by Melanie Wong On Friday night, Opera Hispánica presented Ástor Piazzolla’s tango-opera, María de Buenos Aires, at (le) Poisson Rouge, the culmination of the pioneer Latino opera comapny's first festival season. […]
by Aristea Mellos In the last year or two, there’s been a flurry of negative press surrounding the composer Osvaldo Golijov. Repeated talk of missed deadlines and accusations of plagiarism left
Patti Smith closing out the night with "People Have the Power." More pics of performances by Jim James, Tune-Yards, Rahzel, as well as Ira and Philip Glass at FoM's photo page.
by Sky Disco This past Monday, I experienced a live performance by Sandra Lilia Velasquez (better known as SLV) at Joe’s Pub that quickly brought the word “sophisticated” to mind. SLV's sound—produced by 10-time Grammy
by Craig Brinker Monday evening’s concert at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola featured mallet percussionist/composer Erik Charlston’s diverse and well-rounded group, JazzBrasil, paying tribute to one of Brazil's most interesting and eccentric musicians,
by Craig Brinker Brazilian composer and multi-instrumentalist Hermeto Pascoal might be best known in the United States as "that guy who whistles and sings on Miles Davis' Live-Evil," but his
by Sky Disco Since I didn’t get to fly home this year for Thanksgiving, my experience of seeing Leni Stern perform at Iridium last Wednesday became my holiday. The absolute joy that
"Poetry (or music)…exists partly for the purpose of showing us ourselves, at our worst and at our best." – Sharon Olds Before Superstorm Sandy blew into town last week and caused all
After last year's Afropunk Festival got cancelled due to Hurricane Irene, organizers are bringing the festival back to Ft. Greene's Commodore Barry Park this weekend with a stellar lineup that
