Headin’ For the Mountains
I will be on vacation next week, taking a road trip through Idaho, Montana and Wyoming with my friend Tom: a classmate of mine from ND and a fellow National
Weekend Pics – Sunday
Charlie Parker Jazz Festival, Tompkins Square Park, 8.26.07 Maurice Brown Todd Williams Legendary drummer Chico Hamilton and band Surprise guest Cassandra Wilson, filling in for the ailing Abbey Lincoln
Weekend Pics – Saturday
After the Jump Festival, Studio B, Greenpoint, 8.25.07 Host Sara Schaefer with The Teenage Prayers The excellent D.C. outfit Jukebox the Ghost Lead singer/pianist Ben Thornewill Locksley (with unnamed auidience
Last Dance
Up in Queens now for the last P.S. 1 Warm Up of the year (well, the last one with DJ’s: next week is a rock bill.) Escort is the headliner,
Waiting for Rock…
After a productive Saturday morning (for me, at least) I’ve been nursing my beer at Studio B’s “After The Jump” fest for the better part of an hour. Rule No.
Don’t Forget Your Radiation Pills
I’ve just caught wind of the news that the North Korean Minister of Culture has extended an invitation to the New York Philharmonic to perform in Pyongyang before the notably-eccentric
Going Out With a Bang
The summer’s quickly drawing to a close, but in terms of musical happenings, at least, the city will not be going gently into that good winter. Here’s a quick rundown
RIP Max Roach
I only saw Roach once, but it was an experience I’ll never forget: performing with his ensemble at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in 1999, in a jazz
A Berskshires Marathon – Part II
I was back at Tanglewood less than twelve hours after I’d left Friday night, just in time to catch the start of the BSO’s weekly open rehearsal. These rehearsals have