Douglas Q. Smith

WNYC Culture Producer

Douglas Q. Smith appears in the following:

Gig Alert: Bobby Bare, Jr.

Monday, August 08, 2011

Bobby Bare, Jr. wrote songs with Shel Silverstein. Bare, Jr. saluted the poet with a tribute album called Twistable, Turnable Man: A Musical Tribute to the Songs of Shel Silverstein. ...

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Gig Alert: Roy Eaton

Friday, August 05, 2011

Classical concert pianist Roy Eaton first played Carnegie Hall in 1937 at the tender age of 7. Download "Fantasie Impromptu" from The Meditative Chopin here.

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Gig Alert: Bassam Saba and the New York Arabic Orchestra

Friday, August 05, 2011

Arabic musician Bassam Saba is a master of middle-eastern instrumentation and composition. Download "Wonderful Land" here for free.

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Gig Alert: Ethan Lipton & His Orchestra

Friday, August 05, 2011

The Brooklyn crooner Ethan Lipton has a certain lounge-singer charm and a mischievous mustache. Download “Girl from the Renaissance Faire” here.

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Gig Alert: Dallas Vietty

Monday, August 01, 2011

Head over to Bryant Park on Monday to hear some free accordion music on your lunch break. Download Dallas Vietty and his swing band playing this Chick Corea composition "Spain" here.

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Gig Alert: David Garland with Sean Lennon and Charlotte Kemp Muhl

Friday, July 29, 2011

David Garland, who is the host of the WNYC show Spinning On Air and the WQXR show Movies on the Radio, has released the exclusive track, “The Long View,” for download, which is on his...

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Gig Alert: Doveman

Friday, July 29, 2011

Thomas Bartlett (a.k.a. Doveman) grew up in the Green Mountain State of Vermont playing some instrument or another since age 3. Now the NYC pianist keeps busy performing with the like...

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Gig Alert: The Head and the Heart

Friday, July 29, 2011

Seattle’s Sub Pop Records picked up the band The Head and the Heart after its self-released, eponymous debut album dropped last summer. Download "Lost In My Mind" from the record here.

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Gig Alert: Oumou Sangaré

Friday, July 29, 2011

Widely considered to be the leading ambassador of Wassoulou music, Oumou Sangaré brings her impassioned rhythms and inspirational lyrics to Prospect Park on Friday night. Download the...

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Gig Alert: Adira Amram

Monday, July 25, 2011

Adira Amram's backing band, dancers, keyboard and sexy subversive lyrics pack an electric pop punch. Download her unironically titled “Electric” right here.

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Gig Alert: Heartless Bastards

Friday, July 22, 2011

Heartless Bastards has its roots in indie rock that has a southern twist. Download “The Mountain" from the band’s latest release here.

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Gig Alert: Brasil Summerfest

Friday, July 22, 2011

The first annual Brasil Summerfest kicks off in Central Park on Sunday. Gear up for the fest with a free download of “Desabafo” from the Latin hip-hop pioneer Marcelo D2.

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Gig Alert: The Jay Vons

Friday, July 22, 2011

The Jay Vons is a vintage band down to its core -- the band’s throwback rock 'n’ soul sound could have been pressed onto vinyl half a century ago. Download the band’s debut single “Ma...

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Gig Alert: William Elliott Whitmore

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

William Elliot Whitmore takes you out to his farm in Lee County, Iowa on Field Songs. The album is alive with the cricket and bird chirping of field recordings, stark banjo twangs an...

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'Speak the Speech I Pray You': Directors Weigh in on Bringing Shakespeare to the Stage

Monday, July 18, 2011

The second of four panel discussions held in conjunction with the Royal Shakespeare Company residency at The Park Avenue Armory focused on “Directing Shakespeare."

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Gig Alert: Indian Rebound

Monday, July 18, 2011

Three high school friends — Ethan Levenson, John Kalle and Gianni de Falco — make up the New York indie-rock band Indian Rebound. Download the track “Sitges,” named after a small town...

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Gig Alert: Oneida

Friday, July 15, 2011

The influences of the Brooklyn band Oneida range from Krautrock to psych rock to noise rock to minimalist stylings. Download "Horizons" from the band's latest release Absolute II here.

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Gig Alert: The Wooden Birds

Friday, July 15, 2011

American Analog Set frontman Andrew Kenny leads the quartet The Wooden Birds. Download the title track from the band's second album Two Matchsticks here.

 

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Gig Alert: Tom Vek

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Tom Vek concluded his six-year hiatus from the music business with last month's release of his sophomore album Leisure Seizure. Download the track “Aroused” here for free.

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Gig Alert: Bill Callahan

Monday, July 11, 2011

The Austin, Texas based balladeer Bill Callahan released his latest album Apocalypse back in April. Check out a couple videos and download the track "Riding For The Feeling" right here.

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