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Lincoln Center Upbeat About Face-Lift

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 20:32
When Lincoln Center kicks off its 50th anniversary festivities, it will, in a way, be celebrating the future more than commemorating the past.

Music Review | Bjork and Dirty Projectors: Wide Musical Ambitions Overflow a Small Setting

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 06:05
Bjork sang at what may well have been her smallest gig of the year at the Housing Works Bookstore Cafe in SoHo, which was packed with about 300 people.

Music Review | 'Götterdämmerung': A Reverent ‘Ring’ Comes to Its Close

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:45
With this performance of “Götterdämmerung,” Otto Schenk’s production of Wagner’s “Ring” cycle was being retired after more than 20 years.

Music Review | Tribute to Ismael Miranda: A Salsa Star’s 40 Years and Counting

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:41
The arithmetic was iffy, but the lung power at this concert was unstoppable.

Music Review | 'The Man That Got Away': The Gershwin Brother Who Treasured His Dictionary

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:39
Rex Reed’s exuberant storytelling and an unusually strong pop-jazz quintet made the evening one of the season’s most satisfying programs.

Music Review | Staatskapelle Berlin: The Demands of Mahler’s Second, Third and Fourth Symphonies

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:36
Pierre Boulez made the Staatskapelle Berlin sound like a different orchestra from the one heard in Daniel Barenboim’s performance of Mahler’s First Symphony.

Music Review | Mike Watt and the Missingmen: The Fast and the Furious, Punching Strings Onstage

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Mon, 05/11/2009 - 05:35
During a midnight set — mostly of other people’s songs — Mr. Watt staggered back against his amp a few times, looking as if he might burst.

Critics' Choice: New CDs

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sun, 05/10/2009 - 21:49
New releases from El Grupo Nuevo de Omar Rodriguez Lopez, Chrisette Michelle and Darcy James Argue’s Secret Society.

As Woodstock Turns 40, No Agreement on Tribute

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sun, 05/10/2009 - 07:48
As Woodstock turns 40, its organizers, who are trying to plan a one-day mini-Woodstock in Brooklyn this August, can't agree on a tribute.

Playlist: From Hardcore, From Rap, From Jazz, From Life

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sun, 05/10/2009 - 02:58
On the Brooklyn rapper’s playlist: music by Tumi and the Volume, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Doom, Noisettes and ********.

Music: Lincoln Center: Mixed Reviews

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 15:10
Celebrating its anniversary, the cultural marketplace hasn’t lived up to its promise, but hope persists.

Donald Evans of Lynyrd Skynyrd Dies at 48

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 07:30
Mr. Evans was the bassist with the Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Arts, Briefly: Carreras Isn’t Retiring, Manager Says

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 06:28
A manager for the tenor José Carreras said that a British newspaper had misrepresented the singer’s remarks in an interview and that Mr. Carreras was not retiring from opera appearances.

Music Review | American Classical Orchestra: Fantastical Events in an Antoinette Favorite

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 05:07
American Classical Orchestra gave a semistaged performance of the neglected opera “Zémire et Azor” on Wednesday at the New York Society for Ethical Culture.

Music Review | Jason Aldean: Softie, but With Hints of a Tough Guy

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 05:05
The country singer Jason Aldean performed at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill on Wednesday night.

Days Like Those

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 04:44
An exhibition at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Annex NYC in SoHo recalls John Lennon’s time living in New York.

Music Review | New York Philharmonic: A Cantata Inspired by Mystics and Poets

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 04:37
The New York Philharmonic gave the belated premiere of the cantata “The World in Flower” on Thursday night in a radiant performance conducted by Alan Gilbert.

Music Review | Franz Ferdinand: Propulsive, Always; Euphoric, Never

New York Hip Hop R&B News - Sat, 05/09/2009 - 04:35
In a set on Thursday night at Roseland, Franz Ferdinand mixed post-punk and new wave and got a club full of fans dancing to the sense of their own isolation.

Cam'ron Reveals The Name Of His Tour With Jadakiss

Music News Feeds - Fri, 05/08/2009 - 23:13
Cam'ron reveals the name of his joint tour with Jadakiss. The rapper just filmed an "excessive" video for two songs from his upcoming Crime Pays album.

Eminem Freestyles During German TV Interview

Music News Feeds - Fri, 05/08/2009 - 22:56
Eminem appeared on the German show "TV Total" and did an impromptu freestyle, joked about the swine flu and briefly got serious about his struggles with addiction.