Ryan Adams

Music Reviews: Ryan Adams engaged the crowd with a career-spanning set that was loose, conversational and downright beautifully performed.

Sun, 19 Feb 2012 08:31:13 +0000

Simon Boccanegra

Music Reviews: People who don't like opera just don't understand. Opera is not so much an art as a sport. As evidenced by Saturday's perf at LA Opera, Domingo is the world's greatest opera athlete.

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 15:40:38 +0000

Tuneyards

Music Reviews: Thinking outside the box has long been a touchstone of the bookings for the Allen Room's New American Songbook Series, but seldom has "outside" been taken more literally than at this perf – which actually ended across the street in Central Park, via a Mardi Gras styled parade led by Tuneyards' leader Merrill Garbus.

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 14:28:07 +0000

Gotye

Music Reviews: Internet phenoms can normally be divided into one of a few categories - spectacularly sexy, kookily cutting-edge or so of-the-moment that they fade into obsolescence by the time they've trickled down to the mainstream listener.

Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:19:14 +0000

Glen Campbell

Music Reviews||Live Events: Watching Glen Campbell perform at this stage of his career is a bittersweet affair. The 75-year-old country crooner is in the midst of a series of farewell shows following his Alzheimer's diagnosis last year. But Campbell seemed so joyful and spry during his intimate performance at the Grammy Museum that it suggested a new lease on life, with Campbell finding the humor in difficult situations.

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 13:08:23 +0000

Skrillex

Music Reviews||Live Events: Saturday night at the packed Palladium, the 24-year-old (real name: Sonny Moore) held court over his largest area headlining show to date, blasting a 90-minute continuous set of bass-heavy, short-attention-span theater that was consistently thick on spectacle but often thin on substance.

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:41:53 +0000

Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour

Music Reviews: The show is huge, bold, and studded with great moments, but it manages to dazzle the eyes while leaving the heart largely unscathed.

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:11:53 +0000

Gotterdammerung

Music Reviews: What Robert Lepage began so spectacularly with "Das Rheingold" has ended in a visual mishmash with "Gotterdammerung."

Sun, 29 Jan 2012 14:01:41 +0000

Wilco

Music Reviews: Wilco performs to a sold-out crowd at the gloriously-preserved Wiltern Theatre on Friday night.

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 10:18:20 +0000

Steve Reich featuring Bang on a Can All-Stars / Red Fish Blue Fish

Music Reviews: 2012 marks the composer's 75th birthday, and he has taken to the road for a handful of live appearances in the U.S.

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 13:02:14 +0000