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
Art Rock
It's Armory Week here in NYC, and the city is flush with all manner of art and related happenings. Last night, the rough-around-the-edges Fountain Art Fair - situated this year at the Frying
American Singer
Gabe Kahane, who's appeared in these pages before, is used to playing rooms like Rockwood or LPR, where you can get a drink and stand among the barstools. So, it
The Best Orchestra You’ve Never Heard
One of the very first posts I wrote for this site was in praise of a NYC visit by the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra: the oldest orchestra in the world (founded
Close Quarters
The Blue Note, on 3rd Street in the Village, likes to refer to itself as the "World's Finest Jazz Club and Restaurant," allowing patrons the chance to see the top