Civil Twilight Holy Weather (Wind-up Records) There are bands out there whose music is meant to be breathtakingly grand and powerful, and […]

Location: Midtown West, NYC Theater: Death of a Salesman Show time: See website for schedule; Through June 2, 2012 Venue: Ethel Barrymore […]

Maps & Atlases Beware and Be Grateful (Barsuk Records) On Trees, Swallows, Houses, Maps & Atlases’ terrific 2006 EP, the group does an […]

I recently spoke with director Tanya Wexler and actors Maggie Gyllenhaal and Hugh Dancy who star in Wexler’s new film Hysteria, a […]

Location: Midtown West, NYC Photo: Weegee: Murder Is My Business Show time: See website for schedule; Through September 2, 2012 Venue: International […]

Once springtime hits and I can officially stop worrying about bundling up just to avoid freezing on my 2-block walk from the […]

Norah Jones Little Broken Hearts (BLUE NOTE) Norah Jones’ fifth studio release, Little Broken Hearts, accomplishes a nearly impossible feat– she matures lyrically, […]

Location: Midtown West, NYC Art: Instagram NYC Show time: See website for schedule; Through June 1 Venue: Whitney Museum of American Art […]

Billy Bragg & Wilco Mermaid Avenue – The Complete Sessions (Nonesuch) The unrecorded songs of the folk legend Woody Guthrie have been […]

Here We Go Magic A Different Ship (Secretly Canadian) Just two years after releasing Pigeons, Brooklyn-based Here We Go Magic return with […]