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Bandcamp / Buy From the 16th through the 18th century, the viol, or viola da gamba, was so common that many affluent homes kept multiple specimens in varying sizes in a dedicated chest. The viol was eventually supplanted by other members of the violin family, although in the past half century, early-music specialists like Jordi Savall have contributed to a revival of the instrument. And in the 1980s, Czechoslovakian couple Irena Havlová and Vojtěch Havel also dusted off the viol to ...

Zoellner Arts Center concert preview: Third Coast Percussion discuss genre-defying music and what to expect at Bethlehem show

Print Ástor Piazzolla, the visionary Argentinian composer, band leader and bandoneon virtuoso who created the revolutionary nuevo tango style in the 1950s, is being celebrated around the world today, March 11 — and beyond —on the centennial of his birth. A legend during and beyond his lifetime, Piazzolla died in 1992 at the age of 71. His daring, genre-blurring music is still played around the word — the coronavirus pandemic not withstanding — by symphony orchestras, chamber ensembl...

Show More Building a sound system on a tight budget and high hopes? Cast your eyes and ears on Q Acoustics’ newest and biggest passive bookshelf speaker, the 3030i. These stylish speakers deliver an acoustic performance way out of proportion to their $399-per-pair price tag. Designed in Britain, the Q Acoustics 3030i deliver detailed and robust audio reproduction accurate enough that they could be used as studio monitors. Be forewarned, however; such honest articulation and dynamic range als...

– Narrated by Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance, Film Explores North America’s Wildest River –   Narrated by stage legend and Academy Award-winner Mark Rylance, THE COLORADO takes viewers on a free-flowing journey through the river’s diverse history. From the earliest settlements in the region to the impact of climate change today, the documentary tells the stories of European and Anglo-American explorations in the 18th and 19th centuries, the dam-building era and its consequences, ag...

Listen to Björks Sonos Radio Station Featuring Rosalía, ANOHNI, Kelela and More The mixs official title is "21 Years Worth of Wave Files Liquidated into a Stream" Published Feb 25, 2021Björk has shared an eclectic mix for her own Sonos Radio HD Station. Titled "21 Years Worth Of Wave Files Liquidated into a Stream," the playlist is culled from decades of the artists archives and music from all over the world. You can listen to the station below. Before she gets into the mix, Björk speaks w...

The west is a big, big place, and every week our staff is all over it, digging up the best takeouts spots, beaches and trails, artisans, services, and well, phenomena that make the region so vibrant. Here's the Best of the West this week.

Check out comedians doing a Bling Empire live-read and fundraiser. Explore afroLAtinidad. Listen to Talib Kweli discuss his new memoir. Catch a screening of a documentary about legendary L.A. fight venue the Olympic Auditorium. Watch Q&As with the cast and creatives behind films Never Rarely Sometimes Always and The Father. Films.Dance The new global film series with a focus on international dance films features 150 artists from 25 countries participating in 15 short films that were shot dur...

Directed by Bill and Ted star Alex Winter, this film delves into the life of an extraordinary musician but pays the price of being an “authorised” documentary.

Users Review: A Pensive, Tech-Wary Doc Where the Pictures Say More Than the Words Stunning imagery but stunted philosophy mean this beautiful but meandering doc yields less than meets the eye. Jessica Kiang, provided by FacebookTwitterEmail Courtesy of Sundance Institute We’ve all been alone inside our heads a lot recently, and the question “why am I having weird dreams” has reportedly surged as a Google search over the past year. Natalia Almada’s “Users,” which won the directing a...