Jazz/Blues
Australian Chamber Orchestra's ACO Underground Plays Bach and Stravinsky, Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails at (Le) Poisson Rouge
WATCH: Documentary Trailer for 'Bayou Maharajah: The Tragic Genius of James Booker,' Premieres at SxSW Next Month
Every now and then, I have to remind myself that James Booker was a real, live, gay piano-playing machine. Yes, the big boogie-woogie pianist remains a legend among legends, existing in a realm similar to Liberace--but, ya know, for the blues. LINKS: Experimental Music for Kids, Chicago's New Music Youthquake, SC Philharmonic to Carnegie, Harold Budd, William Onyeabor Doc
A delightful new Tumblr called "Experimental Music On Children’s TV" (care of musician/podcaster/alleged Noise Park meme creator Mike Haley) collects YouTube clips from when kiddie shows got weird.