Gwen McCrae, whose gospel-infused R&B hits of the early 1970s like “Lead Me On” and “Rockin’ Chair” featured bouncing, dance-floor-friendly grooves that helped open the door...
▶ Listen on Spotify, Apple Music or YouTube 5. “Free Woman” This is technically the only official single on this playlist, but it’s a particularly underappreciated...
Every Friday, pop critics for The New York Times weigh in on the week’s most notable new tracks. Listen to the Playlist on Spotify here (or...
Memories fade. Documentation disappears. Scenes vanish. When you’re busy creating a world, you don’t always think about how to preserve it for history. So old fliers...
After graduating from high school in Cincinnati, Mr. Jasper settled in New York, where he studied music composition at the Juilliard School. Enticed by the opportunity...
Even by Manhattan real estate standards, Café Carlyle is an intimate venue. The storied Upper East Side cabaret is just 988 square feet and seats 90...
Access to the family piano and Mitchell’s 1972 album “For the Roses” served as gateway drugs; in high school, Lisicky started to compose his own songs,...
It’s a free-for-all on the Hot 100 chart right now. “Die With a Smile,” a slick, sappy Lady Gaga ballad destined for oldies radio rotation in...
Christian Holder, a standout dancer for the Joffrey Ballet who made his name in the 1960s and early ’70s in pointedly topical works like “Astarte,” a...
‘Delia’ (2000) When his career as Poindexter was running its course, Johansen reclaimed his own name on two albums of prewar American folk music. “Delia,” which...
