R.I.P. Earl Scruggs
The last of the Blue Grass Boys has gone to that Grand Ol' Opry in the Sky: banjo player and bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs has passed at the age of
OPERAtion Brooklyn Presents Excerpts from Susan Botti’s “Wonderglass”
by Michael Cirigliano II For their latest production, OPERAtion Brooklyn hooked on to the ever-popular Alice in Wonderland theme, mounting a two-night opera-burlesque “party” that featured excerpts from Alice-inspired vocal
This Ring Brought to You by Apple
For all you Ring-heads out there, Peter Gelb will host a conversation about the Met's upcoming Ring Cycle tonight at the UWS Apple Store, starting at 6pm. Panelists include director
Feast of Music Co-Presents Brain Cave Festival at Bell House 4/5 and 4/7
Next week, the Brain-Cave Music & Art festival returns for a second year, featuring 25 of the best of up-and-coming Brooklyn-based artists and musicians on April 5th & 7th at
Your 33 Black Angels at Union Pool
By Caleb Easterly Your 33 Black Angels Your 33 Black Angels played a wild, energetic show at Union Pool last Friday, blowing away the crowd with songs from their
Greenwich Village Orchestra Presents Khachaturian and Brahms
by Angela Sutton Greenwich Village Orchestra concertmaster Robert Hayden was out of his chair and center stage on Sunday afternoon, turning in a yeoman-like performance of Aram Khachaturian's Violin Concerto,
The Psychedelic Furs at Maxwells
by Talia Page Sunday night, legendary British new wave band, The Psychedelic Furs, took to the tiny stage at Maxwell's in Hoboken for the second night in a row to
Killcode, Stoned Fire, and Star Killer at Bowery Ballroom
by Laura Wasson Saturday’s Killcode album release extravaganza at the Bowery Ballroom ended up presenting an interesting question: has metal – or even hard rock – really evolved at all in
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