Our own Ronen Givony published a beautiful and thought-provoking piece on late music writer Michael Steinberg for The Daily Swarm.
“…In some ways, the enterprise of music criticism is like architecture, or fashion, in that most of us tend not to notice it unless it’s really bad, which is quite often, or really good, which…
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Jenny Rocha is a dancer/performing artist, choreographer, costume designer and teacher. As a dancer, Rocha has performed with various choreographers at numerous notable venues in NYC. Her solo performance of Kelli Wicke Davis’ “Whisper Into The Glass” received critical acclaim by The New York Times. – “a fascinating portrait of a woman
Just Announced: Richard Lloyd (formerly of TELEVISION) & The Sufi-Monkeys
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Richard Lloyd is an American guitarist, best known as a member of Television. Despite Television’s position in the foreground of the New York punk scene of the late 70s, Lloyd (and Television guitarist/vocalist Tom Verlaine) was technically quite proficient, and the band’s sound was defined by the dueling guitars of the two
Just Announced: Robert Glasper Experiment – CD Release Show
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Robert Glasper was raised in Houston, Texas. His mother was his first and strongest musical influence. Mrs. Glasper not only played piano and sang gospel music in the family’s church, she led a band that worked the city’s jazz and blues club circuit as well. By the age of twelve, young Robert
Just Announced: Akiko Yano w/ Marc Ribot
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In late 2006, a letter was sent to T Bone Burnett, who later won the Grammy Award for the best album of the year 2008, Robert Plant and Allison Krauss’s “Raising Sand” . The letter was from Akiko Yano who had been a huge admirer of T Bone. She asked him if
Teengirl Fantasy are prepping to release their debut LP through True Panther Sound later this fall. But right now they’re releasing a 7″ and Pitchfork has a preview track from the EP. The A side is a track called “Portofino” and you can listen to it here….
Teengirl Fantasy will be performing at LPR
Members (“School of Fish” and above) get in free to the following shows! To find out more about our Membership program go to lprnyc.com and click on “Membership.”
Jenny Scheinman’s Mischief & Mayhem
Rudder
Midievil Pundits
Ecstatic Sunshine
Barbez
Lucille Chung & Alessio Bax
Taka Kigawa…
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A recent story… from Minnesota Public Radio’s Valerie Kahler begins, “Dmitri Shostakovich, a New York club setting and an unconventional classical band make for an intriguing mix.”
That mix has resulted in a new cd by Jan Vogler and the New York ensemble The Knight recorded right here at LPR. As Kahler goes on
Just Announced: The Big Quiz Thing
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The Big Quiz Thing is NYC’s premier live game show, with geeks and cool kids alike gathering to test their skill at knowledge of all things trivia.
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Just Announced: Baby Loves Disco Fall Dates
The much-loved Baby Loves Disco comes back to LPR this fall with dates in September, October, November, and December. ON SALE NOW.
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All across the country, Baby Loves Disco is slowly but surely transforming the hippest night clubs into child proof discos as toddlers, pre-schoolers and parents looking for a break from the routine
Just Announced: East Coast Tribal: A Bold Expression of Modern Feminine
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East Coast Tribal is a movement discipline, a dance-style, and a perspective: grounded in Bellydance, with influences of Hip hop, Modern Dance, and Martial Arts. Showcased in the 2006 release of the instructional Bellydance DVD, East Coast Tribal, produced by World Dance New York, this dance style is given it’s name through
Just Announced: Your Vegas, Action Painters, and Picture Picture
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…Your VegasHow does a band from a little town outside of Leeds end up going by the name Your Vegas? “It was one of our first songs,” says the band’s singer Coyle Girelli. “Your Vegas seemed to sum us up. It’s about escaping to a different place, wherever that is.”
Eventually, with
Just Announced: CB-3 (Chris Berry Trio) w/ Steve Kimock , Michael Kang (of String Cheese Incident) and drum and bass from Grammy Nominated Brazilian
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CB-3 (Chris Berry Trio)…CB-3′s Sound is a mix of the modern and the ancient. Old rhythms from the motherland are played through heavy electronics and otherworldly effects. The electric Mbira developed by Chris Berry, is the only one of its kind and creates a unique and distinctive sound that characterizes CB-3′s
Just Announced: Sharon Kenny
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When Sharon Kenny… entered the world, doctors would not allow her to stay in the nursery. The reason? Sharon was screaming so loudly that she was keeping all of the other babies awake. …This was an alarmingly accurate precursor to the rest of her life. On Christmas Day, 1990, Sharon’s little fingers
Just Announced: Sound Addiction: Blues in Space and Night Regulation
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Blues in Space
Blues In Space is both all and nothing you might think. Often chaotic and always an intense musical experience. Led by New York City based cellist, Rubin Kodheli, Blues in Space is quickly rising for the fore-front of a new avant-rock movement.
Night Regulation…
“Night Regulation” explores the rhythms
Radio Happy Hour creator and “funny man” Sam Osterhout sat down with Ephman to discuss all things Radio Happy Hour, including a sneak peak into the August 8 episode with Andrew WK…. You don’t want to miss this…or that show. (Here’s my sneak peak: Radio Happy Hour will apparently be channeling The Breakfast Club
Tortoise at LPR: Review and Pictures
This review from a blog called stare out sleepily… completely bummed me out, because I missed this Tortoise show here last week:
“Ok then, just getting up and need to recuperate my mind after having had it erased and reformatted by Tortoise last night at Le Poisson Rouge. Had just a brilliant time… Holy Fucking
Just Announced: Francis Jocky w/ Kaïssa
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…Francis Jocky
Multitalented singer, songwriter & producer Francis Jocky is something of an enigma, an artist with universal appeal and blessed with a unique voice. Listeners may hear an echo of Joan Armatrading, Seal, Sting, and Bob Marley. Raised in Paris, France, based in New York City and having performed around the
Just Announced: Broadcast and Atlas Sound w/ Selmanaires
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Trish Keenan and James Cargill are the duo known as Broadcast from Birmingham, UK. Their initial influence was the psychedelic band The United States of America. Over the years their sound has evolved from a mixture of ’60s pop with ’60s film score music, and recently modern electronic elements, into what
There are a number of Mp3s available on our web site for Circles & Lines (A Night of Young Composers) (@LPR on September 1), including Conrad Winslow’s Slippery Music
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From “A Classical Approach to Electronic Sounds…” by Allan Kozinn:
“It is hard to tell whether Alarm Will Sound is finding itself or losing itself, but it may be a bit of both. A reasonably straightforward new-music band in 2001, when it made the jump from college orchestra (at the Eastman School of
Just Announced: Lick – 1 Year Anniversary Party Elevator Fight and Zoe Kravitz
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Taste Presents…LICK – 1 Year Anniversary Party
Performing Live:ELEVATOR FIGHT with Zoe Kravitz
Featuring The LICK Dancers and Choreographers:Melanie “Ninja” AguirreLamazingJoilynnKarla Garcia (of “So You Think You Can Dance”)
Visuals: Coco BlackMusic: DJ Burt FoxPhotos: Tone
Hosts: Roxy CottontailThe Queen BeeTiombe LockhartKathleen DragonMeghan StabileKing TexasJasmine SolanoJeylanFrancesca Mirra
$10 advance | $5 w/
The following video comes thanks to The Music Slut.
Check out The Music Slut for an Mp3 of Friendly Fires’ “Jump in the Pool….”
Just Announced: Amue
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An original exploration of music and art… Amue formed in mid 2008, over half a year this group took shape and growth through the filtering of new members. This five piece band based out of southern California is fronted by Douglas Tejera on vocals, Tino Balenegro on guitar, Lyle Tilo Reust on
Just Announced: Terry Riley’s "In C Remixed" (CD Release Concert) Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble
A CD Release concert for the Grand Valley State University New Music Ensemble’s new recording of Terry Riley’s “In C,” with live remix by composer/performer Dennis DeSantis.
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The New Music Ensemble at Grand Valley State University is dedicated to bringing audiences the most significant music of our time. Founded in 2006 by
