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
Ricardo Villalobos is one of those enigmatic artists that generates equal amounts of praise and disdain. While I have a fair amount of Villalobos’ work, I until recently fell into the latter camp, often finding his works to be self-indulgent. Yet my viewpoint completely changed onc ... 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
