One Night, Several String Quartet Premieres
On Thursday evening, two eminent string quartets presented premieres in New York. At Merkin Hall, the JACK Quartet unveiled Patricia …
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‘Coachella Curated’ Will Livestream More Than 25 Full Weekend 2 Sets
If you missed out on catching the first weekend of Coachella from the comfort of your own home, and want …
How to Sing and Songwrite
Photo: Mark Davis/Getty Images for BET Realizing I wasn’t good at singing was one of those distinct coming-of-age moments when …
Mavis Staples and Levon Helm’s Last Show, and 12 More New Songs
Back in 2011, Mavis Staples and her band visited Woodstock, NY, to perform at the barn-studio-theater of the Band’s drummer …
Skyler Higley, Nicholas James’s Music-Comedy Album Interview
Photo: Problemagic Comedy via YouTube on the track “Liberation,” the closer on former Conan writer Skyler Higley’s new comedy mixtape …
How Arcade Fire Found a Way Back
After a meteoric rise that built a passionate fan base, the band had trouble connecting on its last album. A …
Trey Songz Accused of Sexual Misconduct, Assault in Lawsuits
Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images On New Year’s Eve, WNBA player Dylan Gonzalez tweeted, “Trey Songz is a rapist. Lord forgive …
5 Things to Do This Weekend
While living in Tel Aviv as a member of Israel’s renowned Batsheva Dance Company, the mesmerizing performer Shamel Pitts began …
Hulu Down: Users Report Widespread Streaming Problems
UPDATED: Hulu experienced broad technical difficulties Thursday for more than two hours, as thousands of users spanning the US logged …
Nicholas Braun Is Developing a 2000s Indie Rock TV Show
Photo: Michael Kovac/Getty Images for Champagne Collet & OBC Wines Cousin Greg is going to have to grow his hair …
The Multifaceted Mingus – The New York Times
Highly sensitive, he had a short temper onstage and sometimes with his band; he was called the “Angry Man of …
Megan Thee Stallion will release her new single ‘Thot Shit’ on Friday.
The new song celebrates women’s ability to do whatever they want while having fun, without apologizing. Stallion shared a futuristic, …
When Classical Music Was an Alibi
Allied forces were keen to “clean up” the reputations of musicians whose talents they valued, and even aided some in …
Future Claims Women ‘Were Toxic to Me,’ He’s ‘the Victim’
Photo: Burak Cingi/Redferns If Future’s an expert in something — besides the slurred Atlanta trap style he perfected over the …