The English Beat at The Bell House
by Joshua Kraus It was ‘80s night at The Bell House on Friday. The reformation of The English Beat, a kickstarter of early British two-tone punk, lured a boisterous crowd
Kaija Saariaho’s ‘Emilie’ at the Lincoln Center Festival
by Michael Cirigliano II The idea of a monodrama opera based on the final days of an 18th-century female mathematician feverishly working on a translation of Isaac Newton’s Principia Mathematica
Here But I’m Gone: A Tribute to Curtis Mayfield at Avery Fisher Hall
by Brian Weidy In honor of what would have been Curtis Mayfield’s 70th birthday, the Lincoln Center Festival put together an all-star cast of characters to bring his music back
Zappa Plays Zappa at the Mayo Performing Arts Center
by Brian Weidy Since 2006, Dweezil Zappa has assembled some of the finest musicians to recreate the work of his late father, Frank Zappa, in a show called—appropriately enough—Zappa Plays
You Are Here Festival at Secret Project Robot
Saxophonist Sam Hillmer and sculptor Laura Paris (a.k.a. Trouble) started the You Are Here Festival in 2007 with the unusual idea of replacing the unidirectional stage setup of most music venues with
Evolution Jam Session at the Brooklyn Museum
There aren't that many jazz rooms left in Brooklyn, now that the 2nd edition of Puppets has passed to that great jazz club in the sky. Fortunately, WBGO has stepped in
Cake Shop Needs Your Help
As most folks have heard by now, LES stalwart Cake Shop has fallen on some tough times, just the latest victim to the developers and other profiteers who seem to
Montreal Jazz Festival 2012 Wrap Up
For those who didn't make it to this year's Montreal Jazz Festival, here's a quick vid from FIJM founders Alain Simard and André Ménard that sums up nicely everything that took
New York Philharmonic with James Ehnes on the Great Lawn
When Canadian violinist James Ehnes made his 2003 New York Philharmonic debut playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto in Central Park, he was all of 27 and decided to take advantage of the occasion by proposing