His new series for HBO, “Painting With John,” is a meditative and often joyful blend of painting and personal storytelling. But Bob Ross it isn’t. Source: New York Times
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Rita Houston, WFUV D.J. Who Lifted Music Careers, Dies at 59
By Gotham Rex on December 30, 2020
From a studio in the Bronx, she introduced listeners to artists from a wide range of genres. She was also a mentor to the stars, and a sometime-confidante. Source: New York Times
The Year in Improvised Music: ‘Everything’s Changing. So the Music Should.’
By Gotham Rex on December 17, 2020
The pandemic compressed live music onto screens, and Black Lives Matter protests brought it back to the streets. What will it all look like, and sound like, in 2021? Source: New York Times
Piano Bars and Jazz Clubs Reopen, Calling Live Music ‘Incidental’
By Gotham Rex on December 11, 2020
As the coronavirus continues to spread, Marie’s Crisis Cafe became the latest Manhattan music venue to reopen, claiming that it is not a performance venue. Source: New York Times
5 Things to Do This Weekend
By Gotham Rex on November 19, 2020
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Overlooked No More: Anya Phillips, Fashion Influencer in New York’s Punk Scene
By Gotham Rex on November 13, 2020
She helped give pulse to the movement’s anti-establishment credo, dressing musicians like Debbie Harry of Blondie and James Chance and becoming a downtown “It girl.” Source: New York Times
How to Listen to Radio Stations From Around the World
By Gotham Rex on October 31, 2020
Radio programming from around the world is available on the internet or through apps. Source: New York Times
8 Things to Do This Halloween Weekend
By Gotham Rex on October 29, 2020
Our critics and writers have selected noteworthy cultural events to experience virtually or in person in New York City. Source: New York Times
Sharing an Intimate Musical Vision
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2020
Sarah Hennies’s highly personal explorations of “queer and trans identity, love, intimacy and psychoacoustics” are increasingly played by others. Source: New York Times
Stars Bring a Broadway Tune Back to Times Square, Unexpectedly
By Gotham Rex on October 7, 2020
Two dozen shielded performers, including Bernadette Peters and Andrew Rannells, surprised passers-by with a rendition of Stephen Sondheim’s “Sunday.” Source: New York Times
The Empty Stages of N.Y.C.
By Gotham Rex on September 25, 2020
Most concerts, plays and other live performances have yet to resume. The pandemic fallout has devastated creative workers and hurt the city. Source: New York Times
Things to Do This Week
By Gotham Rex on September 19, 2020
You could also check out a Sims-inspired art show, get the expert take on Fashion Week or try a TrapAerobics class. Source: New York Times
Dia Beacon Reopens With a Sonic Boom
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2020
The D.J. Carl Craig’s basement “club” shows the affinity between minimal art and techno music. It’s an after-party for the Covid age, minus the sweat. Source: New York Times
Southside Johnny Brings Live Music Back to the Jersey Shore
By Gotham Rex on July 12, 2020
With the music venues of the Jersey Shore shut because of the coronavirus, Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes staged a drive-in concert. Source: New York Times
James Harrison, Music Professor and Piano Lover, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
Mr. Harrison was a longtime teacher of music theory and a dean of fine arts and humanities at Hunter College in New York City. He has died of complications of Covid-19. Source: New York Times