’d heard the night before at Carnegie by the Minnesota Orchestra. In the 258 posts
My Kind of Grammys
Best Banda Album Te Va A GustarEl Chapo Best Native American Music Album Totemic Flute ChantsJohnny Whitehorse Best Polka Album Come Share The WineJimmy Sturr And His Orchestra (that makes
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The Better Choice
Those who live in New York know that there are two mainstream radio stations here that regularly program classical music. Without a doubt, WNYC, the local NPR affiliate, is by
Elliott
My grandmother, Agnes Matthews, was born on January 29, 1900, and lived a remarkably active and independent life well into her 90’s, when she accidentally fell and broke her hip.
Warmth
Acoustic instruments are having their moment in the indie scene, and for good reason: they can go fast and slow, soft and loud, harsh and pretty – all in an