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Obscure Vibrationsnew
An avant-garde musician (and Yoko Ono's ex) recreates ancient instruments for his experimental compositions for Ensemble Origin.
New York Press |
Victoria Moy |
03-13-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ensemble Origin
Drinking Songsnew
17 Hippies used to play for a few beers, but they still play their eclectic instruments in search of a good time
New York Press |
Ernest Barteldes |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: 17 Hippies, Heimlich
Norway Meets New Yorknew
Hanne Hukkelberg plays with found sounds to create "sound pictures."
New York Press |
Christine Werthman |
03-06-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hanne Hukkelberg, Rykestrasse 68
No Chemical Romancenew
Josh Jones of Evangelicals says not everyone in Oklahoma takes part in drug-addled orgies.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: evangelicals, The Evening Descends
The Lasting Greatness of Passing Strangenew
When the songwriter called Stew first appeared in the pages of New York Press, he trying to free his ambitious band from the Los Angeles power-pop scene. Now he's on Broadway.
New York Press |
J.R. Tayor |
02-28-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Passing Strange
Animal Frenzynew
Like its predecessors, Hey Venus! is a deceptively breezy affair, filtering influences as far flung as the Beach Boys, Burt Bacharach and Phil Spector through a psychedelic palette resembling that of art rock contemporaries like the Flaming Lips or High Llamas. Only much more Welsh.
New York Press |
Crispin Kott |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Hey Venus!, Super Furry Animals
Stephin Merritt's Distorted Dreamnew
The Magnetic Fields frontman thinks about 26 songs at a time and imitates the Jesus and Mary Chain.
New York Press |
David Chiu |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Distortion, Magnetic Fields
Dicing Up the Detailsnew
Ramin Bahrani discusses the finer points of Chop Shop.
New York Press |
Eric Kohn |
02-21-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Chop Shop, Ramin Bahrani
Cosmo D Takes on Electronica Cello and Kitchen Appliancesnew
Cosmo D and his new group Sauce stir up sounds with pot banging mixed with fun and passion.
New York Press |
Victoria Moy |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sauce
Homespun Hip-hopnew
Leslie and the LY's make clothes, then sing about them.
New York Press |
Steph Auteri |
02-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Leslie and the LY's
The New York Times is into Riot Grrlsnew
Rebecca Roulette has a band that sounds like a newspaper — and a thing for Jonathan Lethem
New York Press |
Maggie Serota |
02-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The New York Times
The Dude of Lifenew
Tracking down a fabled Phish songwriter, Steve Pollak.
New York Press |
Becca Tucker |
02-07-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Steve Pollak
A Symphonic Sensiblitynew
Michael Christie has been instrumental in the Brooklyn Philharmonic’s ability to attract listeners that orchestras across the country are desperate to reach: Music fans who may have never before heard a symphony perform in a concert hall.
New York Press |
Amre Klimchak |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Michael Christie
Fraternally Yoursnew
In the past year, The Felice Brothers have risen from the underground—literally, just a year ago they were busking on subway platforms—to become an established touring act with two albums out and a third due in March.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
01-31-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Felice Brothers
Marco Benevento Has a New 'Baby'new
Much like the work of Benevento Russo Duo, the new record will appeal to fans of Theolonious Monk, Air, Radiohead and Phish.
New York Press |
David Callicott |
01-24-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Invisible Baby, Marco Benevento
