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Tonight and Friday, Billy Joel performs what will be the very last shows at Shea Stadium. Today we look back at some of the ballpark's musical highlights -- from the Beatles' legendary 1965 concert to Jimi Hendrix's Festival for Peace. Plus: it's Stravinsky remixed. Andrew Cyr and Ricardo Romaneiro talk about re-mixing the Rite of Spring as electronica.
The Magic of Shea Stadium
After four decades, the place that helped pioneer the stadium rock show is calling it quits. On the eve of Shea Stadium's final concert, we look back at some of the ballpark's musical highlights -- from the Beatles' 1965 famed appearance to shows by the Who, Simon & Garfunkel and ...
Rite of Spring: Remixed
Conductor Andrew Cyr and DJ Ricardo Romaneiro bring Stravinsky into the 21st century with an electronic reinvention of "The Rite of Spring." They join us in the Soundcheck studio to share the secrets of setting Stravinsky's most famous work to keyboards, laptops, brass and drums.
The Rite: Remixed will ...
The Rite: Remixed will ...
Only the Best at Shea
When I was a kid, some of the older kids in my neighborhood in Queens were making noise about a concert they were going to see at Shea Stadium. Part of the excitement was just the fact that Shea was hosting a concert. And part of it was the band ...