Folk

Folk music emanates from the "volk," from the people. Pop music is similar since it comes from the populace, but whereas pop enjoys a certain flitting about amongst the masses (it is, after all, popular), it is not of the people... [more]

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FILM
10.18.09
FILM, International Film, Hollywood Film, Documentary Film, Independent Film, MUSIC, Folk, Experimental Music, Hip Hop/Rap, World Music, Rock Music, Modern and Contemporary Dance, Contact Improvisation, VISUAL ARTS, 20th-Century & Beyond, Mixed Media, Printmaking, Painting
It's Friday afternoon, and you are watching the clock, waiting for the official beginning to the weekend, when you can leave work behind and get a hearty helping of culture. New York City offers more than one person knows what to do with, but here are some ideas that may help you narrow your choices. If you are in the mood for music, head to BAM in Fort Greene, Brooklyn for BAMcafe Live (http://bam.org/view.aspx?pid=38). On Friday and Saturday nights, BAM offers free, yes FREE, concerts from hip-hop, to latin, to folk rock. There is a bar in the cafe, to enhance your musical experience. If you like music, chances are you will find something on the BAM Fall lineup that suits
Poetry
11.23.09
The site of Joanna Newsom playing harp is truly an awesome one: it calls to my mind someone dragging a beached whale back to water. The synchronousness of her confidently straddled, enormous harp, held aloft by a tiny frame with a
MUSIC
11.12.09
I've seen Calvin Johnson perform live once; it was a wonderful and fun experience, and one that bolstered the impression – one I'd previously gathered from the uncharacteristically inoffensive, if nonetheless less than enlightening, responses to YouTube videos of his performances
MUSIC
06.19.09
Rodriguez's Cold Fact was one of my favourite re-issues of 2008. An inferior, yet still worthwhile follow-up Coming from Reality was reissued on Light in the Attic last month. Rodriguez was a freaky folk-rock artist from late 60s Detroit- some

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  • V.I.P.
    A beautiful happy song about how love makes each one of us a VIP in the eyes of their loved one. V.I.P. for Me ©2008 Christine Atallah, Danny McLaughlin. More on Christine and the Bassalindos: http://www.bassalindos.com My Space: ...
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  • Joanna Newsom performs "Peach, Plum, Pear" from her 2004 album "The Milk-Eyed Member" at ICA on April 11, 2004.
    3 months ago

Who Is Your Favorite Artist In Folk?

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