Billy Martin

Strange and Beautiful: A Celebration of the Music of John Lurie at Town Hall

by Steven Pisano Photo: Steven Pisano Even back in his heyday, in the 1980s and 1990s, it was a challenge to pin down John Lurie. Was he a band leader (Lounge […]

Tags: Billy Martin, Evan Lurie, Flea, Jane Scarpantoni, jazz, Jesse Harris, John Lurie, John Medeski, john zorn, Lounge Lizards, marc ribot, Marvin Pontiac, Michael Blake, Sofia Rei, Steven Bernstein, Town Hall

Preview: Celebration of John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards at Town Hall

by Robert Leeper John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards in the early 1980s Le Poisson Rouge's festival tribute to American icon John Lurie and the Lounge Lizards, Strange & Beautiful:

Tags: and Michael Blake, Billy Martin, Evan Lurie, Flea, John Lurie, John Medeski, john zorn, Lounge Lizards

Music Frees All Festival: A Benefit for the Scotty Hard Trust Tonight

by Brian Weidy One night, seven bands, two DJs, countless special guests, and terrific fried chicken. Those are just some of the things you can look forward to for Saturday

Tags: afrobeat, Antibalas, Billy Martin, brooklyn bowl, EMEFE, Miles Arntzen, Music Frees All Festival, Scotty Hard, Scotty Hard Trust, Superhuman Happiness

Alone Together Tour at (Le) Poisson Rouge

by Brian Weidy Bringing together three people widely regarded as some of the most talented and innovative on their respective instruments, Alone Together's Billy Martin (Medeski, Martin, and Wood), Sarah

Tags: arcade fire, Billy Martin, Drums, gregory rogove, improvisational, Le Poisson Rouge, Percussion, piana, sarah neufeld, solo, violin