Whitney
I've gone back and forth as to how – or whether – to address Whitney Houston's untimely demise last week on the eve of the GRAMMYs. On the one […]
Yasmin Levy at Pace Presents
"Ladino will die soon. There are currently less than 200,000 people worldwide who speak it on a daily basis, and they are all 60,70, 80 years old. But, it can
The Lo Frequency and Kat Webb tonight at DROM
You know what my favorite part of Valentine's Day is? Not the champagne or chocoloate, but the music. Curtis Mayfield, Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Bettye Lavette and Sam Cooke all
Benny Golson Quartet at Jazz Standard
By Jordi Oliveres “We’re going to play for you tonight, and we have no idea what we’re going to play,” confessed 83-year-old Benny Golson before starting a thrilling set at
Feast of Music @ 5
While most of you might see February 14th as a day to give boxed chocolates and roses to your loved ones, I have a whole other reason to celebrate
Bowery Presents Comes to YouTube
"I wish there was a way that I could watch what was happening there from home." (Andy Warhol, on Studio 54) Well, Andy, it might be 25 years too late for
Yasmin Levy and Omar Faruk Tekbilek at Pace’s Schimmel Center This Thursday
Pace's Schimmel Center continues it's excellent inaugural Pace Presents season this Thursday, February 16, with a performance by Israeli singer-songwriter Yasmin Levy, who combines traditional Sephardic styles with Flamenco and Mediterranean influences. Her latest album, Sentir, is the fourth since her
Rory Sullivan CD Release Show at Arlene’s Grocery
By Jordi Oliveres Folk singer/songwriter’s today face the challenge of writing original songs in a musical style with as many conventions as baroque choral music. (By "original," I mean: without folksy
Ecstatic Music Festival: Richard Reed Parry, Son Lux and yMusic
by Michael Cirigliano II Photo credit: David Andranko for BrooklynVegan The program for Wednesday night’s Ecstatic Music Festival concert at Merkin Concert Hall couldn’t have been more emblematic of the