Stochastic Brooklyn
About a month ago, I gave a shout-out to Bethany Ryker’s Stochastic Hit Parade, which airs every Sunday night on WFMU. Well, for those of you in the nabe, Bethany
New Music
Modern Day Musician
"Whenever you’re on stage, at least 50% of you is in the audience." – Maria Callas Anyone that follows the new music scene here in New York is no doubt
Sung Speech
Tuesday night, I visited Issue Project Room for a solo performance by Robert Ashley, one of the leading figures of the downtown NY music scene in the 60’s and 70’s.
Good Causes
I’m not usually in the habit of shilling for institutions, but if you haven’t done so already, you really need to get on sending in your pledge to WFMU. I
Not Another Fundraiser…
How This Works… Support Freeform Radio! Your NameYour EmailYour Pledge $ Add this banner to your site! ‘Tis the season of giving: the annual WFMU Marathon kicks off today, with
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