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
East Village Radio Festival Postponed
Due to the impending threat of Tropical Storm Hanna, today's East Village Radio Festival - with an eclectic lineup including everyone from Hammond B3 great Dr. Lonnie Smith, to Brooklyn noise outfit High
Noise and Rapture
WFMU DJs are hosting a series of shows at Issue Project Room this month, with each meant to reflect their own particular (and often eccentric) musical tastes. Dan Bodah, who
African Symphony
At th end of a long evening, I find myself at Barbes for the Mandingo Ambassadors' new regular Wednesday night gig. Delectible Afropop goodness, anchored by veteran Guinean guitarist Marmady
Above the Boardwalk
I didn't make it to any of this past weekend's Coney Island Rockabilly Festival, but I did make it out to the boardwalk in time to catch the tail
Nous Sommes Stupides
According to Dan Wakin in today's Times, the Met, in its infinite wisdom, has decided to cut ties with singer-songwriter Rufus Wainwright, who has been writing an opera, Prima Donna,
My Kind of Tourist Trap
Sometimes in this town, you need to brave the tourist hordes to get to the really good stuff. Case in point: last night's early set at the Village Vanguard, the