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This might not be Ireland, but on any given night, you can find one (or more) quality trad sessions right here in the grand City of New York. Each has

Thank goodness for holiday weekends, when you can stay out late on a Sunday and not be all screwed up for work the next morning. Which is key when you're

Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, played to a nearly-full BAM Opera House last night, one of the marquis events of this year's Sounds Like Brooklyn festival. The venue was a

Ok, everyone pretty much agrees the Grammys are a waste of time, but it’s fun to watch just to see if they might actually pick Radiohead for any awards. So far, they’ve

This weekend, BAM's kicked off its 3rd annual Sounds Like Brooklyn festival, featuring a cross-section of the many diverse musicians who call this borough home. I didn't make it into

Lincoln Center's American Songbook series, founded in 1998, is dedicated to the preservation of the work of American songwriters, from the Tin Pan Alley songs of the early 20th century,

Los Angeles has always had a thing for lounge acts: offbeat singers who sing amusing, occasionally scathing lyrics in small rooms filled with kitsch. Which might be the inspiration for

I'll admit, I hesitated to pony up the $25 for last night's show at Webster Hall. It might not be fair, but the minute a show passes the $15 mark, my