Feast of Music

Love Song

I got a healthy dose of conductor David Robertson’s pedagogic prowess last month at the Concrete Frequency festival in L.A., […]

"I’m the type who’d be happy not going anywhere as long as I was sure I knew exactly what was

I was without plans this Valentine’s evening until I stopped into my beloved local Barbes, which offered up a big

My friend Jason clued me in to a show last night in the Meatpacking district by two brothers from Chicago

One year ago today, I wrote my first Feast of Music entry, about a concert I’d heard the night before

Going to see a concert in Central Europe is generally a more sociable, more amiable experience than it is here

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Most people assume that indie rock, with its underground, anti-establishment pedigree, is significantly more authentic than mainstream rock or pop.

Six weeks ago, I was introduced to the art of "conduction" by Greg Tate’s Burnt Sugar, where Tate waved his