Feast of Music

Blood Opera

I caught the U.S. premiere of Iannis Xenakis' Oresteia last night up at the Miller Theatre, in a performance by […]

Don't get me wrong: I'm excited to be flying down to Austin next week to attend the Austin City Limits

Cake Shop, 9/15/08 Harper Simon (Los Angeles, CA) Human Highway (Toronto, Canada)

Over the past year-and-a-half, I've had the good fortune to meet – and become friendly with – a fair number

"If you're going to play Old-Time music, you're best off not taking yourself too seriously." – Tom Paley I don't

One of my primary joys – usually indulged while traveling, or on occasional free weekends here – is to put

I really don't mind sitting through a middling band from Michigan (Deastro) and a plodding bit of soft muddle (Crystal

Have I mentioned how Le Poisson Rouge is quickly becoming my new home-away-from-home? The place – on an unlikely stretch

I'm not going to do this any kind of real justice tonight, but here's a quick rundown of some of the