This year I once again attended one of New York’s seminal music events, the Bang on a Can Marathon. Taking place every summer at the Winter Garden in downtown Manhattan, the Bang on a Can Marathon brings in some of today’s finest contemporary musicians to perform modern music composi ... Continue Reading
This past Sunday was the inaugural Sunday Best outdoor party. One of the highlights of summer partying in New York, Sunday Best brings some of the best DJs from around the world to play every Sunday afternoon on a small though inviting patch of lawn off the Gowanus river in Brooklyn. And ... Continue Reading
A proper electronic music festival finally came to NYC last weekend in the form of Electric Zoo, and was held on one of the few long stretches of greenery in NYC, Randall’s Island. Spanning two days with over 50 acts, the event didn’t fail to disappoint. As I attended the Warp ... Continue Reading
This past weekend Warp Records celebrated its 20th anniversary across a variety of locales in New York. You can see a full run down of the events that occurred at Warp’s website. For those unfamiliar with Warp, this was the label that started it all for me. Back in the late 1990 ... Continue Reading
Craig Wedren, Jefferson Friedman and ACME In connection with Audratic’s recent interview with Jefferson Friedman and Craig Wedren, Audratic attended their performance of “On in Love” among other works at Joe’s Pub on August 4. In addition, American Contemporary Mus ... Continue Reading
This past Wednesday, July 22, I attended Alarm Will Sound’s recreation of classic tracks from Aphex Twin, Autechre and other IDM artists. Alarm Will Sound is a post-modern ensemble much like Bang on a Can, often re-imagining existing pop works as well as playing seminal post-modern ... Continue Reading
This past Tuesday I was graciously invited to the release party of Major Lazer’s debut album, Guns Don’t Kill People… Lazers Do, which was hosted by Fader Magazine, who knows damn well how to host a good party. The location was killer – OfficeOps, which, as its w ... Continue Reading
2009 marks the third year that I’ve attended the Bang on a Can Marathon, a celebration of the latest and greatest in modern, minimalist and avant-garde musical composition. First and foremost, I have nothing but respect for those who organize the marathon, as it is one of the few li ... Continue Reading
