The Transfinite
I made it just in the nick of time yesterday to see Ryoji Ikeda's extraordinary the transfinite at the Park Avenue Armory (now closed.) Projected on both sides of a […]
Stepgaard: Izzy O’Connell
After last night's Celebrate Brooklyn show, I hopped on the train all the way to midtown, arriving just in time for the latest installment of Tristan and Lesley's Stepgaard, which
Andrew Bird Opens Celebrate Brooklyn
For me, the official start of summer is always the opening concert at Celebrate Brooklyn, which is always free and always draws a multitude of happy concertgoers. Last night was
Les Paul Doodle
Les Paul would have been 96 today, and good ol' Google is marking the occasion with an amazing new Doodle that lets you play electric guitar with your mouse, and
Roulette Brooklyn
This past weekend, the new Roulette Brooklyn – which is still undergoing renovations before it's official opening this fall – hosted a performance of John Cage's 1967 "Musicircus" for "as
Bruckner, Beethoven and Currier
Alan Gilbert may not be the most charismatic conductor we have in this country, but he might be our most unusual programmer – at least among big-time orchestra directors. Case
Upright Piano Brigade
Ever since it opened 10 years ago, Barbès has had an upright piano next to the mantle in the back room: an old oak thing that, while perhaps not up
Digital Fiddler
The CD release “party” has become a tired cliché in the indie/new music world: an exercise in self-promotion that usually disappoints, because most bands have no idea how to replicate
Look and Listen Festival 2011
This past week marked the 10th edition of the Look and Listen Festival, which sets performances of contemporary music in art gallery spaces. I last visited the festival in 2008, and