Before the ear candy
Does the eagle know what is in the pit? William Blake asked this in The Book of Thel, but may well have asked whether we are prepared to retrieve slivers from truth from the great sparking miasma that is the omnipresent electronic onslaught. What … Read More»
Landmark closed its season with a sold-out performance featuring two high caliber performers. The evening featured a pairing of Broadway stars that had its roots in a Broadway venue: Jarrod Spector @JarrodSpector and Jessie Mueller performed … Read More»
A backup entourage consisting of piano, standup bass, drums and guitar took their places first without ceremony. There was to be a polite patience until a still-glamorous Megan Hilty emerged to take on Port Washington for the first time since her … Read More»
Impossible. Imagine a country where music has been banned. Not impossible in certain areas of Mali controlled by leaders described by the New York Times as “Islamic militants” and who have since 2012 effectively banned all music in the areas of … Read More»
What is “social music”? Is it the name of Silicon Alley startup – some sort of Facebook for music lovers? Nope. Instead it’s the title of Jonathan Batiste’s 2013 album, and also a philosophy. Not yet 30 years old, the New Orleans-bred musician … Read More»
