April 2007

April 17, 2007

Proof positive of the science/art divide: Last week I was in DC for four days, for the annual Medicine in the Media: Reporting on Medical Research boot camp run by the National Institutes of Health. Now I’m in Boston, thinking about music; tomorrow I’ll be in New York, teaching science. The next day, I’ll be [...]

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April 8, 2007
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pick hits.

April 8, 2007

I’ve been splitting my time these days between New York and Boston. I’m teaching two undergrad classes this term at Fordham in Manhattan, and I’m auditing a grad seminar at MIT on music cognition. I spend about ten hours a week on trains and buses between Massachusetts and New York City, but I don’t mind [...]

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April 7, 2007

Sad news: Tonic, my absolute favorite venue for years on the Lower East Side for jazz, experimental electronic music, and minimal techno, is shutting its doors for good next week. The Subtonic cellar was practically my living room for about three years, and it’s very hard to see it go. Read the full goodbye letter [...]

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to montreal.

April 7, 2007

The Mutek lineup this year is shaping up to be pretty amazing, with live sets by Rhythm & Sound, the Wighnomy Brothers, Cobblestone Jazz, Pantha du Prince, My My, and many other acts after my own heart. I’ll be there. I’m working on my budding prowess on the decks (I got a pair of Technics [...]

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