Montreal Chamber Music Festival 2012
Montreal – Summer has come to Montreal, and this excitable francophone city is exploding with life: street fairs choke the Vieux-Ville, outdoor art and music abounds in the Latin Quartier, bars spill out […]
Surprise Attack! Music Festival at Cameo Gallery
by Laura Wasson You would think that when opening a new music venue, you’d consider location; not so with Cameo Gallery. The cool—but entirely too hard to find—space puts the “ironically
The Deli Magazine Best of Emerging Artists Fest – Alt Rock Stage at Spike Hill
by Laura Wasson Chalk it up to Venus being in retrograde, but there was something off about The Deli Magazine’s recent Best of Emerging Artists Festival (or, cleverly, B.E.A.F.). Admittedly, I’ve
Thurston Moore, Bill Nace and Joe McPhee Play Thursday at Roulette
This Thursday, Roulette presents three titans of the avant-jazz/noise scene: guitarists Thurston Moore and Bill Nace, and reed player Joe McPhee. These three, while all major figures in their own right,
Cleveland Orchestra at Carnegie Hall: Brahms, Shostakovich, and Saariaho
by Michael Cirigliano II The Cleveland Orchestra’s program Wednesday night at Carnegie Hall was a mix of conservative and bold choices, as evidenced by a stodgy Brahms classic on the
Brooklyn Phil Gala at Steiner Studios
Last night, the Brooklyn Philharmonic held their annual gala at Steiner Studios, the former Brooklyn Navy Yard way out in the No man’s land between Clinton Hill and Williamsburg. These
Manuel Agujetas at CUNY Graduate Center
I've been fascinated by the world of flamenco ever since my 2010 visit to Andalucia in Spain, where I was overwhelmed by the intoxicating mix of impassioned singing, virtuosic guitar
Har Mar Superstar and Father John Misty at Knitting Factory
by Laura Wasson Heading to Knitting Factory on Saturday night for Father John Misty and Har Mar Superstar, I knew two things for certain: there would be a lot of hipsters,
For Herbert Breslin
(Photo: Norman Lebrecht) "He was an old-fashioned music-biz rogue who came out of the motor industry and knew all the tricks of the trade. Many felt the lash of his