Gig Alert: Alexander String Quartet
Monday, April 23, 2012
Alexander String Quartet will perform at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on Monday night. The San Francisco-based ensemble's recording of "Brahms: Intermezzo in A Major, Op. 118, No. 2."
Gig Alert: Leon Fleisher
Friday, April 20, 2012
Renowned pianist Leon Fleisher performs with Gilbert Kalish at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Friday night. Download Fleisher's recording of Bach's "Sheep May Safely Graze."
Gig Alert: Oneohtrix Point Never
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Experimental electronic music act Oneohtrix Point Never performs at the Brooklyn Museum of Art on Thursday night. Download his dreamlike song "Power Of Persuasion."
Gig Alert: This Is The Kit
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The Paris-based folk-pop band This Is The Kit performs with Plants And Animals at Mercury Lounge on Wednesday night. Download its graceful tune "Spinney."
Gig Alert: Christina Courtin
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Singer-violinist Christina Courtin brings her roots-, rock- and jazz-styled tunes to Rockwood Music Hall on Tuesday night. Download her new song "Lightfighter."
Gig Alert: Jason Kao Hwang/EDGE
Monday, April 16, 2012
Jazz quartet Jason Kao Hwang and his quartet, EDGE, perform at the Clemente Soto Velez on Monday night. Download the outfit's dazzling piece "Elemental Determination."
Gig Alert: Shabazz Palaces
Friday, April 13, 2012
Seattle hip-hop collective Shabazz Palaces plays S.O.B's on Friday night and Brooklyn Bowl on Saturday night. Download the avant-rap act's song "Swerve..."
Gig Alert: Tanlines
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Brooklyn duo Tanlines performs its smart, bouncy synth-pop at Bowery Ballroom on Thursday night. Download the group's newest single "All Of Me."
Gig Alert: Javelin
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Brooklyn electro-pop duo Javelin performs with Psychobuildings at Brooklyn Bowl on Wednesday night. Download the band's eight-bit tune "Soda Popinski."
Gig Alert: Vijay Iyer Trio
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
Noted jazz pianist Vijay Iyer and his trio begin a five-night residency at Birdland on Tuesday night. Download the title song from the outfit's new album Accelerando.
Gig Alert: Emily Wells
Monday, April 09, 2012
Singer-violinist Emily Wells celebrates her newest release, Mama, at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night. Download her hypnotic single "Passenger."
Gig Alert: Craig Taborn Trio
Friday, April 06, 2012
Keyboardist and composer Craig Taborn performs with his trio at the Village Vanguard this weekend. Download "Avenging Angel," the title song from Taborn's first unaccompanied solo album.
Gig Alert: Perfume Genius
Thursday, April 05, 2012
Seattle piano-pop act Perfume Genius performs with Parenthetical Girls at Glasslands Gallery on Thursday night. Download the bittersweet love song "Hood."
Gig Alert: Emerson String Quartet
Wednesday, April 04, 2012
The renowned Emerson String Quartet plays late quartets by Mozart and Beethoven at Lincoln Center's Alice Tully Hall on Wednesday night. Download the first movement of Mozart’s Quartet in D.
Gig Alert: Kitty, Daisy & Lewis
Tuesday, April 03, 2012
Kitty, Daisy & Lewis performs at Mercury Lounge on Tuesday night. Download the London retro-pop trio's song "I'm So Sorry."
Gig Alert: Ben Howard
Monday, April 02, 2012
British singer-songwriter Ben Howard makes his New York debut at the Bowery Ballroom on Monday night. Download his folk-tinged tune "Three Tree Town."
Gig Alert: Sandro Perri
Friday, March 30, 2012
Toronto musician Sandro Perri brings his graceful folk-electronic blends to Mercury Lounge on Saturday night. Download his song "Love & Light."
Gig Alert: Sagapool
Thursday, March 29, 2012
Montreal world music sextet Sagapool plays the Living Room on Thursday night. Download the band's jovial tune "Marcel."
Gig Alert: Peggy Sue
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
British rock trio Peggy Sue performs with First Aid Kit at Webster Hall on Wednesday night. Download its song "Song & Dance."
Gig Alert: Nneka
Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Nigerian singer-rapper Nneka performs at the Gramercy Theatre on Tuesday night. Download her brassy, ragga-inflected lead single "My Home."