by Melanie Wong Photo credit: Benjamin Sutton Grammy Award-winning "Queen of Neo-soul" Erykah Badu joined forces with the Brooklyn Philharmonic and Brooklyn-based composer Ted Hearne this past weekend at BAM's Howard […]
Erykah Badu Causes “Quite a Disturbance” with Brooklyn Philharmonic Read Post »
by Aristea Mellos and FoM For those who remember stealing their parents' car to catch the old Pink Floyd laser-light shows at the Hayden Planetarium (okay, maybe that was just me),
Nico Muhly, Sufjan Stevens & Bryce Dessner’s “Planetarium” at BAM Read Post »
Photo credit: BAM/Rahav Segev "I don't even like vocal music. I'm far more interested in words than I am with music." – David Lang David Lang has long been one
David Lang’s “love fail” at BAM Read Post »
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious. It is the fundamental emotion which stands at the cradle of true emotion and true science." – Albert Einstein The
“Einstein on the Beach” at BAM Read Post »
by Gabriel FurtadoBeirut in the Gilman Opera House (photo: Mike Benigno) For the entirety of the Dressner brothers' ambitiously curated three-day festival, I was forced to employ a sort of musical
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: Saturday Read Post »
by Laura Wasson Photo: Rebecca Greenfield The second evening of BAM’s Crossing Brooklyn Ferry was no less jammed packed with talent and excitement than the first. The only problem I could
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: Friday Read Post »
by James Pellegrino Photo: Stephanie BergerOn Thursday, BAM kicked off the first of a three-night festival titled Crossing Brooklyn Ferry, featuring three stages of music and film. The event is co-sponsored
Crossing Brooklyn Ferry: Thursday Read Post »
As we've suspected for the better part of a year now, NY City Opera will be staking out its home over the next three seasons at BAM's Howard Gilman Opera
News from City Opera Read Post »
For the past three weeks, Dr. John has turned BAM's Howard Gilman Opera House into his own private Bonnaroo, presenting a variety of music inspired by his New Orleans roots. In
Dr. John’s Inside Out at BAM Read Post »
