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Signs in front of the house of John Russo, who lives close to St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Marine Park, Brooklyn. (Julia Furlan)
The latest installment of our "Sound Off" series looks at church bells, calls to prayer and more. Later: Sofia Tosello's debut album finds common ground between the streets of Buenos Aires and downtown New York. She performs live in our studio.
When Houses of Worship Pump Up the Volume
Churches from Marine Park, Brooklyn to upstate New York have been engaged in battles with neighbors over the volume of bells that chime day and night. In some cases, bells have been piped through rooftop speakers. In the latest installment of our monthly series "Sound Off," we explore the conflict ...
Sofia Tosello
Sofia Tosello grew up in Argentina listening to local singers, as well as to Brazilian music and Duke Ellington. She moved to New York when she was 18 and went to study with legendary jazz singer Sheila Jordan. She’ll play live songs from debut album, which mixes the sounds of ...
Hell's Bells?
How would you, or how do you, deal with the sounds of a house of worship in your neighborhood?
Gig Alerts: Darius Jones' Elizabeth-Caroline Unit
Download Darius Jones's evocative track, "Cry Out."