Africa Now! at the Apollo Theater
by Steven Pisano(All photos by Steven Pisano.) The Africa Now! music festival, which just wrapped up it’s fourth year at the Apollo Theater, aspires to provide American audiences with a tasting menu
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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
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
Northside Festival 2015 – Friday Recap
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
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
Coffee Conversation: Kronos Quartet’s David Harrington
For anyone who cares at all about the living art of music, there is no more vital institution than the Kronos Quartet. Since their founding 41 years ago, this indefatigable
Omar Sosa at BRIC House
by Steven Pisano With Cuba increasingly on people’s minds as access to that magical island becomes easier for Americans to travel to, Cuban jazz pianist Omar Sosa and his Quarteto
New Music in the Tennessee Mountains: Big Ears Festival 2015
KNOXVILLE, TN – It didn't take long after my arrival at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville last weekend for me to realize that this was no run-of-the-mill music festival.