Author Archive: Music for NY
‘The Wrecking Crew,’ by Kent Hartman, on ’60s Studio Musicians
Kent Hartman’s nostalgic book about ’60s rock ’n’ roll focuses on the all-purpose studio musicians known as the Wrecking Crew. NYT > Rock Music
Category: News
Spring Performance: John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett Collaborate on ‘Once’
John Tiffany and Steven Hoggett, the team behind “Black Watch,” take on a quieter project: a musical adaptation of the film “Once,” about young musicians falling in love. NYT > Theater
Category: Broadway
Downtown Alliance Attends Launch of J&R Jr. Children’s Store in Lower Manhattan
PDF: J R Jr – 2-2012.pdf Single date: 2/14/2012 Downtown Alliance President Liz Berger speaks at J&R Jr. Ribbon Cutting Alliance for Downtown New York President Elizabeth H. Berger joined J&R Co-CEOs Joe and Rachelle Friedman and their son Jason to launch the new J&R Jr. super-boutique store. read more
Category: Events
From Hammered! at Q2: “Loops, Ladders and Wind-Up Birds”
Hammered! is a focused keyboard program at Q2. The program streams weekdays at 11AM and 11PM on Q2. Exploring Brooklyn-based composer Ryan Francis‘s box of musical toys Ryan Anthony Francis “Among diverse cast of characters informing Brooklyn-based composer Ryan Anthony Francis’s musical language are author Haruki Murakami, artist M.C. Escher and poet Wilhelm Muller. Hear [...]
Category: Live Gigs
Exhibit to celebrate Warhol
The Martin Lawrence gallery will mark the 25th anniversary of Andy Warhol’s death with a grand exhibit, “The Aesthetics of Cool.” On display will be 40 works by the pop-art pioneer, as well as a large-scale Roy Lichtenstein collage, original Keith Haring sumi ink drawings and memorabilia. The show opens on Feb. 24 at 457 [...]
Category: Arts
Arts & Leisure: Margaret Edson, Author of ‘Wit,’ Loves Teaching
With her first and only play, “Wit,” in revival on Broadway, Margaret Edson makes it clear that she doesn’t feel any need to try playwriting again. She prefers the classroom stage. NYT > Theater
Category: Broadway
Downtown Alliance Year in Review Reports Blockbuster Year of Leasing in Lower Manhattan
PDF: Year in Review Leasing – 2-2012.pdf Single date: 2/15/2012 New Market Data Shows 80 percent Increase Over 2010 Leasing Activity Reflecting a growing interest in all of the amenities Lower Manhattan has to offer, the Alliance for Downtown New York today announced a surge in 2011 leasing activity in Lower Manhattan – with nearly [...]
Category: Events
From Q2 Music: Composer Portals
Q2 is the 24/7 New Music Stream from New York Public Radio Ever-Expanding Access into the Minds of Your Favorite Composers Q2 tells us, “We here at Q2 Music will always strive to bring you the best and brightest in new-music. But now we are beginning to explore the spaces between the music. You will [...]
Category: Live Gigs
A young music entrepreneur scores big, but hits bumps
Tina Traster – Bernadette Brennan didn’t grow up in a family with connections in the entertainment business. Nobody gave her money to pursue her dreams. But she was determined to make it in the music industry. Now, a decade after working at popular New York City nightclubs like Tunnel and Limelight as a Long Island [...]
Category: Arts
Massages at Spas Like Bliss and Mandarin Oriental Go Extreme
At several spas, the standard sedate massage is being accessorized with rock music, colored lights, vibrating tables, and other extreme bells and whistles. NYT > Rock Music
Category: News
