The Mohawk
As is tradition, The Mohawk – a dive bar across the street from Mass MoCA in North Adams, is serving as the home of the Bang on a Can Summer […]
Quiet Time
I didn’t make it up to Williamstown till 1:30 this morning, but it was worth it for the trip back to Falcon Ridge last night, where they kept the party
Don’t Try This At Home
I can pretty much guarantee that I’m the only person at Tanglewood tonight wearing a bracelet from today’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival. But, hey, that’s how I roll. An all-Brahms
Back to the Farm
"I knew that when I got into folk music, it was more of a serious type of thing (than rock.) The songs are filled with more despair, more sadness, more
Who’s Counting?
At some point during tonight’s performance of Sinfonia (1998), I found myself asking: how is a frail, diminutive, 99-year-old capable of such fierce, overpowering sounds? And, how is it that every time
Tanglewood – Day 2
After a strenuous hike straight up Mt. Lenox this afternoon, an hour of Elliott Carter wasn’t exactly the first thing I wanted to listen to tonight. But the program, featuring chiefly
Carter Starter
I got to Tanglewood just in time afternoon to catch the seventh of ten Elliott Carter concerts taking place this week, featuring TMC fellows playing the Quintet for Piano and Strings,
The ‘Shire
Such is how David – a former fellow – refers to Tanglewood and its environs, where I’m headed tomorrow for the umpteenth consecutive summer (give or take an ump). On the agenda:
Sunday Nightcap
As if I hadn't yet had enough, my friend Elena and I made our way over to a packed Music Hall of Williamsburg after the Pool on Sunday for the