Music
Inspired by John Prine
Heavy Rotation this week is inspired by John Prine, a mix of mellow, comforting music that expresses a range of emotion often felt all...
‘When things are made too easy, spirituality is lost’
Some years ago, pianist Mina Gajić found herself at Maison Erard in Amsterdam, staring at a teal 1835 Erard grand piano. She was enamored...
In the Gears
The Music of Cream’s tour manager (his name is Simon), fielded my call to Will Johns a couple of weeks ago, and walked the...
Kronos Quartet celebrates the spirit of the ’60s
Kronos Quartet, the string quartet known for adventurous programming, from Hendrix to George Crumb and music from around the world, turns 47 this year,...
As written
In the spring of 2018, Icelandic singer-songwriter Ásgeir put a vinyl recording in a specifically engineered waterproof bottle and dropped it into Arctic Ocean...
‘Subversive, seditious, bawdy proto-feminist’
Conductor Nick Carthy says that Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro is “the first great proto-feminist opera, and on top of that it’s subversive, it’s...
Wind is blowin’ in paradise
If Paul DeHaven’s first solo album, King of Gold, was a question, then his newest release, Echoes and Overtones, is an answer... of a...
No boundaries
While there have been times when singer-songwriter Sarah Jaffe has been able to let go and give her songs over to someone else, she...
Honing the narrative craft
In light of the spate of music biopics and memoirs that have come out recently, anyone expecting lots of hot dishing when they crack...
Resident Bush
They call him the “King of Telluride” because the Kentucky-born, Nashville-based musician has performed every June for 45 years at the town’s legendary bluegrass...
What makes TAUK tick?
The internet is a world of extremes, both heaven and hell, sometimes in the same moment. Hate is unbridled, as is fanatic love. It’s...
Zuill Bailey and Boulder Phil will perform ‘unbelievably successful’ new piece
Zuill Bailey loves watching the audience as he performs.
Unlike pianists and other soloists with orchestra, Bailey, a cellist, sits facing the audience when he...
