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

Weekend Pics – Saturday

8th Annual Village Voice Siren Fesitval, 7/19/08 Parts & Labor (Brooklyn, NY) Film School (Los Angeles, CA) The Dodos (San Francisco, CA) Times New Viking (Columbus, OH) Beach House (Baltimore, MD) Islands

Weekend Pics – Friday

Wordless Music Series at Celebrate Brooklyn, 7/18/08 Metropolis Ensemble (New York, NY)     Deerhoof (Oakland, CA)   More pics here.

Yes, You Heard Right

You wouldn’t think that two guys from Bristol, England with a couple of synths, an iMac and garbled lyrics sung through a Fisher-Price amplifier would put on the most ecstatic,

Up Close

During soundcheck for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks, who close this year’s Siren Festival, my friend Pete asked me, “Why do they need to tune Malkmus’ guitar?” I assume he’s

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