Category
Concert
Modern-day traditions such as Black History Month and Juneteenth center the cultural roots of the Af...
Author
Dalanie Harris
In Margaret Bonds’ 1965 cantata CREDO, her creative choices speak to the political, artistic, and sp...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Quiet as it’s kept, the banjo is an instrument of the African diaspora. In a performance at the Metr...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Content warning: suicide The future of Earth has a lot of people concerned. But what if nature can t...
Author
Lana Norris
What do we do with a healthcare system that doesn’t prioritize care and frequently strips away...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
Through striking multimedia performance, cellist Seth Parker Woods is highlighting the synergistic p...
Author
Dalanie Harris
London has a seemingly inexhaustible supply of quirky venues. On 2 December a pair of Australian ens...
Author
Caroline Potter
The Brooklyn institution Roulette is known as one of New York City’s stalwart experimental music ven...
Author
Lana Norris
Before and during the American Civil War, anti-literacy laws suppressed many of the individual stori...
Author
Dalanie Harris
Music and art have long been vehicles for resistance that are capable of evoking emotional and polit...
Author
Jasmine IVANNA Espy
The history of rope and string is one of composer Liza Lim’s obsessions. It’s a ubiquitous technolog...
Author
Lana Norris
Most times, concerts are presented as something to be observed. Rarely are they as immersive as JOJO...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
Sound artist and composer Fay Victor’s powerful voice cut through the din of chatter at Joe’s Pub, m...
Author
Vanessa Ague
New Music Detroit’s multi-day new music marathon Strange Beautiful Music celebrated its 15th anniver...
Author
Tristan McKay
Opera Philadelphia’s Festival O22, running from September 21 to October 2, offers a diverse and exci...
Author
Lauren Ishida
What does it mean to experience history as something that isn’t in the past? In Castor and Patience,...
Author
Amanda Cook
As the world eases back into participating in live music, we regain the chance to discover hidden mu...
Author
Tracy Monaghan
Content warning: sexual assault How should opera deal with sensitive subject matter? Recently, the R...
Author
Caroline Potter
There’s a common lament amongst animation heads: animation is a medium, not a genre. In some ways, o...
Author
A. Kori Hill
Carnegie Hall isn’t just piano prodigies and Lenny Bruce. Over the years, Carnegie has continued to...
Author
Lana Norris
A drum set, a few woodwind instruments, a piano, a couple of bagpipes, and electronics waited onstag...
Author
Vanessa Ague
In early spring of 2020, another new term was popularized via social media – “yassification.” By the...
Author
Yaz Lancaster
From the very first note dropped by Joel Ross’ mallet at The Jazz Gallery on May 14, 2022, the audie...
Author
Donna Lee Davidson
