Aaron Roche and FLUX Quartet with Logan Coale
by Laura Wasson Last night’s concert featuring Aaron Roche and FLUX Quartet with Logan Coale was a perfect example of why staging is so important. That isn’t to say that the […]
Laurie Anderson’s ‘Delusion’
Last weekend Laurie Anderson performed “Delusion” at Pace University in lower Manhattan for the final time. The piece is an audio-visual tapestry, weaving together 20 short stories and vignettes ranging from her mother’s death to Russia’s 150-year old space program.
SXSW or Bust
Am I the only person who thinks it's crazy that just about the entire music industry – bands, label managers, bloggers, and their various hangers-on – is headed to Austin,
3rd Annual New Music Bake Sale at Roulette
It's hard to believe that it's been three years since the first New Music Bake Sale was held in a church attic in Brooklyn Heights. After moving to the Irondale
Hands off my Sister @Hill Country
By Freya Wilcox While it may seem hard at times to find a little bit of country in NYC, sitting in front of a wall of cowboy boots and an army
Hunter Valentine at Bowery Electric
by Sky Disco Inspired by the rock fury of Hunter Valentine at Bowery Electric on Friday night, I resorted to researching historic female warriors for comparisons. As it turns out, women
Herbie Hancock at the Rose Theater
by Brian Weidy Herbie Hancock brought his trio Friday night to the acoustically near-perfect Rose Theater at Jazz at Lincoln Center. The trio, which also includes James Genus on bass and Trevor Lawrence, Jr.
Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society w/ Anti-Social Music at Galapagos Art Space
by Mike Engle Galapagos Art Space is not simply a beautiful room with a curious name. It's also an environmental landmark, having recently obtained a prestigious LEED certification for its energy-saving
Stéphane Denève Makes His Carnegie Debut with the Boston Symphony Orchestra
by Michael Cirigliano II If Friday night’s concert at Carnegie Hall is any indication, the Boston Symphony is an orchestra in crisis. Although they have only technically been without a