I recently wrote about what we lose when large facilities go away. Soon after that I was at Quad NYC, which today consists of two smaller rooms and a third on the way, occupying a single floor. It was a stark contrast to the halcyon days when the studio occupied Read more...
As if one rebellion weren’t enough, now David Perlick-Molinari is thick in the midst of another.
We speak not just of the perennially inventive indie rock duo French Horn Rebellion which he co-founded, but of a rather radical studio that he and his collaborators – Deidre Muro and Paul Hammer Read more...
In 1984, the Grateful Dead officially made room for the bootleggers that had been recording their shows since their first performances in the mid-1960s by giving them their own space, the aptly named “tapers’ section.”
Instead of outlawing microphones or simply looking the other way, the band embraced the growing Read more...
TRIBECA, MANHATTAN: The Jerome L. Greene Performance Space, with its huge street-level windows, is fittingly public for a venue that’s run by New York Public Radio. Looking at the Greene Space from the street, you’re treated to a view straight into the heart of this 1,800-square-foot theater, making each show Read more...
When a true legend speaks, people listen – especially when what he’s talking about is…listening.
An intimate crowd gathered at NYC’s Jungle City Studios shared in a unique moment when the iconic GRAMMY-winning engineer Bruce Swedien was presented with the APRS Sound Fellowship. The coveted award came to Swedien at Read more...
