The Masters
"All praise of the Vienna Philharmonic reveals itself as understatement." – Richard Strauss In this world, there are good orchestras, and there are great orchestras. And, then, there is the […]
Poème Electronique, 2010
I've been fascinated with Edgar Varese's Poeme Electronique since I was an undergrad, when I spotted a photo in the back of my music history book of the striking modernist pavilion
Vienna Weekend
The best show in town this weekend? It's at Carnegie, Friday through Sunday. And, don't be put off by those list prices: if you're under 40, you can sign up
Jay Reatard, RIP
(Jay Reatard with crowd-surfer, 2008 CMJ Music Marathon) Musicians dying prematurely is something you'd think I'd be used to by now, but it's still a bad shock every time it happens. Various sources
The Regular
Frankly, I don't know why it took me so long to go see violinist Jenny Scheinman, who's been playing in my Barbes backyard nearly every Tuesday for the past five
Blast of Winter
Johnny Winter, who played B.B. King's last night as part of his residency there, is 65 years old, needed assistance coming on and off the stage, and sat through his entire
The Atlantic Fringe
I closed my weekend last night at the Irish Arts Center on W. 51st St, which featured five groups playing traditional Irish music, all presented as part of this year's
A Bit of Everything
It might be a bit early to start making such predictions, but I'll go out on a limb and say that last night's bill at B.B. King's will end
Not Going Gentle
When I learned this week that Williamsburg's Monkeytown will be closing its doors for good in two weeks due to "landlord issues," it made me question yet again the long-term