From the back of the cello section in London’s Royal Philharmonic to the conductor’s podium of the New Haven Symphony Orchestra, William Boughton has held onto a few basic ideals…
Watch This Space
The State House feels like a place where almost anything creative could happen. That’s the way co-owner Carlos Wells and talent buyer Rick Omonte like it. …
Jazzed Up
Entering Elm City Market from the Pitkin Plaza side, it seems like a normal morning at the grocery store. …
Explosions on the Ground
Then, it was organic. Now, it’s organized.
When it threw its first show in the Madison Arts Barn on April 20, 2002, Manic Presents was …
Be Dazzled
A superb playlist. Whimsical lighting. Eye-popping outfits. Everybody dancing.
Those are the makings of a legendary party. And that’s a good way to describe …
Preparing for Liftoff
On Wednesday night, José Oyola & The Astronauts played Cafe 9 as part of Astrophest, a back-to-back mini-festival of local bands organized by Oyola himself. At the end of the night, Oyola unrolled a gently glowing violet-orange flyer…