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 "We've played here before as openers, but headlining in New York is really something special." Alberta Cross A trio of […]

 Pittsburgh spreads out along a peninsula surrounded by three rivers, growing more and more sparse the further you get from

Some additional music happenings seen this past week: Violinist/composer Tom Swafford: the best thing that ever happened to Park Slope's rush hour.

 This week's big diva explosion may be uptown, but for true vocal ability, last night's double bill at Bowery Ballroom was

Music feels like an afterthought after last week's apocalyptic earthquake in Haiti, which has reportedly claimed the lives of 200,000

 (Jay Reatard with crowd-surfer, 2008 CMJ Music Marathon) Musicians dying prematurely is something you'd think I'd be used to by now, but

  Frankly, I don't know why it took me so long to go see violinist Jenny Scheinman, who's been playing in

 Johnny Winter, who played B.B. King's last night as part of his residency there, is 65 years old, needed assistance

  I closed my weekend last night at the Irish Arts Center on W. 51st St, which featured five groups playing