Saturday Trifecta (pt. 1)
What better way is there to spend a rainy autumn Saturday in New York than listening to music? The live […]
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Cocktail Conversation: David T. Little
David T. Little, who I've written about previously, is a composer, drummer, and bandleader who counts as influences everyone from George Orwell to Megadeth.
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String Singers
Playing a stringed instrument while singing is a bit like trying to pat your head and rub your belly at
Sunday Night Jazz
Darcy James Argue's Secret Society, Bowery Poetry Club, 11/9/08. (More pics below. Review and setlist here.)
Bang on Bleecker Street
Terry Riley with the Bang on a Can All Stars, Le Poisson Rouge, 11/7/08 (More pics below.)
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New Music Underground
Artists have always inhabited the fringes of New York. In the 60's, it was SoHo; in the 80's, Williamsburg and
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Cut and Run
Dear Monsieur Mortier, I've just read Dan Wakin's Times story about your decision to resign as the incoming director of
The Best
“(Toni Morrison) is the best writer in America. Jazz, for sure; but also Mozart.” — John Leonard (1939-2008)