CMJ Updates
As a full-timer, my forays into CMJ this year will be extremely limited, but for those who are looking for regular updates, the pop music writers at the New York
More Chicago (in NYC)
Lots of fun at the Dub Frequency showcase last night at 205 Club, featuring a full lineup of Chicago-based MC’s, including Vyle, Hollywood Holt and the Cool Kids. Not to
Chicago Pics
Ok, before everything gets all ga-ga with CMJ, here are some pics from this weekend’s Around the Coyote Arts Festival in Chicago. Some nice surprises, including Matthew Santos (who also
Speaking of Sufjan…
"Rock and roll is dead. Rock and roll is a museum piece. It has no viability anymore. There are great rock bands today – I love the White Stripes, I
Unification
Nico Muhly penned a thought-provoking piece for The Guardian last week, making some very coherent ties between classical and popular music, an artificial divide he shuttles between with extreme fluidity.
Chi-town
Out in Chicago this weekend, primarily to see my alma mater, Notre Dame, lose their sixth game in seven. In search of a nightcap, I headed up to Clark Ave.
ACJW Ensemble
I didn’t pay a red cent for my first Carnegie concert of the season tonight, thanks to the generosity of the Subscribers Office, which handed out free tickets to hear
Miracle on 46th Street
"Sight, touch and taste cannot convince us; hearing alone ensures my faith." – St. Thomas Aquinas (from Part XII of Livre du Saint Sacrament) I honestly did not think it
It Won’t be a Wurlitzer
Several months ago, I wrote about Paul Jacobs, the 30-year old chairman of the Juilliard organ department, who had just been named to the 2007 William Schuman Scholar’s Chair, awarded