Elliott Sharp

We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons...

Tonight's NYC-area shows include Spoon/Grizzly Bear, Blonde Redhead, Tracyanne & Danny, Aimee Mann, Dr. Dog/(Sandy) Alex G, and more.

J Mascis w/ Dinosaur Jr at MHOW in May (more by Caroline Harrison) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...

Woods at Storm King Art Center in 2012 (more by Jessica Amaya) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights...

Literary and postmodern icon William S Burroughs, who died in 1997, would have turned 100 this year and there are Centenary celebration events happening all over the world...

Bilal at Prince tribute in March (more by Fred Pessaro) The annual Winter Jazz Fest is returning in 2014 for its 10th anniversary, happening from January 7 - 11...

We just mentioned that Omar Souleyman will be touring this year and playing the 10th Anniversary party for NYC venue

Omar Souleyman at Central Park in 2011 (more by David Andrako) Syrian pop musician Omar Souleyman has been gaining recognition here in America thanks to some compilations/live albums on Sublime Frequencies, the live shows he's been doing here over the last few years, and his association with Bjork...

As announced a few months ago, the four-night Undead Jazz Fest kicks off tonight (6/23) with music at Le Poisson Rouge, Sullivan Hall and Kenny's Castaways...

Founded in June 2010 the Undead Jazzfest is new kind of festival, bringing together an incredible array of artists from the new jazz and improvised music community currently exploding in New York City...