Although the weather gods could not be appeased Thursday night by the sounds of bluegrass (as banjo player Noam Pikelny joked), the crowds certainly were as the Punch Brothers put on
by Steven Pisano Brooklyn’s own Talib Kweli, a star in the world of hip hop for almost a generation now, brought his expanding hip hop universe to Brooklyn Bowl
by Nick Stubblefield Stepping into Spectrum in Lower Manhattan is like stepping into a modern-day composer's living room. CDs line one wall, books the other. There are plenty of comfy couches, and
by Steven Pisano Last Friday, Jeremy Loops played Brooklyn Bowl on the final night of a U.S. tour aimed at introducing this South African folk singer from Cape Town to American
by Steve Danielsson Last week, Old 97’s frontman Rhett Miller came to City Winery to celebrate the release of his newest album “The Traveler." Miller recorded the album last year in Portland with members of
by Robert Leeper A standard orchestra program pairs a short piece by a contemporary composer with a large scale Romantic symphony. Often, the short piece is a dense tone poem
by Nick Stubblefield Within moments of the start of Antonio Sanchez‘s set at SubCulture last Friday, it was not only clear that his drum chops reign supreme, but that he is a commanding,
by Nick Stubblefield Robin Eubanks left, Corey Glover, right. One of my favorite things about jazz music is just how malleable the genre actually is. It encourages extensive creative expression
by Robert Leeper Irie Maffia For those of you keeping score at home, we are on day three of Northside. Certainly been a busy weekend, and doesn’t look to be
