Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society @ Joe’s Pub, 11/30/10
It is very easy to take for granted the extraordinary music we have in our midst here in NYC (such is the purpose of this website.) Case in point: the orchestral
Braids/ARMS/Neighbors @ Mercury Lounge
On a dark and quiet Monday coming off a long holiday weekend, one could be forgiven for not wanting to venture out into the early winter cold. But, after five
Better Than Wings
Through an unexpected twist of fate, I've begun spending occasional weekends in Buffalo: that western New York city best known for the Bills, Ani DiFranco and Hot Wings. And, while
City Opera: Intermezzo
Last Thursday, I had the opportunity to attend City Opera for the first time this season to see a performance of Richard Strauss' Intermezzo: a two-act comedy of manners about
White Light Festival: The Manganiyar Seduction
The final event of the inaugural White Light Festival, Roysten Abel's The Manganiyar Seduction, finally took place at the Rose Theater last night, after a week's delay caused by the difficulty
TRANZAC
Nick in Toronto shared the above video with me earlier today, a reminder of the wonders of the TRANZAC: that delightfully oddball venue with the Zine gallery upstairs and some of
White Light Festival: Paul Jacobs and the Clarion Choir
The astonishing Paul Jacobs, chair of Juilliard's organ program since 2004, took the newly-restored Alice Tully Hall organ out for a spin Tuesday night as part of the ongoing White Light Festival.
White Light Festival: Credo
It's hard to be believe that it's been nearly three years since since the debut of the Wordless Music Orchestra, in an epic concert at the Church of St. Paul
White Light Festival: Latvian National Choir
As with last week's concert by the Tallis Scholars, Saturday's concert featuring the Latvian National Choir – also part of the White Light Festival – juxtaposed the sacred music of