Titanic @ 100
While James Cameron may have movie theaters abuzz with the 3-D re-release of Titanic, there are other, more…understated musical events happening on both sides of the Atlantic this week to commemmorate
The Met’s Ring: Das Rheingold
by Angela Sutton Photo: Ken Howard / Metropolitan Opera And…we're off, into the murk of the Rhine and Robert LePage's new vision of Richard Wagner's massive saga The Ring of the Niebelungs,
Brain Cave Festival – Saturday Pics
Indigo Street and Greg Saunier (Deerhoof) playing the bar stage at The Bell House, 4/7/12. More pics on the photo page.
Popa Chubby Returns to Rodeo Bar
by Freya Wilcox Traditionally, the power of the blues was never founded on its wall of sound or its high-fidelity roar; the power of the blues lies in its pain,
Brain Cave Festival – Thursday Pics
The ghosts of Adam Schatz and Indigo Street, Blast Off!!!, Bell House, 4/5/12. More pics on the photo page.
Mika Yoshida and Richard Stoltzman at Carnegie Hall
by Mike Engle Although a "new genre" of music was not necessarily invented on Wednesday night, I had the pleasure of witnessing a uniquely memorable concert at the intimate Weill
Jonquil live at Glasslands
By Jordi Oliveres If you haven’t heard of Jonquil yet, you will soon. The synthesizer-based calypso-pop these 4 lads from Oxford make is catchy, edgy – and, more importantly, it makes
Ring Cycle Kicks Off Tonight at the Met
Photo – Ken Howard / AP Ready or not, here it comes: the much-discussed Der Ring Des Nibelungen begins, in full and in order, with Das Rheingold tonight at 9 PM
The Patricia Barber Quartet at Jazz Standard
by Mike Engle A relatively rare treat recently blew in from the Windy City: the Patricia Barber Quartet, which enjoys an established residency at The Green Mill in Chicago, performed