SoundCtrl at Moogfest: M.I.A., Moderat, Daedalus, Lapalux…and Lots of Lights
Just when we thought Asheville couldn’t get any louder, it did. Much louder. With perfect weather on Friday and Saturday, Moogfest was bursting with energy, with lines out of nearly every venue and packed attendance at every panel. Friday night’s lineup foreshadowed what would be a theme running alongside the tasteful music selection for the whole
SoundCtrl at Moogfest: Kraftwerk, Nick Zinner, Jimmy Edgar, Awesome Tapes from Africa
After a grueling 11-hour drive from Brooklyn, we arrived in downtown Asheville to hit the ground running at this year’s Moogfest. With an impressive, yet overwhelming schedule, even sleep deprivation couldn’t impinge on our marathon evening of improvisational performances, DJ sets, and of course, 3D concerts. We made our way into the industrial concrete hall
John Luther Adams Wins Pulitzer Prize for Music
The nearly century-old Pulitzer prizes honor achievement in journalism, books, drama, and music. This year’s music winner, John Luther Adams, is an Alaska-based composer whose orchestral work “Become Ocean” was commissioned by the Seattle Symphony, inspired by the waters of the Pacific Northwest. The piece, which is written for an exceptionally large orchestra (including four
Red Bull Music Academy Festival 2014 Preview
By Briana Cheng It all began 15 years ago in a backyard of a Berlin warehouse, and now in 2014, Red Bull Music Academy is returning to New York with a month-long festival in May. RBMA was in New York City just last year, with its prestigious production academy, hosting workshops for a select group
Coachella Upgrades with Apple’s iBeacon Technology
By Carolyn Heneghan Coachella has announced that it will bring some of the latest in Apple technology to its festival attendees: iBeacon. The iBeacon is a small device that communicates with iPhones via Bluetooth to deliver proximity-based information, navigation, and notifications. On the official Coachella app, an update on April 9th says, “Enable On-site iBeacon notifications
Unsound Festival Opens Tomorrow in New York
Unsound Festival began in 2009 in Krakow, largely known as the vibrant cultural hub of Poland. The festival, organized by the non-profit Tone Foundation For Music & New Art Forms, focuses on electronic, experimental, independent, and club music, and the intersection between and beyond all of those forms. Now in its fourth year running, Unsound has created