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Reg Bloor Steps Up to the Podium for the NYC Return of Glenn Branca's Symphony No. 13
6+ hour, 44+ min ago (404+ words) Twenty-five years later, the symphony makes its thunderous return to New York this month at Lincoln Center's David Geffen Hall. It's the first time Bloor has revisited the piece since Branca's passing in 2018; she'll also step out from the ensemble…...
Char Jer" and Guests Mold Time and Space in "Planet/Tear"
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (780+ words) i care if you listen Char Jer" and Guests Mold Time and Space in "Planet/Tear" The May 26th Roulette show, curated by Jer", featured musicians and sculptors confronting harsh realities and manifesting hopeful visions of tomorrow "A shifting environment of…...
Colgate Is Not Toothpaste: On Classical Music, Art Music, and the Theft of a Category
6+ day, 6+ hour ago (591+ words) This is by no means accidental, and yet we rarely question why this happened, how it happened, or whether it is even true. The assumption has simply held. It is the result of a history of power that has been…...
For Lazyhorse, Fragments of Ideas are Opportunities for Transformation
1+ week, 1+ day ago (821+ words) i care if you listen For Lazyhorse, Fragments of Ideas are Opportunities for Transformation On their debut single, "Are There Bars in Heaven?", the noise band led by Raven Chacon and Mali Obomsawin leans into the dynamic tensions of group…...
The Substance of Silence on TAK Ensemble's "Between the Air"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (239+ words) Vanessa Ague reviews the latest from TAK Ensemble, "Between the Air," with works by Tyshawn Sorey, Bethany Younge, Eric Wubbels, and more....
List N Up Playlist: Sanaya Ardeshir (May 21, 2026)
1+ week, 6+ day ago (281+ words) There is something very nostalgia-evoking for me here. I had an opportunity to watch a Dimlite performance in 2012 and it was an incredible mix of live-electronic-percussion-sampled-free flow, almost jazz adjacent "something that stayed with me for very long. The whole…...
The Ecstatic Experience of Dig That Treasure! Festival 2026
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1251+ words) i care if you listen The Ecstatic Experience of Dig That Treasure! Festival 2026 For its third year, the London-based music festival featured an electrifying program of local and international artists at Cafe Oto and IKLECTIK I don't think I have…...
Malachi Brown and the Sounds of U. S.
3+ week, 6+ hour ago (781+ words) Such is the case for composer and cellist Malachi Brown. His new chamber ensemble work, It's Black, It's U. S. , is a love letter to Harlem that uses the neighborhood as a microcosm for themes and issues that are relevant nationwide. "It…...
Syde Boob Duo's"Au Naturel" is a Bold and Athletic Debut
3+ week, 1+ day ago (623+ words) Syde Boob Duo's "Au Naturel" is a Bold and Athletic Debut I Care If You Listen Syde Boob Duo's'Au Naturel' is a Bold and Athletic Debut As Syde Boob Duo, soprano Anna Elder and flutist Sarah Steranka perform bold and…...
List N Up: Poiesis Quartet (May 7, 2026)
3+ week, 6+ day ago (742+ words) i care if you listen List N Up: Poiesis Quartet (May 7, 2026) Lauded for their "palpable chemistry and remarkable warmth" (San Francisco Classical Voice), the Poiesis Quartet is the First Prize and Commission Prize winners of the 2025 Banff International String Quartet…...