Block of Birds
Tony Tommasini offers his two cents on box sets in today's Times. I agree with his general premise that the record companies are tone-deaf, putting out these back catalog data dumps […]
A New Master
I showed up over an hour late to tonight's Yevgeny Sudbin recital at the People's Symphony, and had to sneak in the back just to catch the final piece on
Cabinet Level
Q: Where, on a single bill, can you see two leading authors, the leading comic of the indie rock world, a prolific singer-songwriter about to release his 10th studio album,
Seeing Red
I'll admit that, other than Tan Dun and Alex's piece in The New Yorker last year, I don't know the first thing about music from China. Much of that probably
Cocktail Conversation: Gabriel Kahane
Gabriel Kahane is a singer-songwriter, pianist, banjo player, and composer of works for both concert stage and musical theater. His music draws on everything from bluegrass to the Second Viennese
Loudness
(Photos by Peter Checchia) Ok, so you know how people have this thing about classical music putting them to sleep? Well, they should have showed up to Carnegie last night,
Pledge Away
Ok, I know these are tough economic times, but you (and you and you) should call in to WFMU this week with a pledge during their annual Marathon, if for
Afterparty
After midnight, a small crowd gathers in a temp space on N. 8th to hear some scruffy band from Arlington, VA, play mediocre garage rock. Mixed among the usual