ALEX SKOLNICK, THRASH METAL GUITAR LEGEND FROM TESTAMENT, shows his other side by performing with his jazz trio at the inaugural Brooklyn Guitar Festival at Arlo Williamsburg. Photo by Kaju Roberto. Few guitarists have traveled as boldly between musical worlds as Alex Skolnick, the Testament veteran who transformed himself from a teenage thrash-metal prodigy into an accomplished ..Read More
December 15, 2023
Strange and Beautiful Sounds at Zinc Bar. Haunting, beautiful, insane, incendiary, bizarre, meditative, and alien. These are just a few words that only begin to describe the sounds I heard coming from the trio of Theo Bleckman, Ben Monder, and Tom Rainey at the final performance of the Guitar Master Series at Zinc Bar located
December 15, 2023
Treya Lam is a magnificently gifted eclectic multi-instrumentalist, singer, composer, and activist. Lam’s politically charged songwriting, formidable command on the guitar, piano, and viola, and thought-provoking audiovisual stage show is both ear candy and a joy to watch. As a passionate activist, Lam is currently developing “otherland”—an interdisciplinary grief ritual and audiovisual chamber protest album
November 21, 2023
Once upon a time, esoteric music of any kind was a thing that most intrigued me. This was the place where the most unique sounds and greatest musicians in the world made their humble and often times not so humble abodes. As a young burgeoning guitarist, I grew up listening to 70’s jazz fusion and
November 21, 2023
I first met jazz tenor saxophonist Rico Jones outside the Apple Store in the West Village on 14th Street Ninth Avenue on a mid-afternoon in early November 2022. He was playing with a mixed bag ensemble of 8-10 jazz street musicians. Coming out of the store, I was eager to get on with my day.Usually
November 21, 2023
On July 12, Luxembourg transplant pop-folk singer / songwriter Tali Golergant and her young and talented eponymous band gave an uplifting performance downstairs at Bowery Electric. **UPDATE** – On January 27. 2024 Tali Golergant a.k.a TALI won the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 for Luxembourg. She is now headed to the World Final in Malmo, Sweden
November 21, 2023
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This year the Passport to Taiwan Festival returned to Union Square on Sunday May 28th after a 3 year hiatus due to the pandemic. This outdoor event which ran from 12 Noon to 5:00 pm celebrating the delicious food, vibrant spirit, and diverse music culture of Taiwan was a jubilant affair. It has been held
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