Feast of Music

An in-development playlist of some holiday faves.

Thu, 13 Dec 2012 10:23:47 -0500

An in-development playlist of some holiday faves.

Saturday.

Mon, 10 Sep 2012 17:58:51 -0400

Saturday.

thesmallercity: John Cage is 100 today, and Cage at 100 is in...

Wed, 05 Sep 2012 10:38:44 -0400

thesmallercity:

John Cage is 100 today, and Cage at 100 is in the Brooklyn Rail.

Gregory Porter closing out the 20th annual Charlie Parker Jazz...

Sun, 26 Aug 2012 18:13:54 -0400

Gregory Porter closing out the 20th annual Charlie Parker Jazz Festival at Tompkins Square Park.

Das Racist on the Red Stage at Afropunk Fest. Erykah Badu to...

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 19:49:47 -0400

Das Racist on the Red Stage at Afropunk Fest. Erykah Badu to close next at the Green Stage.

I guess some people just like to wait online. #afropunkfest...

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:59:02 -0400

I guess some people just like to wait online. #afropunkfest (hint: the south entrance has No Line)

Photo

Sat, 25 Aug 2012 16:31:01 -0400

A nice place to kill 1/2 hour between concerts @lc_mostlymozart....

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 22:07:12 -0400

A nice place to kill 1/2 hour between concerts @lc_mostlymozart. Late night show at 1030 in the Penthouse

Final night @lc_mostlymozart with the Clarinet Concerto and...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 20:55:24 -0400

Final night @lc_mostlymozart with the Clarinet Concerto and Beethoven’s Mass in C. Why do they ring the intermission bells so damned early? Can’t even get a drink.

The very cool Slam Donahue at the equally cool Delinquency for...

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 19:38:47 -0400

The very cool Slam Donahue at the equally cool Delinquency for their EP release party last night.

Rose Theater, about to witness Mark Morris’ Dido and...

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 19:58:47 -0400

Rose Theater, about to witness Mark Morris’ Dido and Aeneas @lc_mostlymozart

Philadelphia Folk Festival 2012. More pics on Flickr.

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 20:13:20 -0400

Philadelphia Folk Festival 2012. More pics on Flickr.

Donal Henahan, former NYT Chief Music Critic who passed away yesterday, got it wrong as often as right. As in: "Nixon"

Tue, 21 Aug 2012 05:57:51 -0400

Donal Henahan, former NYT Chief Music Critic who passed away yesterday, got it wrong as often as right. As in: "Nixon"

Delta bluesman Big George Brock, 80, just tore up the Lobby...

Sun, 19 Aug 2012 16:01:41 -0400

Delta bluesman Big George Brock, 80, just tore up the Lobby Stage here at the Philadelphia Folk Festival. The guy can barely walk, but he sings like a bat out of hell.

Little Feat, Philadelphia Folk Festival

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 22:49:00 -0400

Little Feat, Philadelphia Folk Festival

Steve Earle at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 19:31:33 -0400

Steve Earle at the Philadelphia Folk Festival.

52nd annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, with Lucinda Williams...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 18:23:38 -0400

52nd annual Philadelphia Folk Festival, with Lucinda Williams and Steve Earle duetting on “Drunken Angel.” And the night is young.

Peter Joost, board member of NYC Audubon for the past two...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 13:14:00 -0400

Peter Joost, board member of NYC Audubon for the past two decades, led a bird walk in Central Park yesterday as part of the Mostly Mozart Festival, which has birds as a central theme this year. Joost has worked tirelessly to protect local birds and their habitat in NYC for the past 35 years, having served as president of both the Brooklyn Bird Club and the Linnean Society.

I learned that there are 30 nesting species in Central Park, including Cardinals, Blue Jays, Robins, Swifts, and House Sparrows, which used to be so numerous, they would create clouds in the sky. According to Joost, they were done in once the internal combustion engine took away their key food supply: horse manure.

I also learned that some 790 other bird species stop off in Central Park during their annual migrations, with the birds always flying at night to avoid predators and various man-made threats.

At one point, we all heard a repetitive, high-pitched chirp. “That’s a baby Cardinal,” Joost said, “shouting ‘Feed Me! Feed Me!’” Sadly, I didn’t see anyone carrying around staff paper, Messiaen-style, in order to write it down.

More info on upcoming Mostly Mozart bird walks here.

Joshua Bell and Louis Langrée with the Mostly Mozart Festival...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:58:00 -0400

Joshua Bell and Louis Langrée with the Mostly Mozart Festival Orchestra, Avery Fisher Hall, 8/17/12

David Greilsammer, Kaplan Penthouse, Mostly Mozart Festival,...

Sat, 18 Aug 2012 12:43:00 -0400

David Greilsammer, Kaplan Penthouse, Mostly Mozart Festival, 8/14/12