Tag: Concert
Doubts Over Patti Smith Concert Plan for Chelsea Hotel Tenants
Demoralized by renovations and eviction attempts, residents at the Chelsea Hotel greeted the news that punk songstress Patti Smith would perform a private show there with deep skepticism. NYT > Rock Music
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Radiohead in Concert at Roseland – Review
If smallness was a subtext of Wednesday’s show at the Roseland Ballroom, it made sense: smallness is one way to understand Radiohead’s “The King of Limbs.” NYT > Rock Music
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A Trump Family Reunion at an Andrea Bocelli Concert – Nocturnalist
A Trump family reunion in the V.I.P. tent at the Andrea Bocelli concert; a dry rock ’n’ roll fund-raiser; and political horseplay at the new carousel in Brooklyn Bridge Park. NYT > Rock Music
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Paul McCartney Yankee Stadium Concert Review
At 69, Mr. McCartney showed in a two-and-a-half hour show at Yankee Stadium that he is not saying goodbye, rather an enduring hello. NYT > Rock Music
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From NPR/music – Classics In Concert: “Orpheus Chamber Orchestra’s ‘New Brandenburgs’ At Carnegie Hall”
[This article is about a concert which took place on Friday, May 6, 2011. But you can hear the full concert by streaming from the link on the NPR/music web page. The link is at the end of this post.] “Finding a way to bring orchestral music — an art form squarely rooted in conventions [...]
Category: Live Gigs
From the New York Times: “Strum, Pluck, Rescue, Rebuild – Concert for Japan”
This article is copyright protected, so just a glimpse. “The hair was a little grayer, and the chins were a little weaker, but early Saturday afternoon at Japan Society it was like the 1980s again. The performers — Philip Glass, Hal Willner, John Zorn, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed — were the same ones you might [...]
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From Bang On A Can: PEOPLE’S COMMISSIONING FUND CONCERT!
Thursday, February 10, 7:30pm at Merkin Concert Hall 129 W 67th St New York, 10023 New Sounds Live: Bang on a Can All-Stars 2011 People’s Commissioning Fund Concert For tickets This concert is part of the Ecstatic Music Festival. The famed electric chamber ensemble, the Bang on a Can All-Stars, perform three world premiere commissions [...]
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Ecstatic Music Festival Marathon at Merkin Concert Hall
The Ecstatic Music Festival opened with a marathon concert at Merkin Concert Hall, showcasing the challenges of collaboration among artists of divergent styles. NYT > Rock Music
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