Big, Bigger, Biggest
Kurt Andersen and his guest, the actor and film director Liev Schreiber, discuss scaling art up or down — from the huge to the tiny. The grandson of innovative designers Charles and Ray Eames tell us...
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Is bigger always better? Kurt Andersen and his guest, the actor and film director Liev Schreiber, discuss what size means for a work of art. We’ll hear about the classic film called Powers of Ten,...
View ArticleStop-Loss, Black 47, Stew
Making sense of the Iraq War on film, in rock music, and on-stage. The director Kimberley Peirce tells a hidden war story in "Stop-Loss." The band Black 47 writes songs for a surprising fan base:...
View ArticleVideo: Mark Stewart's Island of Misfit Toys
In his own words, Mark Stewart makes a living playing a little bit of popular music, quite a bit of semi-popular music and an enormous amount of unpopular music – the last being all the music you...
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New Sounds Live from Brookfield Place 2015
New Sounds Live at Brookfield Place October 14-16, 2015, 8PMWinter Garden220 Vesey StreetMap Admission FREEDavid Lang & Third Street Music Settlement - "questionnaire" for 121 guitars - Wednesday,...
View ArticleGig Alert: Guitar Mash at City Winery
Gig Alert: Guitar Mash at City WineryTickets: $50-$580. Event runs from 12 noon-3:30PM.Do you play the guitar? Do you play well with others? If so, Mark Stewart wants you – to join him and a starry...
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Bang on a Can, Sing through a Vacuum Tube
Bang on a Can, Sing through a Vacuum TubeBy Maggie MolloyMark Stewart hears the music in everyday objects. The world is his orchestra, and every pipe, tube, tabletop, and balloon is an untapped vessel...
View Article#4716, Steve Reich Introduces Mivos Quartet Recordings
Pulitzer Prize-winning American minimalist and living legend, Steve Reich, is both an influential composer and a fast-talking New Yorker. For this New Sounds, he presents the Mivos Quartet’s recording...
View ArticleMark Stewart and Polygraph Lounge at Roulette
Mark Stewart and Polygraph Lounge at RouletteApril 4. 8PM. $25-30.What’s happened to America’s sense of humor? In the middle of the 20th century this country made stars of musical comedians like Spike...
View Article#4716, Steve Reich Introduces Mivos Quartet Recordings
Pulitzer Prize-winning American minimalist and living legend, Steve Reich, is both an influential composer and a fast-talking New Yorker. For this New Sounds, he presents the Mivos Quartet’s recording...
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