Violinist Rob Moose was a sophomore in college when he responded to a classified ad that read “Britten, Buckley, Boulez, Bjork.”
That single ad led him to songwriter Shara Worden of My Brightest Diamond, and in the years that followed, to gigs with Antony and the Johnsons, The National and Read more...
GREATER NYC AREA: This month’s buzz finds a number of amazing singers recording around the city – from Diane Birch to Trixie Whitley, Dianna Krall to Glasser – as well as a wealth of new releases by acclaimed rappers like Kanye West, Theophilus London and Childish Gambino, new work by Read more...
Next time you get a chance, go on a day trip a little north of the city to Westchester County. When you arrive at the beautiful hamlet of Katonah, NY you’ll see artistic sensibilities in abundance – from the Katonah Museum of Art to the annual Caramoor International Music Festival. Read more...
FLATIRON DISTRICT, MANHATTAN: If you’ve lived in New York City long enough, hopefully you’ve experienced this distinctive pleasure: walking around a blind corner only to encounter the face of a long-lost friend. At these moments, the massive metropolis magically shrinks down to a small town.
If that early acquaintance just Read more...
Ari Picker, the singer and principal writer for Lost in the Trees was older than most students when he entered the film scoring program at Berklee College. Now he’s 30, a recent graduate with a bachelor’s in music, and probably one of the only members of his class who has Read more...
