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Regina Spektor
In the fourth episode of a five-part series, Soundcheck highlights some of this year's most memorable live performances in our studio. We revisit sets by Regina Spektor, Smokey Hormel, MIDIval PunditZ, Roy Nathanson and others.
Best Live Performances of 2009: Episode Four, Part One
This segment includes performances by Soviet-born anti-folk artist Regina Spektor, Hall of Fame songwriter and producer Allen Toussaint, New York-based string quartet Ethel (live in the Greene Space) and composer and pianist Robert Glasper.
Best Live Performances of 2009: Episode Four, Part Two
This segment includes performances by Canadian jazz singer Holly Cole, versatile guitarist Smokey Hormel, bandleader and pianist Eddie Palmieri and genre-blurring group Sweet Plantain String Quartet.
Best Live Performances of 2009: Episode Four, Part Three
This segment includes performances by Nashville singer-songwriter Justin Townes Earle, Indian electronica group MIDIval PunditZ and saxophone player and composer Roy Nathanson.
Gig Alerts: Dâm-Funk
Dâm-Funk
"The Sky Is Ours"
Playing at: Brooklyn Bowl (61 Wythe Ave., Williamsburg)
Get: Tickets ($40 at door) | Directions
Cumbia Spins Around the World
Cumbia is folk music from rural Columbia that's become party music at clubs around the world.
Gig Alerts: Gretchen Parlato
Gretchen Parlato
"Turning Into Blue"
Playing at: Jazz Gallery (290 Hudson St., Soho)
Get: Tickets | Directions
Gig Alerts: DJ Koze
Nôze
"Danse Avec Moi (DJ Koze Rework)"
Playing at: SECRET
Get: Tickets (Available at door, price TBA) | Directions (E-mail blkmnye(at)gmail.com for location)
No Cover: Cumbiagra
New York's own cumbia band Cumbiagra brought their party to Barbès in Park Slope on November 30. Stream the whole concert here.