SXSW 2010
I arrived in Austin this morning for the 2010 edition of SXSW: the annual musical summit where just about every band/label head/promoter in the universe converges for five fun-filled […]
Playing With Kronos
The indomitable Kronos Quartet is back in town this week for a multi-faceted residency at Zankel that features four separate programs, plus a masterclass with pipa player Wu Man on 3/17.
Snap Crackle @ 85
Speaking of ageless musicians, Happy 85th birthday to Roy Haynes: one of the most expressive drummers in the history of jazz, who's played with everyone from Charlie Parker, to Miles Davis,
Honeyboy
What is it about the blues that keeps these guys playing well beyond the age most folks are laid up in nursing homes? John Lee Hooker was 83 and still
SITE: Bushwick
I made my way to Bushwick this past sunny Sunday, the final day of Armory Week, to check out the 2nd annual SITE Fest : a weekend-long festival of performance-based art spread
Original Blues
Guitarist Honeyboy Edwards, who won a lifetime Grammy earlier this year, is one of the last remaining original Delta Blues musicians. Edwards, 94, was literally present at the birth of the
Barber @ 100
Samuel Barber, who would have turned 100 years old yesterday, is probably the most under-appreciated composer America has ever produced. Sure, everyone knows the pained, heartfelt Adagio for Strings and maybe
On a Happier Note…
"I could play and sound like Charlie Parker note for note, but I was only playing it from method. So, I needed to figure out where to go from there."
Sparklehorse R.I.P.
Just read the terrible news that Mark Linkous (a.k.a. Sparklehorse) took his own life on Saturday near his home in Knoxville, TN. He was 47. I only saw Sparklehorse once