Northside Festival: Beach Day, The Black Belles, and Turbo Fruits
by Laura Wasson One of the best parts about being a member of the press is that sometimes you get to go to really cool press-only events. For Northside Festival, Jameson took […]
Northside Festival: These United States at Knitting Factory
by Laura Wasson It isn’t often that I get to properly interview musicians. Typically, there’s a handshake and an exchange of business cards after the show, maybe even a shared beer
This Is Just To Say at Symphonyspace
by Angela Sutton Saturday night's program at Symphonyspace brought a series of multimedia works composed on (or curated around) William Carlos Williams' poem "This Is Just To Say." In keeping
St. Louis Bound
I'm headed to St. Louis today for the annual Music Critics Association of North America (MCANA) conference, where classical music journalists from all over the country join to discuss the state
Richard Dare on Why Classical Concerts Suck
Has everyone been following these Richard Dare op-eds in HuffPo? For anyone who gives a crap about classical music – or any other kind of music, for that matter –
Yasiin Bey, Leslie Uggams and the Brooklyn Philharmonic
(Photo: Dave Sanders) On a balmy Saturday afternoon, the Brooklyn Phil wrapped up their 2012 reboot season with a free outdoor concert at Bed-Stuy's Restoration Plaza in front of thousands of locals,
Vision Festival 17
This year's Vision Festival – NYC's annual smorgasbord of avant jazz and experimental music – moves to Roulette for the first time, presenting eight concerts over seven days. Highlights include
Northside Festival This Weekend
by Laura Wasson Summer festival season is in full swing now, and this weekend Brooklyn’s Northside Festival will be taking over various venues across the borough. Touted as a “discovery festival” and
Summerstage Opens Tomorrow Night with Ozomatli and the NY Pops
SummerStage kicks off its 2012 summer season tomorrow night with an intriguing, first time collaboration between urban Latino masters Ozomatli and the New York Pops, led by Music Director, Steven Reineke. (No word if "Mambo" will