Celebrating Pierre Boulez’s 90th Birthday at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (Photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last week at National Sawdust a series of four concerts celebrated the 90th birthday (back in March) of French composer, conductor, and
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“Real Enemies” at the Brooklyn Academy of Music
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano.) “Anyone not paranoid in this world must be crazy." ―Edward Abbey Americans are suckers for a good conspiracy theory. Were those gunshots
Christine and the Queens at Webster Hall
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) To an English-speaking audience, the name Héloïse Letissier (le-TISS-ee-ay) was probably destined to drop to the bottom of the sea. But, reimagined as
The First Annual BRIC JazzFest Marathon
by Steven Pisano (All photos by Steven Pisano,) If I had thought about it too much ahead of time, I probably would have stayed home. Five hours of nonstop jazz, on three stages,
“Persona,” a New Opera: Finding a Voice at National Sawdust
by Steven Pisano (All photographs by Steven Pisano.) Last weekend at National Sawdust, Williamsburg's hip new venue for contemporary music, Beth Morrison Projects presented Persona, a new chamber opera based on the 1965
Talib Kweli (and friends) at Brooklyn Bowl
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
Jeremy Loops at Brooklyn Bowl
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
Rhett Miller at City Winery
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
Calexico and Gaby Moreno at Bowery Ballroom
by Steven Pisano The Arizona-based band Calexico was in the city on Sunday and Monday nights at the Bowery Ballroom as the last stop of a US tour before jetting