Posted inArt and Performance Winter 2019
I Heard God in a Grain of Sound
A few thoughts about the minimalist-music deity Terry Riley.
Benaroya Hall
Posted inBooks
Spare Me the Boomer Mysticism of Patti Smith’s Latest Memoir
Year of the Monkey is fine, I guess. If you’re into combing through the output of a mediocre oracle.
Posted inBooks
Kara Swisher Takes No Bullshit
The journalist’s long view of Big Tech is worth hearing.
Posted inArt and Performance
A Bold and Inspiring New Venue for Innovative Music
Seattle Symphony’s new Octave 9 space will showcase a dazzling array of multidisciplinary performances.
Posted inMusic
Jane Goodall and a Live Orchestra
Seattle Symphony will play Philip Glass’s original score during a screening of the documentary Jane.
Posted inArt and Performance
Zadie Smith Declines to Comment
She did not want to talk about call-out culture. But she is still willing to write about it.
Posted inArt and Performance
Clarinet Virtuoso Kinan Azmeh Premieres a New Concerto with the Seattle Symphony
Followed by a performance with the Silk Road Ensemble.
Posted inMusic
Come for the Long-Lost Stravinsky, Stay for the Weird-Ass Ligeti
And of course enjoy the Mozart.
