June 30, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 26, 2012 Cornelia Cafe Erik Deutsch Trio Erik, piano; Jeff Hill, bass, Tony Mason, drums - a great trio. They played music that swung, a rare treat for me -- some original and some covers, for instance, Neil Young, …
June 30, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 25, 2012 Schimmel Center for the Arts@ Pace University River to River Festival “Oceanic Verses” by Paola Prestini First let me say that this was really well-produced and staged. All went incredibly well; not easy with a large choir …
June 30, 2012 | Posted in Uncategorized
June 24, 2012 The Stone Wobbly, aka Jon Leidecker, from the Bay Area, and Seth Horvitz performed this night with their intriguing experimental electronic music. Wobbly uses a IPad running Sample Wiz. He focuses on sampling which is fascinating and …
June 30, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 23, 2012 Issue Project Room Darmstadt Institute Series 8 pm Either/Or David Shively began the night with a NY premiere of “Plain Moving Landfill” by Thomas Meadowcroft. This was solo percussion (and some electronics) as David does so well. …
June 30, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 22, 2012 Rubin Museum of Art The Chelsea Music Festival I wasn’t planning on going to this but the weather was scorching hot and a subway ride sounded too hard. The Rubin was walking distance from the place where …
June 30, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 21, 2012 BAM Cafe Denis Johnson - Author This was a special non-musical night. I have read three (so far) books by Denis Johnson and love them. It was a grown-up night: expensive, a lovely dinner and then a …
June 29, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 20, 2012 Barge Music Here and Now series TwoSense: Ashley Bathgate, cello and Lisa Moore, piano with guest artists Karen Bentley-Pollick, violin and Courtney Orlando, violin. Barge Music’s setting is as wonderful as the music was this night. The …
June 29, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 19 The Stone Matt Marks - Shame Remixes This was fun. The music Mark selected and scored were based on tunes that he loves in a shameful way. (We all have guitly pleasures. Mine tend toward James Taylor and …
June 29, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 18 Le Poisson Rouge So Percussion’s Night of Awesome(ness) A full house at LPR for this concert which presented six different percussion ensembles. Each of the ensembles were very different and all fascinating. Akros Percussion Ensemble performed “Ordinary Music …
June 29, 2012 | Posted in So Forth
June 17 World Financial Center Bang on a Can Marathon Twelve hours of music. I will only blather on about my favorites in each of the seven sections divided up by hours. 12 pm As luck had it, they opened …