| Music Review: At the Tank, New Sounds From New Strings Hutchins East, an octet playing the instruments of the Hutchins violin family, made its debut on Thursday night. feeds.nytimes.com |
Walter Hawkins, Gospel Composer and Singer, Dies at 61 Mr. Hawkins brought a sense of contemporary rhythm to the howling, pleading, God-praising tradition of churchly ecstasy. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: At Tanglewood, Mahler and Strauss, and Yo-Yo Ma At the Tanglewood Festival in Lenox, Mass., a busy weekend of Mahler and Strauss, and a performance by Yo-Yo Ma. feeds.nytimes.com |
Music Review: Together for 10 Years and Still Totally Committed “Never Stop” is the first release of strictly original music by the Bad Plus. feeds.nytimes.com |
Critic’s Notebook: Gaining an Edge in Female Rap Race Nicki Minaj’s new album, “Pink Friday,” disappoints, while with “Cannibal” Kesha threatens to become the most influential female rapper of the day, or at least the most popular. feeds.nytimes.com |