Artist: philip glass

photos by Dana (distortion) Yavin "Not even kidding. lou reed watched @dasracist perform tonight & flipped the fuck out. at carnegie hall. how was your night?" - El-P "The night wrapped up with Lenny Kaye leading the Patti Smith band through a brief tribute to the garage-rock compilation Nuggets, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and Lou Reed , who performed [...]

This three-disc album celebrates Glass' 75th birthday.

Sound of the City interviews Philip Glass about growing up in segregated Baltimore and black music's influence on his compositions. The Bat Segundo Show interviews author and comedian Stephen Fry. The A.V. Club interviews Sharon Van Etten about her new album, Tramp . AVC: You're known for being an autobiographical songwriter; that was certainly true of your first album. Do you [...]

Filed under: Concerts and Tours , News , Exclusive , RPM Jerritt Clark, Getty Images Irreverent up-and-coming hip-hop act Das Racist and dubstep-inspired singer-songwriter James Blake will share the stage with avant-garde legends Philip Glass , Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson at the 22nd Annual Tibet House Benefit at Carnegie Hall on Feb. 13. The lineup, which also features Antony Hegarty, [...]

This thing just keeps growing: WHO: Philip Glass, Lou Reed, James Blake, Das Racist, Antony, Laurie Anderson, Stephin Merritt, Rahzel and Dechen Shak-Dagsay WHAT: 22nd Annual Tibet House Benefit Concert WHEN: Monday, February 13, 2012 at 7:30pm WHERE: Carnegie Hall - Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage TICKET INFO: Concert-only tickets ($33 - $95) are available through Carnegie Charge at 212.247.7800, on www.carnegiehall.org, or in person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street [...]

Recommended Show: SUNDAY, JANUARY 29, 2012 PHILIP GLASS'S 75th BIRTHDAY @ LE POISSON ROUGE 158 Bleecker St New York, NY 10012 FREE, 7PM The host of This American Life , Ira Glass , and many others celebrate Philip Glass's 75th birthday tonight at Le Poisson Rouge. It should be VERY interesting. Dylan Connor @ The Living Room You Me at Six @ The Studio at Webster Hall Quiet Loudly & Team Genius @ Brooklyn Bowl Telephoned, Great Tiger, Zebra [...]

MusicNow is an annual Cincinnati-based music festival created by The National's Bryce Dessner, showcasing "contemporary music and artists that take risks and do not fit neatly into categories." This year's installment runs March 28-30th and features performances by Sufjan Stevens, Philip Glass, and Dessner himself, as You Ain't No Picasso points out. Day one will feature an organ concert by James McVinnie, who will be performing new pieces from Arcade Fire's Richard Parry and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang, along with selections from Glass, Bach, Arvo Part, and Nico Muhly. The following day will feature a performance by Glass [...]

Cincinnati's MusicNOW festival s back this year with a lineup that's less indie all star and more forward-thinking composer. Get ticket info at MusicNOW Festival's site. Catch the full lineup (including a Noco Muhly, Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner collab) after the break. Wed March 28: Free organ concert with James McVinnie at Christ Church Cathedral. [...]

Detroit Free Press (MCT) -- NEW YORK - Considering that "Einstein on the Beach" is routinely described as both a masterpiece and one of the most significant operas of the second half of the 20th century, it's startling to realize just how rarely it gets performed - even allowing for the difficulties and expense of staging the piece. A co-creation of the innovative composer Philip Glass and visionary director Robert Wilson, the opera premiered in Europe in summer 1976, before...

Tibet House 's 22nd annual benefit concert will take place at New York City's famed Carnegie Hall on February 13th. As in year's past, Philip Glass serves as the concert's artistic director and curator. This year, he'll be joined by James Blake, Laurie Anderson, Dechen Shak-Dagsay, Rahzel, and others. Tickets are now available by calling Carnegie Charge (212-247-7800) or in person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office. Benefit packages are also available through Tibet House. Proceeds will go to preserving and promoting the culture of Tibet.

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by Andrew Sacher James Blake at MHOW in October ( more by Amanda Hatfield ) The 22nd Annual Benefit Concert for Tibet House US is taking place this year at Carnegie Hall on February 13 . Philip Glass , who is the artistic director for the Tibet House benefits, will perform alongside an as-usual incredible lineup which includes James Blake , Dechen Shak-Dagsay , Laurie Anderson , Rahzel , and more to be announced. Tickets are [...]

NYTimes Arts & Leisure Weekend It's been a little while since I've written about the NYTimes Arts & Leisure Weekend (about a year I guess), but this coming weekend ( January 5-7, 2012 ) marks the return of the newspaper of record's annual gabfest. This schedule actually looks pretty enticing this year ( David Cross, Errol Morris, Kristen Wiig, Paul Feig and the venerable Clive Davis ), and if any of the shows aren't sold out, you can try the code NYTSUB to get [...]

Nowness presents a wonderful dance film based on a collaboration between dancer Craig Black and violinist Tim Fain, choreography by "Black Swan" Benjamin Millepied and music by the renown composer Philip Glass. Watch | Partita for Solo Violin Dance Film

When: Thursday December 1, 2011 at 10:30PM. What: A General Assembly at 10:30 PM at Lincoln Center. Join us in an open conversation about the effects of increased privatization and corporatization of all aspects of society, and the use of nonviolent civil disobedience around the world to reclaim the commons. Composer Philip Glass will join the general assembly and mic-check a statement. More info below... Continue reading "Occupy Wall Street going to Lincoln Center today (Philip Glass included), hunger strike threatened" at brooklynvegan

The word piano comes from the Italian work pianoforte, quite simply meaning instrument. Since the black and white 88 keys comprise one of the world's most recognizable instruments, its namesake derivation is more than appropriate. With the rising popularity of electronic music and DJing, traditional instruments are giving way to MIDI players, Serato boxes, and Kaos pads; so, I felt it appropriate in this month of thanks that we pay homage to one of the most beautiful and celebrated instruments in history. From the photo to the right, you'll note that even cats like the [...]

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Philip Glass at Bang on a Can in June ( more by Andrew Frisicano ) Philip Glass and Laurie Anderson are headlining the NYC Film-Makers Co-op Benefit at Santos Party House on November 16 . Other artists performing include David Barton's band Liquid Blonde , Little Annie , Transgendered Jesus , the Love Butchers , and possibly more to be announced. Tickets for the show are on sale now. [...]

To celebrate the widely influential composer's upcoming 75th birthday, Beck and Hector Castillo have teamed up to create a remix album of the works of Philip Glass. Castillo in appropriate choice for the role as he's worked on several projects with Glass in the past, be it as an engineer or mixer. But here, he's helping Beck put together reworked versions of Glass' material from the likes of Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Memory Tapes, and former Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton. It's not clear when we'll be hearing the remix album, but we'll be sure to keep you updated when more details [...]