Alt-J at Central Park SummerStage
by Jonathan Miller Fall weather, crisp beer, and great tunes: these are a few of the words that could describe Alt-J's sold-out show last night at Central Park SummerStage. The audience was
Crush Distance Plays Bar Matchless in Greenpoint
by Jonathan Miller Greenpoint's Crush Distance “crushed” it at Bar Matchless Monday night. (Sorry, we had to say it.) The electronic rock band brought their high energy and antics to the small back room,
Jóhann Jóhannsson, ACME, and Angélica Negrón at (le) Poisson Rouge
The music of Icelandic composer Jóhann Jóhannsson cast a pall over (le) Poisson Rouge last night, where Jóhannsson performed live piano and electronics while accompanied by the string quartet from the American Contemporary
Adam Levin Presents Varied Spanish Guitar Program at (le) Poisson Rouge
by Robert Leeper If Spain isn't on your list of places to go in the near future, then you don't have to look much farther than classical guitarist Adam Levin for
Dave Stryker at Jazz Standard
Veteran jazz guitarist Dave Stryker played a pair of funk-filled sets at Jazz Standard last night. Supporting his 23rd album as leader, Blue to the Bone, Stryker played with a septet that included
City Opera Season in Jeopardy
I guess indie bands and new-music ensembles aren't the only ones passing the tin cup these days. City Opera—which has had more than its share of issues over the past
SubCulture Brings New Listening Room to NoHo
by Melanie Wong After a yearlong search for a vibrant space "where artists and audiences [can] connect," brothers and co-owners Marc and Steve Kaplan settled at 45 Bleecker Street, in the
Richard Bona Plays SubCulture
by Melanie Wong Last Friday at SubCulture, I had the privilege of seeing jazz bassist/singer/composer Richard Bona lead his Afro-Cuban sextet, Mandekan Cubano—whose welcoming personalities and unparalleled musicianship captured the
Tarbaby at Jazz Standard
by Caroline Sanchez It had been exactly a year since the last time I saw Tarbaby at le Poisson Rouge, which explains why Tuesday night's performance at Jazz Standard felt a bit