CMJ Friday Pics
The melodic, tuneful, buzzworthy Oberhofer at Glasslands Gallery, Williamsburg (one of their 20-odd CMJ shows this week.) More pics from Glasslands, Cameo Gallery, Death by Audio, and the Whisk and Ladle […]
CMJ Thursday Recap
I spent Thursday night bumping around the Lower East Side, mostly between on the Ludlow St. corridor that is the unofficial hub for all things CMJ. At the M for
CMJ Wednesday Recap
After stopping by the CMJ Press Mixer at the Hotel on Rivington for some free cocktails and schmooze, I made my way over to Arlene's Grocery for the Canadian Blast
CMJ Tuesday Recap
CMJ 2010 got off to rocking start Tuesday night with the free MOG Showcase at Brooklyn Bowl. Newcomers Screaming Females and DOM played straight ahead guitar rock that was welcome for
CMJ 2010
It's go time for the 30th annual CMJ Music Marathon, with wall-to-wall music over the next five days here in NYC. For credentialed bloggers like your's truly, it means navigating
ACL 2010 Wrap Up
This year’s edition of the Austin City Limits Music Festival was the usual mix of dependable old favorites, thrilling new discoveries -and a lot of hype and promise that fell
Solomon and Joan
While I was busy flitting around ACL yesterday, we lost two of the most extraordinary singers of the 20th Century: Solomon Burke – "The King of Rock and Soul" –
ACL 2010
"This is one of the greatest festivals in the world – and it's right here!" Wayne Coyne, Flaming Lips The sun has set on the 2010
Vienna in New York
"Autumn in New York/ It spells the thrill of first-nighting" (Vernon Duke) As Tony Tommasini wrote last week in the Times, it's always a privilege to hear the Vienna Philharmonic in