I ventured out into the streets of historic South Norwalk today for the 33rd annual 3-day SoNo Arts Celebration which draws 50,000 people from the New England/NY Metro areas. Free to the public, the event supports original art and music by over 125 juried fine artists and craftspersons and four stages of “live” music and [...]
The BBC announced nominees for the ‘09 Barclaycard Mercury Prize which goes to the best British or Irish album over the past 12-months. Usually a mix of mainstream and unknown artists, Brit rockers Kasabian (nominated for its 3rd album, “West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum”) and singer-songwriter Bat for Lashes (nominated for her 2nd album, “Two [...]
I’ve got to credit Gloria K. Fiero in her book, The Humanistic Tradition for this indie gem: “Tempermental and defiant, (Beethoven) scorned the patronage system that had weighed heavily upon both Mozart and Haydn, and sold his compositions as an independent artist.”