Happiness
Some of you may remember my visit to Pop Montreal in October, where I discovered this art installation based on Charles Spearin's Happiness Project, in which he recorded interviews with his […]
Bleak House
The local critics have been fawning all over the Met's new production of Janáček's From the House of the Dead - Alex calls it "one of the finest things the
The NYP <3 Bloggers
Well, better late than never, I guess. Free drinks? That could be dangerous… And, what's up with this new Q2? "From Gesualdo to Golijov, Q2 puts you in the room
All In The Family
Those Slopers who didn't have to hightail it to Grandma's yesterday were treated to what amounted to a home show at Barbes by Becca Stevens, who sang with both bands
It Ain’t All Turkeys
Ah, Thanksgiving: that uniquely American celebration of food, football, and general fatuousness. And, what better way to start the holiday than with the 83rd annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade, right
Playing For Keeps
Are there any miracles left in the modern world? Is the concept of musical genius – represented by flawless technique and effortless execution – nothing but a myth? Can our
Fantastic Music
I'm not sure if three performers rubbing Nivea Cream into their hands qualifies as music, but the bill for Saturday night's A Fantastic World Superimposed On Reality (part of Performa 09)
The (other) B.Q.E.
A Ballad of Accounting 2009: Composition for Cello and Brooklyn Queens Expressway, with Alex Waterman performing live cello to a film by Elizabeth Wendelbo. Part of yesterday's Performa 09 activities. (Presumably, Ms.