The Year So Far
Since we’re talking today about the best releases of the year so far, let me throw out a few contenders of my own. First, Laurie Anderson's Homeland - brilliant, funny, dark, unflinching, and full...
View ArticlePhoning It In: More Songs About Telephones
People used to say, of a particularly great singer, that she or he could sing the phone book and it would sound good. Now, it's safe to say that if someone actually said that, a fair chunk of the...
View ArticleGig Alert: Laurie Anderson
UPDATE (6/18, 3:45pm): Due to inclement weather, the show has been moved indoors to Stuyvesant High School at 345 Chambers St. Tickets will are first come, first served starting at 6:30pm. We've...
View Article#331: New Sounds- The Undead 331
As Paul Nash and Jack Perla merge the sounds of improvisational jazz and chamber music, Jurgen Knieper explores vocals, electronics, and orchestral instruments on the soundtrack of "Wings of Desire."...
View Article#3114: American Tales
Listen to some American tales on this New Sounds program. We’ll hear the mesmerizing 11-minute reflection, “Another Day In America” as delivered through Fenway Bergamot, Laurie Anderson's wise and...
View ArticleA Literary Mixtape
Two tales of urgency and change, inspired by music.We think of this program as a literary “mix tape,” featuring two stories mingling with the music that inspired, or played a role in them....
View Article#3114: American Tales
Listen to some American tales on this New Sounds program. We’ll hear the mesmerizing 11-minute reflection, “Another Day In America” as delivered through Fenway Bergamot, Laurie Anderson's wise and...
View ArticleLaurie Anderson Tells Us Her Favorite Lou Reed Song
Fans of Lou Reed gathered at Lincoln Center this afternoon for a public memorial to honoring the influential New York singer and songwriter who died last month at the age of 71. The event was...
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