Mixin’ it Up
Those who are regular listeners of WNYC already know that there is a new host for Evening Music: Terrance McKnight, formerly of NPR affiliate GPR in Atlanta. McKnight is known […]
Changing Voices
Friday night, I attended both the U.S. premiere of Sir John Tavener’s Mass For the Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2007) at St. Thomas Church,
Bklyn: Indietown U.S.A.
In today’s Times, Ben Sisario writes about the indie scene out here in the ‘hood, which breeds technically proficient bands with big buzz and global reach, but low commercial promise.
Flea Market
In case you haven’t guessed by now, I’ll be heading back to Austin next week for the South By Southwest music festival. Though I’m a frequent visitor to the Texas
Live Stochastic
There were only four others in the back room when I arrived for NONLOC’s set at Barbes Wednesday night, two of whom were musicians playing in the late set. It
Stochastic Brooklyn
About a month ago, I gave a shout-out to Bethany Ryker’s Stochastic Hit Parade, which airs every Sunday night on WFMU. Well, for those of you in the nabe, Bethany
Second Hearing
In case you missed last week’s broadcast, the New York Phil has put the audio of last week’s concert in Pyongyang, North Korea, up on its website. You can hear
Quotable
"Music is everywhere. It’s one of the currencies of being human." – Yo-Yo Ma "Music is enough for a lifetime, but a lifetime isn’t enough for music." – Sergei Rachmaninoff