Before the ear candy
Pink Martini’s Brilliant Landmark Debut Takes Long Island by Storm Large Can you touch the shape of a song? Can you taste crispness in the wind on a March evening? This is not a lesson in synesthesia. The answer, according to Pink Martini’s … Read More»
As every preacher knows, a whisper can garner more attention than a shout. In Grammars of Creation, George Steiner wrote that “The whispers of shared ecstasy are choral.” Violinist Regina Carter’s dynamic range begins at pianissimo and rises up in … Read More»
“Mashup” is one term that’s been used to describe the eclectic sound of Caravan of Thieves (Facebook | Twitter), but what’s being mashed isn’t so obvious. The suggested appellation from the Thieves’ web site starts with “Gypsy Swinging Serenading … Read More»
Review: Live Music Performance by Judy Collins at Landmark on Main Street You don’t choose the time or the place you’re brought into this world. Those choices were made by ancestors and by others. You can’t be blamed, thanked, or even asked about … Read More»
A Madeleine Peyroux performance – in what may be its steadiest, most accessible Trio form – is like overhearing a conversation by three people you’re rather fond of. At times the tone is genial, wry, or whispered with the occasional sigh. There’s … Read More»
