Every stripe of music fan is going to find surprises in the new eight-part series Soundbreaking on PBS. Here are some of the best reveals and break-through moments, all told by an all-star lineup of musicians, producers, and go-to music journalists. We’ll update this page as episodes roll out through November 23. Continue reading
Musicians and producers whose songs and sounds have defined eras tell their stories: music revolutions, technology, visual appeal, vocals, MTV and more. Continue reading
Soundbreaking: Stories from the Cutting Edge of Recorded Music is an eight-episode PBS series debuting Monday, November 14, that explores the extraordinary impact of recorded music on the modern world. We’ll hear from some of the most celebrated artists, producers…
The 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature is awarded to Bob Dylan, poet, political activist, and American Master, for “having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.” This is the first time this honor has gone to a musician. Continue reading
The open house at Thirteen’s Tisch WNET Studios at Lincoln Center on June 21 includes screenings, Q&As with filmmaker Julie Cohen, a live swing band and Lindy demonstrations by professional dancers. The evening is open to all, so swing by any time during the evening. Continue reading
The love of Hamilton the Musical is spilling into street parties and fitness studios (and theaters in Chicago and California). Here’s where to get your Hamilton jam on this summer and beyond. Continue reading
Introducing the performers at WNET’s first Open Mic Night at 66th and Broadway. Genres include comedy/improv, music, dance, and spoken word. The studio event will be live streamed Wednesday May 18, 8-11pm. Continue reading
For ten weeks this spring and summer, you can kick back and hear free live music in a little known oasis in busy Midtown Manhattan: Worldwide Plaza. Soul, Sixties music, Samba, Swing and more are part of the Summer Concert Series16. Continue reading
Scottish musician and singer Annie Lennox is a social icon as well as political activist and philanthropist. Her success in the 1980s with the Eurythmics along with her solo career in the 1990s won her a number of awards. As…
The advent of digital distribution has blown the doors off the traditional discovery process for singers and songwriters. In the spirit of the PBS Arts documentary, Hitmakers, we spoke to a handful of people from the music industry in the New York area about how the internet has changed their experience and how they’ve managed to make it work for them. Continue reading
When George and Ira Gershwin began setting DuBose Heyward’s lyrics to the now iconic tune of Summertime in 1933, the brothers likely had no idea how ubiquitous their composition would eventually become. Over 25,000 different versions have been recorded, with…
