'MechWarrior 5: Mercenaries' succeeds as a Mercenary-themed BattleMech buidling sim, but falters as a story-based experience.
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Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing in U.S. Debut Dec. 13 at Carnegie Hall
Central Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra of Beijing (CCOM) will perform U.S. premieres of music for modern symphony orchestra and traditional Chinese instruments at its American debut at Carnegie Hall.
Read More »Concert Review: Aspect Chamber Music Series – ‘Russian Elegy’ (Music of Tchaikovsky, Glinka, Lyadov)
Aspect presented a concert of Russian music by Tchaikovsky, Glinka, and Lyadov from an accomplished, though ad hoc, piano trio featuring a 2019 International Tchaikovsky Competition First Prize winner.
Read More »Music/Book Reviews: The Doors: ‘Soft Parade’ (50th Anniv. Ed.) Plus Jerry Leger, Swans, Specialty Records
A 50th anniversary edition of the Doors’ ‘The Soft Parade,’ plus albums from Jerry Leger and Swans and a book about Specialty Records.
Read More »Music Videogame Review: ‘Spin Rhythm XD’
Spin Rhythm XD is an addictive, simple and fun music game with amazing tunes and instantly accesible pickup and go mechanics.
Read More »Concert Review: Illenium – The Ascend Tour
If you're lucky enough to live near a venue where Illenium is bringing this tour (with William Black and Dabin), do yourself a favor you'll remember for a lifetime, and get a ticket.
Read More »Montreal International Games Summit 2019: The Games
At MIGS 2019 it was refreshing to focus on discovering a lot of smaller titles instead of being wowed by the big Triple-A games.
Read More »Concert Review: Pianist Ching-Yun Hu, Presented by GetClassical in School (NYC, 19 Nov 2019)
Pianist Ching-Yun Hu performed a kick-off concert for GetClassical in School, a new program that classical music concert artists into NYC schools.
Read More »Music/Film Reviews: Tim Buckley – ‘Live at the Electric Theatre Co.’ Plus Chuck Berry, Elliott Murphy, Gene Clark
An exceptional Tim Buckley concert surfaces and a Chuck Berry film comes to Blu-ray. Plus material from Elliott Murphy’s archives and a Gene Clark cult favorite.
Read More »Music Review: Partch – ‘Harry Partch: Sonata Dementia’
With his invented instruments and appetite for recasting 20th-century American cultural touchstones, Harry Partch created works that still surprise us, as the new album from the ensemble Partch reminds us.
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