Quotable
"I don't know if there's a heaven, but if there's a heaven-on-earth, its Tanglewood." Sandeep Das, composer, introducing the Silk Road Ensemble performing his "Shristi" tonight in the Shed.
Tanglewood Sunset
Tanglewood was a much happier place about an hour ago, when they closed the gates and cleared the grounds to all but those who had tickets to see the Silk
Tanglewood 2010
I arrived at Tanglewood straight from Brooklyn this afternoon, just in time to catch Christoph von Dohnanyi conduct a husky, fiery version of Beethoven's Violin Concerto (with Arabella Steinbacher.) The
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings @ Celebrate Brooklyn
An overflow crowd of 20,000 packed the Prospect Park Bandshell last night for the triumphant homecoming of Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, who've been out taking the world by
Newport Jazz Festival Streaming on NPR
As with last weekend's Newport Folk Festival, NPR is broadcasting and streaming this weekend's Jazz Festival. Onstage now is none other than Darcy, making his Newport debut with the Secret Society.
Mad Decent Block Party @ Seaport Now
I'm supposed to be doing weekend chores, but on a gorgeous day like this, I'd much rather see Das Racist (pictured) get silly and stupid (in their brilliant, cutting way)
Metric/Joan as Police Woman/Holly Miranda @ Celebrate Brooklyn
Emily Haines, Metric's front woman (and sometime-member of Broken Social Scene), gave a somewhat inconsistent performance Thursday night at Celebrate Brooklyn, awkwardly fighting her way through hits like "Sick Muse"
Newport Folk Fest Streaming on NPR
I decided last minute to skip town this weekend to visit a friend, and ended up missing several killer shows as a result. (Hey, it's Summer.) Fortunately, the good folks