Happy Birthday, Béla Bartók
Amidst all my running around this weekend, it almost slipped past me that today would have been Bartók's 131st birthday. As timeless and transcendent as Bartók's music continues to be, sometimes we […]
Dan Deacon at the Ecstatic Music Festival
As Dan Deacon talked to John Schaefer Tuesday night at the Kaufman Center, he looked far more reserved than he did last Friday in Austin. This was right before Dan, the Calder Quartet
Todd Reynolds at the Lincoln Center Apple Store
This is one pseudo-endorsement I don't think Todd Reynolds – violinist and devoted MacBook Pro user – minded making. With Sxip Shirey (who joined Todd at the Innova SXSW showcase
Attwenger at NYU’s Deutsches Haus
On a beautiful spring night, the courtyard of NYU's Deutsches Haus was alive last night with the strange-yet-infectious music of Linz's Attwenger, who play a blend of Austrian folk music and
Met Ring 2012
Despite Alex Ross' recent characterization of the Met's production of Götterdämmerung as "pound for pound, ton for ton, the most witless and wasteful production in modern operatic history," I can't
4 Walls / Doubletoss Interludes – Cage and Cunningham at BAC
by Angela Sutton Photo: J. Cervantes The Baryshnikov Arts Center presented a stunning remapping of modernist dance and music on Thursday night at the Jerome Robbins Theater in Manhattan. Pianist
Lee Konitz/Dan Tepfer Duo at Jazz Standard
Lee Konitz and Dan Tepfer’s set at Jazz Standard thoroughly mined standards for new possibilities and kept a unique and breathtaking dialogue all the while.
Kasabian at Terminal 5 Tonight – Live Online Stream
Tonight's Kasabian show at Terminal 5 is all sold out, but you can still see the show from the comfort of your laptop, courtesy of Bowery Presents, who will be
Chico Hamilton at Drom
by Sky Disco Sunday night was heartwarming for in several ways for me. Getting to witness the 90 year old jazz legend Chico Hamilton with his ensemble at Drom was unforgettable.