A video from the UK-based electric duo FUSE promotes a straightforward fashion sensibility. The rock performance is high energy, but some may say it takes a back seat to the styling of the musicians and the video itself. FUSE consists of … Read More»
Zeta Synthony II Interface Unit
The Zeta Synthony II serves as an interface between the Zeta MIDI electronics and the rest of an electric violin setup. … Read More»
Little Screen, Big Voice: Megan Hilty Closes Out Landmark’s Season
It used to be called “the little screen,” but in the era of 60” flat screens, it’s a lot bigger than it used to be. Yet even as screens have gotten bigger, bandwidth has gotten broader and TV’s reach -- according to many pundits -- has gotten … Read More»
Natalie MacMaster Brings Timeless Cape Breton to Landmark
Cape Breton’s Maritime Musical Daughter Dances onto Rimsky Stage in Port Washington. Even before the music began, the Landmark’s Rimsky stage suggested something unusual was afoot. A drum kit was placed stage right front instead of its usual rear … Read More»
Sense of Direction
Why American Songbook? It's a complicated story that I'll have to flesh out later. A short version is this. The violin is a solo instrument. Played live, while it can work well in a rock band setting, most of the music that audiences are familiar … Read More»