Thurston Moore, Bill Nace and Joe McPhee Play Roulette
Have you ever found yourself outside on the tarmac at LaGuardia, engulfed by the roar of multiple jet engines while waiting for your bags to come off a puddle-jumper? That
Annual SummerStage Gala Honoring Jimi Hendrix Tuesday
by Laura Wasson The summer concert season is officially in full swing, and one of the mainstays here in NYC is SummerStage, which since 1986 has been hosting exceptional performances in parks across
Jeff Aug to Play The Living Room on Tuesday
by Brian Weidy This Tuesday, guitarist Jeff Aug returns to The Living Room for one of only three scheduled U.S. performances thsi year. Aug is coming off his world record attempt
Summer 2012
Summer is officially here, and before you ship out to the Hamptons or the Cape for the summer, this is your reminder that it's also festival time here in NYC.
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