Monday Nightcap
Cake Shop, 9/15/08 Harper Simon (Los Angeles, CA) Human Highway (Toronto, Canada)
Cocktail Conversation: Nico Muhly
Over the past year-and-a-half, I've had the good fortune to meet – and become friendly with – a fair number of musicians in and around New York. Some of these
Park Slope: Home of American Music
"If you're going to play Old-Time music, you're best off not taking yourself too seriously." – Tom Paley I don't know exactly when or how my twenty-square block area of
Walkabout
One of my primary joys – usually indulged while traveling, or on occasional free weekends here – is to put on headphones and walk around some quiet area, preferably near
$8? Ok
I really don't mind sitting through a middling band from Michigan (Deastro) and a plodding bit of soft muddle (Crystal Stilts, above) knowing that I only paid $8 to be
This is Bleecker Street?
Have I mentioned how Le Poisson Rouge is quickly becoming my new home-away-from-home? The place – on an unlikely stretch of Bleecker Street that houses underage bars like Peculier Pub
Fall Preview
I'm not going to do this any kind of real justice tonight, but here's a quick rundown of some of the fall musical happenings where you can expect to find me over
Pirate Show
The days are waning for live outdoor music in New York, but today's a perfect day for the East Village Radio Music Festival, hosted by the pirate Internet station that broadcasts
Soldier Songs Staged
When I feast heard David Little's Soldier Songs at City Opera'sVOX in back in May, I was shaken by the work, which uses interviews with veterans to paint a horrific, first-hand