Luminescence 2026 -- Photo by Christopher Pellam
Concert

Luminescence Festival 2026 Explores the Electrifying and Meditative Potential of Listening

Carmen Quill, Celia Hill, Cleo Reed, Close Up, Dana Lyn, Devon Gates, Isabel Crespo Pardo, Jason Burger, Jen Shyu, Kabir Adhiya-Kumar, Kalia Vandever, Kristina Teuschler, Laraaji, Luminescence, Rahul Carlberg, Ryan El-Solh, Toso Toso, Wendy Eisenberg, William Parker
What defines a song? Is it verses, choruses, and bridges organized in a way that builds tension and then releases it? Is it lyrics that tell us about life and all its hope, grief, and messiness? Maybe…
Vanessa Ague
Talk Show at Roulette Intermedium -- Screenshot courtesy of Roulette Intermedium
Concert

Talk Show Parses Daytime TV Absurdity and Horror at Roulette Intermedium

Qasim Naqvi, Roulette, Roulette Intermedium, Steph Richards, Talk Show
An audience of all ages flooded Brooklyn’s Roulette Intermedium with curious energy on Feb. 26 for the east coast premiere of Miss America, the newest project from Talk Show. The duo is the artistic c…
Yaz Lancaster
Lisa Bielawa -- Photo by Rob Davidson for Miller Theatre
Concert

In Miller Theatre Composer Portrait, Lisa Bielawa Revels in Her Creative Identities

Chelsea Wimmer, Claire Solomon, Contemporaneous, Daniel Kochersberger, David Bloom, Gleb Kanasevich, Josh Henderson, Lisa Bielawa, Meaghan Burke, Paul Kerekes
An omnipresent dialogue between Lisa Bielawa the composer and Lisa Bielawa the singer was on enticing display during her Composer Portrait at Miller Theatre on Feb. 26. Bielawa exudes a bright, eclect…
Stephanie Boyd
Peter Meanwell, outgoing Borealis director -- Photo by Sasha Azanova
Interview

Peter Meanwell Bids Farewell to Borealis with One Final Festival

Borealis, Camille Norment, Jaleh Negari, Johan Sara Jr., Peter Meanwell, Sara Marielle Gaup
Borealis is somewhat of a unicorn in the world of new and experimental music festivals. Held each March in Bergen, Norway, the festival is a self-described “place for adventurous listeners, celebratin…
Amanda Cook
Rachel Beetz -- Photo by Miriam Brummel
Playlist

ListN Up Playlist: Rachel Beetz (February 26, 2026)

Alma Laprida, Berglina María Tómasdóttir, Chris Williams, Heather Stebbins, Julie Herndon, Mattie Barbier, Patrick Shiroishi, Rachel Beetz, Raven Chacon
Rachel Beetz is an American performer-composer-improvisor on flutes, various electronics, and an Arp 2600. Beetz considers sound as touch and is particularly influenced by natural and mechanical envir…
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