Canada's known for indie rock, so makes sense you'll find plenty of homegrown talent (BSS, Stars) and international musicians (Wilco, Iron & Wine, Joan As Policewoman) near the slopes at Vancouver's Winter Olympics. More names at CoS.... CONTINUE READING WILCO, BSS, SUN KIL MOON TO PLAY 2010 OLYMPICS»
Posted on October 13, 2009 (4 comments)
Tags: Broken Social Scene | Iron And Wine | Joan As Policewoman | Laurie Anderson | Stars | Sun Kil Moon | Wilco
Last night Carnegie Hall hosted the biggest assortment of megastars this side of the Orpheum for a (RED)NIGHTS charity show, benefiting the Global Fund's efforts against the African AIDS epidemic. The night was billed as "Hal Willner Presents: An Evening... CONTINUE READING ANTONY, BONO, COURTNEY, SCARLETT, RUFUS & FRIENDS @ CARNEGIE HALL, NYC 10/4/09»
Posted on October 5, 2009 in , (7 comments)
Tags: Alberta Cross | Bono | Courtney Love | David Bowie | Fred Armisen | Gavin Friday | Jim White | Lady Gaga | Laurie Anderson | Lou Reed | Lydia Lunch | Rufus Wainwright | Scarlett Johansson | Shane MacGowan | U2
Twenty-six years after debuting her epic modern opera United States: Part I-IV, Laurie Anderson returned to the Brooklyn Academy of Music last night to launch the venue's Next Stage Campaign. The legendary avant-garde performance artist curated the evening with performances... CONTINUE READING LAURIE ANDERSON & FRIENDS (DIRTY PROJECTORS, BRIGHTBLACK MORNING LIGHT) @ BAM 1/21/09»
Posted on January 22, 2009 in (1 comments)
Tags: Arturo O'Farrill | Brightblack Morning Light | Dirty Projectors | James Hall Worship And Praise | Laurie Anderson | Nona Hendryx | Poor Baby Bree | Sarah Michelson | Ted Leo
Nonesuch recently released a remastered version of Laurie's seminal '82 debut Big Science and the intraoffice email chain about it is fairly shameful, so we'll just come out and admit ... when it comes to Science, we're sadly clueless. Everyone's... CONTINUE READING A SLEPT-ON CLASSIC: LAURIE ANDERSON'S BIG SCIENCE»
Posted on July 2, 2007 in (23 comments)
Tags: Laurie Anderson
What would disappoint an avid NYC high-culture music buff more: that we've only been to Carnegie Hall twice in the past year? Or that both times were to see Rufus Wainwright? Well it's true, we don't get down to Ravel... CONTINUE READING RUFUS WAINWRIGHT & FRIENDS @ CARNEGIE HALL, NYC 12/13/06»
Posted on December 18, 2006 in (12 comments)
Tags: Antony Hegarty | Jimmy Fallon | Laurie Anderson | Lou Reed | Martha Wainwright | Rufus Wainwright
