Soon an acoustic guitar strum fills the room, followed by a woman's voice. We Are Okay 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z

The acoustics along the corridor were quite good, and we would try to chat a bit to each other before going to sleep. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

While the room was very old, the acoustics were perfect, and there was a balance and precision to the space that seemed almost magical. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

It was a bell that, given the block’s acoustics, echoed loudly off everything and lent an aura of night-mare to the surreal scene. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

She had a pretty good voice, but she always said it was because of the bathroom acoustics. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

The sound’s not deafening, like with an acoustic kit, but you can hear every thwack and tap on the pad. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

According to Woods’s acoustic simulations, every word should have been audible below, lifting the veil of secrecy. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

“Welcome, Romans. Let the performance begin,” Caesar said in a voice that, through long practice, and the wonderful acoustics of the place, carried without shouting to the farthest benches. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z

Being near an acoustic instrument or speakers offers the greatest benefit from the sound. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

He is alone in his room, playing the same tune over and over again on an acoustic guitar, trying to figure out what it means. Every Day 2012-08-28T00:00:00Z

He was riffing about on his acoustic guitar. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

But although the acoustics in the Assembly Hall were poor, those outside the room were admirable. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

The Assembly Hall was used for large lectures, debates, plays, and concerts; it had the worst acoustics in the school. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

He plucked out a tune on his acoustic to accompany her. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

The acoustics in this place are so good their conversation reaches all the way to the back. You Bring the Distant Near 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z

The acoustics in the Fairplex were so poor that none of us could understand a word of what the president was saying. Americanized 2018-02-08T00:00:00Z

“They’re acoustic tags. Acoustic tags use sonar. Each tag has a transmitter that sends sound pulses into the water,” Robin said. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

I looked down at the research proposal, not ready to tackle the physics of an acoustic tag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Someone found an acoustic guitar and brought it to Country Joe. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z

Playing acoustic always freaked Juan out; he’d get unbearably talkative and jittery and then pass out for an hour before the show. Shadowshaper 2015-06-30T00:00:00Z

This soundscape, as acoustic environmentalist R. Murray Schafer conceived it, concerns what those sounds tell us about who we are and the time in which we live. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

It’s a picture of his old acoustic guitar, leaning against a worn nightstand in his new apartment. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

At first he used electronic techniques to make incremental transformations to a pattern, later having live players and acoustic instruments imitate this effect under his very specific and detailed configuration. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

And the acoustics in the stairwell are freaking aWesome. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Elliot shows them to me, and I can almost afford the cheapest acoustic one. Rules 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z

Over my shoulder, I spotted a third harpoon leaning several yards away from the catwalk, loaded with another acoustic tag. The Line Tender 2019-04-16T00:00:00Z

Composers of the fourteenth century were inspired by the runting acoustics of the astounding cathedrals in which they worked. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

I supposed that the acoustic was always troublesome, though I never minded it. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

Now listen to the same phrase played by an electric guitar, an acoustic guitar with twelve steel strings34 and an acoustic guitar with six nylon strings. Understanding Basic Music Theory 2018-01-28T00:00:00Z

I can't see either of them, but the acoustics are great. Things Not Seen 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z

The basilica is a vast, cavernous, echoing space, with all sorts of alcoves, balconies, domes, cupolas and arches affecting its acoustics. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

It would take me six days to get home, six undays of staring at acoustic ceiling tile and watching television and sleeping and pain and wishing for time to pass. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z

Nick is back, holding on to this acoustic guitar like a lifeline. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Nick grabs a six-pack and his acoustic guitar and heads down to the basement. Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z

She plays electric, which is interesting; she always seemed more acoustic to me. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z

The excellent exterior acoustics recorded his rushing steps and the quick rapping of his cane along the corridor and on the first steps of the marble stairway. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was a result of the heating vent’s bad acoustics, her own imperfect English, and the fact that she kept lifting her head to hear if anyone was coming. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

Compare the professionalese on the left with the concrete equivalents on the right: Participants were tested under conditions of good to excellent acoustic isolation. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z

As she went across the hallway she gave out a cry of sheer vexation which was amplified by the raw acoustic of the bare floor tiles. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z

It is an extraordinary fact about Joseph Sauveur that, as the meticulous, indefatigable founder of acoustics, he should have been partially - later severely - deaf, with a lifelong, relentlessly lampooned speech impediment resulting from childhood mutism. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

The music reflects off the walls, reminding everyone that this place was not built for the acoustics. Dumplin' 2015-09-15T00:00:00Z

Tiny's talking to Gary onstage, and because the acoustics are fantastic in our auditorium, I can hear exactly what he's saying even from the back. Will Grayson, Will Grayson 2010-04-06T00:00:00Z

There was a drum kit set up, as well as a few acoustic and electric guitars. The First Rule of Punk 2017-08-22T00:00:00Z

There are a couple of guys in overalls, including one dude sitting against the hay bales pretending to play an acoustic guitar. Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

Given the bad acoustics of the gym, it was impossible to be certain the Burnt Mill Creek High School Pioneers weren’t actually chanting Altvatter! 100 Sideways Miles 2014-09-02T00:00:00Z

He pulled his battered and scarred acoustic guitar from its case. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z

Although these deceptively simple ancient flutes are almost all that survives of Palaeolithic music, acoustic scientists have recently made an extraordinary discovery about the lifesaving importance of music to cave-dwellers of this period. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z

His old acoustic guitar was left behind, where it got kicked on angry birthdays. Clayton Byrd Goes Underground 2017-05-09T00:00:00Z

Nick mutes the TV and plays a slow, acoustic version of “Brown Eyed Girl.” Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda 2015-03-25T00:00:00Z

The acoustics in the Assembly Room were so poor that silences there had a heavy hum of their own. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

That was wrong, because my stepdad sometimes sang in the shower, and the acoustics didn’t stop him from sounding like a dying coyote. From the Desk of Zoe Washington 2020-01-14T00:00:00Z

Judging from the acoustics, Reyna was in a small room with brick or concrete walls: maybe a basement or a cell. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z

“Hmm. Perhaps it was a mouse, after all, or the echo of harbor traffic. Pipes do have strange acoustic effects.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

All of these combine to create our acoustic environment. Music and the Child 2016-06-14T00:00:00Z

That kind of technology was still in its infancy, but Riverbank was known for its acoustic engineers and inventions. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z

The camera focuses on a man playing an acoustic guitar, sitting casually on a wooden stool, while a curly-brown-haired girl sings. Five Feet Apart 2018-11-20T00:00:00Z

And even though he bought a used acoustic guitar last year, it’s more for decoration and to act cool while strumming a chord than anything else. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

We all hear it thanks to the clear-as-a-bell acoustics in here. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z

It was at a hall in town, a place that usually showcased local bands, so the acoustics were terrible for unamplified classical. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

With its bleachers set into the slope and its natural acoustics, it was a perfect mini-Epidaurus. Middlesex: A Novel 2002-06-05T00:00:00Z

All these acoustic guitar songs with the word “freedom” in them. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

On Saturday, many of the tunes began as ballads, with Anthony’s yearning, almost operatic tenor supported principally by piano, acoustic guitar or, in one case, synthesized strings. Review | Marc Anthony elicits screams, swoons and singalongs at Washington concert 2020-02-23T05:00:00Z

His album includes a retro-style version of it with acoustic instruments, and that’s how he started it on Thursday, backed by piano and cello. Sam Smith’s Sold-Out Show at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

The technique is called acoustic bombardment and – along with sensory deprivation and good old-fashioned sexual humiliation – is one of the military's favourite non-lethal coercion techniques. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z

When the audience reassembled for the next act, the curtain, covered with old-timey circus illustrations, remained closed, but you heard two voices and acoustic guitars strumming. The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

Another volatile factor was the acoustics in the 36 religious spaces in which Mr. Johansen performed. Strapping On His Cello for a 600-Mile Bach Pilgrimage 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z

In 2012, with nothing to do at his parents’ home in Tampa, Fla., while planning a move to New Orleans, he recorded four songs on acoustic guitar in the bathroom. Benjamin Booker on Opening for Jack White 2014-08-15T04:00:00Z

KeyArena's acoustics and cavernous spaces, combined with the huge video screen, made any feeling of intimacy difficult. Seattle bear-hugs Keith Urban 2011-09-30T19:48:04Z

Yeah, lots of memories of super late nights with a fire burning low in my living room, and people sitting around with acoustics on the floor. Heart’s Ann Wilson on leaving Seattle bubble, reconciling with sister and Carrie Brownstein-led biopic 2020-12-16T05:00:00Z

His part of the show brought the phrase "low key" to a new level, his solo acoustic guitar accompaniment to his lyrically inventive songs more the stuff of coffeehouses than outdoor amphitheaters. An assertive Brian Wilson surveys beloved hits at Greek Theatre 2015-06-21T04:00:00Z

Lithe leadership and arrangements by music director Jacob Ashworth and arranger Daniel Schlosberg never overcrowd the tight acoustic confines of Zoom. Perspective | Covid-era opera is getting more intimate, accessible and experimental 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z

Delighting in new paths around words, exploring their visual, acoustic, sonic possibilities, she revels in “affinities and relations,” in “signals and transmissions.” A Poet of Found Language Who Finds Her Language in Archives 2020-06-08T04:00:00Z

So what to make of his new acoustic trio album, “And to the Republic,” made with one of Mr. Marsalis’s old rhythm sections? The Playlist: Lady Gaga Returns Lovelorn, and Zack de la Rocha Returns Furious 2016-09-09T04:00:00Z

To optimize the acoustics, actual mailbags are lacquered onto the ceiling. Choice Tables: Beyond Brisket and Burritos in Austin, Tex. 2013-12-03T21:04:26Z

The salon incorporates two creature comforts dear to its resident: banquette seating and cutting-edge media, while the silk walls enhance the acoustics. Steve Wynn 2010-09-01T04:00:00Z

The trap in the ceiling went off several times during the night, like a pistol fired in an empty chapel, the unholy racket magnified by the oddly magnificent acoustics. How Do You Know When It’s Time to Break Up? 2019-03-15T04:00:00Z

All this rendered the music truly incidental, though the Cassatt players performed gamely and artistically, amplified a bit in a room understandably built with little regard for musical acoustics. Music Review: Cassatt String Quartet at the Hayden Planetarium 2012-06-21T21:44:36Z

An acoustic guitar, both frail and comforting, is still at the core of the music. New Music: Nathaniel Rateliff and Regina Carter Release Albums 2014-03-31T22:07:29Z

Think Sundance in the Shire, with drinks in front of the Hamlet Hut, a dusty brook and musicians strumming acoustic guitars under giant oak trees. Hounded out of Hollywood: Topanga film festival and the legacy of Will Geer 2012-08-08T16:42:38Z

Her folksy, acoustic arrangements could use less vanilla coffeehouse flavoring and more ukulele accents. Lollapalooza Day 3: Jack White, Florence + the Machine, At the Drive-In and the amazing Amadou and Mariam 2012-08-06T06:00:00Z

This one starts out with another solo acoustic guitar line, but it’s much quieter, and halting. An Obsessive Listen to a Twenty-Five-Year-Old Album 2016-02-04T05:00:00Z

It opens with a lonesome prelude for clarinet and acoustic guitar, before tumbling fully into gear, with Mr. Walker’s vocals and fingerpicking up front. The Playlist: Beck Wows, the Avalanches Collapse and Kanye West Finds a Few Champions 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

Perhaps wishfully, he also praised the acoustics of the room, calling them “very spiritual.” Review: Lang Lang at the Metropolitan Museum in the Service of Eastern Art 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

And the old myth that arena stages favour the image over the word was effectively nailed: from where I sat I heard everything in what seems a very actor-friendly acoustic. King Lear ? review 2011-03-11T00:02:03Z

For a band like the Pumpkins, who fluctuated between orchestral dream pop, thrash metal, psychedelic grunge, coffee house acoustics, and new wave stomp, such a move made sense. Smashing Pumpkins’ The Aeroplane Flies High Reissue is Compelling and Excessive 2013-07-25T14:47:40Z

He can do acoustic, but he's fully prepared for the onslaught of the electric. New band of the day - Joe Banfi (No 1,426) 2013-01-08T16:10:44Z

I wrote Glad to Be Gay on an acoustic guitar in my flat, intending it as a one-off for a Gay Pride march. How we made: Tom Robinson and Nick Mobbs on Glad to Be Gay 2013-07-01T17:24:15Z

The machine taps the side of the avocado and then uses sensors to measure the acoustic response – that is, the way the fruit vibrates. Edible coating allows avocados to stay ripe for twice as long 2018-06-19T04:00:00Z

Low notes can last a whole minute on a big instrument in a generous acoustic; the highest notes vanish beyond earshot in a second or two. Composing for the piano in black and white 2010-06-03T22:05:00Z

And the core of the picture translates beautifully — the gorgeous, savage way Guy hammers his acoustic guitar, crooning and bellowing desperate love songs that seem written in blood. ‘Once’ again bares the soul of a Dublin busker, this time on stage 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Then, accompanied by an acoustic guitar, Lee showcased a more tender version of rose-colored pop staple “Keep Calling.” Review | Shaed adds color but needs more depth at its D.C. homecoming show 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

The first take was by Taj Mahal, singing in his gruff, lean voice with a finger-picked acoustic guitar. Music Review: ?Robert Johnson at 100? at the Apollo Theater 2012-03-07T19:51:48Z

An absolute jewel with warm acoustics, it should afford theatergoers many pleasant hours in the future. 'Smokestack' revisits bloody Everett uprising 2012-02-04T22:47:55Z

Waxahatchee goes acoustic on “Chapel of Pines,” from an album due in September. The Playlist: Zayn’s Bizarrely Great Sleaze Rock and 13 More New Songs 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

For the traditional “Keep Your Lamp Trimmed and Burning,” Trucks switched to acoustic guitar, lowering his volume but not his precision. Tedeschi Trucks Band, Gary Clark Jr. rethink the blues at Greek 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

During the soft acoustic lulls in “Hermit’s Cave” you hear a loud and slapping noise in the foreground. Critics? Choice: New Cds: The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap 2011-05-02T19:51:31Z

The beloved rock band will be performing two sets, acoustic and full electric, at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena in Florida. Yahoo and Live Nation Announce Dave Matthews Band Will Launch New Live Streaming Concert Channel 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

But as they sit down together, each clutching an acoustic guitar, they have much to talk about. Martin Carthy and Tom Robinson's notes on a revolution 2010-06-13T20:29:00Z

They will perform their acoustic anthem FourFiveSeconds on the night, while West will also give a second, solo performance. Rihanna and Smith due at Grammys 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

Though classically trained, she played with variations in form and blurred the boundaries of acoustic instruments, electronic sounds and human speech. She Brought New Sounds to Colombia. The World’s Catching Up. 2023-01-20T05:00:00Z

On Acoustic at the Ryman, such moments of epic interplay are switched out for pianos and acoustic guitars, but the vocals remain powerful. Band of Horses Captures Magic of a Live Show on New Acoustic Album 2014-02-13T22:31:14Z

When Dormeshia and the other stellar tap dancers of “Ladies in the Shoe” perform at the 92nd Street Y, New York, on Saturday, the resonances will be both acoustic and historical. 92nd Street Y, a Storied Home of Dance, Gives It More Space 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

In the four selections by Brahms with which Mr. Nasseri opened, his coloring was sometimes erratic as he struggled to adjust to the instrument and the hall’s acoustics. Music Review: Soheil Nasseri, Running the Gamut at Merkin Hall 2013-09-04T21:09:01Z

It's a rare European appearance for the Scots-born troubadour and support will come from up-and-coming acoustic artists from Glasgow and beyond. This week's new clubs 2010-07-09T23:06:00Z

The bone-dry acoustics of the Theater Lab require extra effort to create sonority, but the violin pizzicati in the ­Webern simply vanished, chords went unvibrated, and there was not enough projection in expressive passages. Shaw’s terrific ‘Blueprint’ felt too short 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

“You have pointed out my flaws again/As if I don’t already see them,” she sings, over a bluegrass-influenced acoustic track unlike anything else she’s yet recorded. Arts & Leisure Preview: Taylor Swift Is Angry, Darn It 2010-10-20T22:06:00Z

More than 25 years ago this band formed in this town, building its sound within this club’s acoustics. Music Review: Yo La Tengo at Maxwell’s in Hoboken, N.J. 2012-12-11T22:59:30Z

“Wading” is strictly ambient, while “Theme from Prince Avalanche” features dancing woodwinds, piano, and acoustic guitar weaving together. Explosions in the Sky Explore a Muted Sound on the Prince Avalanche Soundtrack 2013-08-09T18:56:46Z

It’s carried by a cunningly syncopated track that uses acoustic guitar and a synthesizer blip alongside Afrobeats drum programming. Britney Spears and Elton John’s Mash-up, and 8 More New Songs 2022-08-26T04:00:00Z

While some of the performers stuck to the simple on-the-couch aesthetic — including Dave Matthews, whose delicate falsetto over the acoustic “Mercy” felt like tiptoeing across a frozen lake — others were more intricate. Review: All In WA makes virtual concerts fun again, raising $48 million and counting for coronavirus relief 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z

Appleton’s interest in electronic music was on the side of electro-acoustic, “as a way to extend the expressive possibilities and potential of acoustic musical instruments and the human voice,” Levin said. Pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music dies 2022-02-09T05:00:00Z

Tweedy stays out of her way, putting her voice front-and-center among acoustic guitars, drums, bass, and backup singers. Mavis Staples Spreads Love and Joy on One True Vine 2013-06-26T09:45:05Z

Ensembles are typically "acoustic and mobile": not much of a carbon footprint here. HONK! Fest West marches into Seattle, with free fun 2011-05-11T21:03:05Z

She began as a confessional singer with an acoustic guitar, but for her last record, “Epic,” she assembled a band, and her sound became more muscular. The Rough Harmonies of Sharon Van Etten 2012-02-05T04:55:45Z

That much-vaunted acoustic in Amsterdam is actually a bit of a nightmare for the players. Happy 125th birthday, Concertgebouw 2013-04-11T18:11:17Z

Corboz turned to the acoustic piano to invite the long and meditative first-set episodes that brought the melting-candle effect, with a quiet ballad intro that elicited an initially shy and then supple trumpet improvisation. Erik Truffaz – review 2013-03-26T18:34:49Z

Here, then, are 10 of the greatest big-screen tales of working-class heroes taking on the world with an acoustic six-string and a microphone. Hootenanny: 10 Great Folk-Music Movies 2013-12-09T10:45:23Z

Reflecting their hardly strictly professional status, the Wronglers proved thoroughly competent but unexceptional accompanists, as the fiddles shimmied over the fleet, loping blend of acoustic guitars, banjo, mandolin and bass. Jimmie Dale Gilmore takes another unusual turn 2011-06-26T14:59:00Z

They performed an exclusive, acoustic version of Many of Horror. Sleeve Notes: How to handle being dissed on record 2010-04-30T15:36:00Z

With Hüsker Dü in the 1980s, his band Sugar in the ’90s and as a solo artist, Mr. Mould has made many kinds of music, some of them acoustic and quite spare. Books of The Times: H?sker D? From the Inside, in a Memoir 2011-06-14T16:10:39Z

“To be honest, when I do things that are technological, or with VR, or even with acoustic strings and choirs, I’m basically just trying to be functional,” she says. 'Björk Digital': Sonic dreams become virtual reality in downtown L.A. 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Folk music's popularity may have ebbed and flowed since Bob Dylan famously traded in his acoustic for an electric guitar here in 1965, but the festival itself is as relevant as ever. Newport Folk Fest stays relevant at age 52 2011-07-26T22:02:13Z

Alone onstage with her acoustic guitar for much of her set, Ms. Orton set up steady, mantralike picking patterns, a backdrop of serene constancy for the turmoil of ache and determination in her vocals. The Best Concerts of 2012, as Seen by Times Critics 2012-12-26T23:38:02Z

K, the label, is still thriving, and although his bands are no more, Johnson continues to operate in such a way that cuts down personnel without sacrificing quality, with solo acoustic shows. This week's new live music 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z

Jason Isbell begins the title track of his new album, “Something More Than Free,” picturing the end of a day’s labor, his voice set against the lonesome strum of an acoustic guitar. Review: Jason Isbell’s ‘Something More Than Free’ 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Sharing, loving, helping, miracle of life, home sweet home, offbeat, oh yes, strum of an acoustic guitar, birdsong. Rewind TV: Chatsworth; Roundhead or Cavalier: Which One Are You?; Starlings; 56 Up 2012-05-19T23:05:46Z

What were you guys aiming for when you started to make “Out of Time”? Were you tired of making rock records to some extent, wanting to do something more acoustic, more textured? Peter Buck sounds off: Looking back at R.E.M’s “Out of Time” and “Losing Our Religion” 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

According to Mr. Myerberg’s plan, the air-conditioning ducts will have to go, as will an ugly dropped ceiling of acoustic tile. A Scene Right Out of Philip Roth: His Books Come Home to Newark’s Library 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

His new album, “New Day,” features his playing on acoustic, Wurlitzer and Fender Rhodes pianos, and his Bill Withers-esque vocals on a few tracks. Jazz Listings for June 26-July 2 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

Shawn Mendes got his start on Vine, posting short clips of cover songs, often playing an acoustic guitar. The Playlist: A Punk Response to Violence and Neil Young’s Return to Love 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

He dedicated the song "Atoms for Peace" to Pavement and also offered versions of Radiohead's "Everything in Its Right Place" and an acoustic take on "Airbag." Clash duo, Gorillaz bring down curtain on Coachella 2010-04-20T00:17:00Z

At one point, a merger of muted, slowly strummed acoustic guitar and pitched percussion felt like the announcement of a new level of craft. For a Composer, the Final Minutes Are Critical 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

In his first of four solo acoustic concerts at Carnegie Hall, Mr. Young made himself gloriously at home, cutting a figure of sharp conscience and wry truculence as he foraged through his catalog. From The Times, the Best Bands and Acts Heard All Year 2014-12-29T05:00:00Z

Harold C. Schonberg, the classical music critic for The New York Times, wrote that Mr. Harris’s acoustical makeover had transformed the hall from “a horror to one of the important acoustic installations of the world.” Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

The lack of risers, the noise bleeding in from outside, the poor non-theater acoustics blurring the lines…still enjoyed this. Review: A ‘Hamlet’ That Wants to Get Closer 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

The jewel of the building is the elegant 2,400-seat symphony hall, whose acoustic panels recall birds in flight. New Philharmonic takes wing above Paris periphery 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

She remained connected to MRA until she was 22, singing, recording and touring with their youth group Up With People, whose disturbingly wholesome acoustic songs make Norma Desmond look unthreatening. Glenn Close: critical acclaim built on strength of character 2015-11-06T05:00:00Z

Using reverberating plucked notes and whistling harmonics, he created the illusion of space and the acoustics of abandoned industrial architecture. Review: Todd Reynolds, Live and Recorded, at the Jewish Museum 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

There’s an acoustic guitar, briskly strummed, and an electric guitar, all humid twang. On Top, Unafraid to Step Back 2011-05-26T23:16:38Z

A few acoustic breathers would’ve been welcome, just for a change of pace. Concert review: Passion Pit at UIC Pavilion 2013-02-23T06:19:00Z

He's a soulful samba star and successful actor, best known for his roles in City of God and The Life Aquatic, in which he sang acoustic versions of Bowie songs in Portuguese. Seu Jorge and Almaz 2010-09-23T21:50:00Z

Benzi and the City of London Sinfonia, even in this awkward, partly open-air acoustic, focused on the bold variety of Puccini's score. Madama Butterfly; Cavalleria rusticana; Pagliacci; Pierre-Laurent Aimard – review 2013-06-15T23:05:36Z

The alt country movement, the new acoustic movement, were really still in their infancy. Gillian Welch returns to “Revival”: “We felt like Martians” 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

The beauty of the organ — or the curse, depending on your point of view — is that no two are alike; each is built and voiced to fit the acoustics of a particular room. From players, pipes and pedals, a celestial song 2016-07-29T04:00:00Z

Bands also used a lot of instruments not normally associated with rock: French horn, vibraphone, celesta, violin, cello, tuba, euphonium, pedal steel, autoharp and acoustic bass. Sasquatch! Fest a heady brew of old and new 2011-05-31T01:08:05Z

The Communists used the theater for party gatherings and expanded the hall, damaging the acoustics. Russia's Bolshoi to reopen after reconstruction 2011-04-25T12:23:12Z

It also calls for adding seats behind the stage, fixing the acoustics, rethinking the public spaces and, yes, adding more restrooms. Timeline: The Long, Long Journey to a New David Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Charming and easygoing, she started well, playing solo acoustic guitar, but her set began to fall apart when an unremarkable rock guitarist was allowed to dominate. Songlines Music Awards 2012 Winners' Concert – review 2012-11-25T18:43:15Z

The album’s boldest song, though, is one of its most sparsely composed: “Man From the Magazine” layers just Danielle and Alana’s acoustic guitars beneath some sneering commentary about music industry misogyny. Haim Steps Into a New Groove on ‘Women in Music Pt. III’ 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

It all sounded right despite the subpar laptop or phone mics and iffy acoustics, because at this point merely hearing a live song feels right. Rosie O’Donnell Returns, With Guests in the Basement and the Bathtub 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

VerblendungenSaariaho's first professional work is a dazzling blend of acoustic and electronics. A guide to Kaija Saariaho's music 2012-07-09T15:01:23Z

But the scale of the music remained modest and acoustic. Music Review | Gilberto Gil: At the Nokia Theater, Complex Colors in Simple Settings 2010-03-13T01:40:00Z

It's a collection of reworked versions of his much-adored songs, and his first entirely acoustic effort. Patrick Wolf: Sundark and Riverlight – review 2012-10-11T22:00:18Z

It began life as a short acoustic video filmed with the hip-hop producer and ukulele player Einer Bankz, released last May. Who Needs an Album? Just Keep Remaking the Song! 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

He explains how the song “Psycho Killer” began as an acoustic ballad. Books of The Times: ‘How Music Works,’ by David Byrne 2012-09-12T18:02:58Z

Their fourth record, Seventh Tree, was a pastoral, acoustic collection, inspired by a tumultuous break-up, while 2010's Head First was a sugar rush of pure pop. Goldfrapp tell tales in cinema project 2014-02-27T02:04:21Z

With some of those songs, Alex submitted demos with just him singing and playing acoustic guitar, and there were moments when he’d slow down, speed up -- Alex being human in expressing that through his guitar. Big Star's lost masterpiece finally gets its due 2013-06-27T21:39:00Z

Josh Karpeh, who records as Cautious Clay, croons those and more over cozy acoustic guitar chords and a creeping bass line, with wisps of falsetto vocals and saxophone in the background. The Playlist: Nicki Minaj Is Ready to Rumble, and 11 More New Songs 2018-04-13T04:00:00Z

It’s a warm, inviting space with good acoustics for a hall that size. As the Frick Expands, New York City Music Suffers 2018-06-29T04:00:00Z

Given the chronic complaints about the acoustics of the Philharmonic’s own hall, now renamed after David Geffen, the musicians must relish every chance they get to play Carnegie. Review: New York Philharmonic Ushers in Carnegie Birthday Season 2015-10-08T04:00:00Z

Though the narcotized “White Telephone” plods, the lithe acoustic ballad “Memoir” thaws Gainsbourg’s chilliness and replaces it with a warm, enchanting fragility. Album review: Charlotte Gainsbourg, 'Stage Whisper' 2011-12-12T08:00:00Z

As he plays his acoustic and electric guitars left-handed, Mr. Howard’s songs seem to cascade from his fingers, gathering words and melodies as they go, carrying his reedy, tremulous voice as their crescendos surge. Music Review: Ben Howard at the Bowery Ballroom 2012-04-03T21:27:26Z

An early acoustic tune nailed the night's theme, which focused on contrast and conflict. Neil Young's one-man power play 2011-05-08T12:30:37Z

The nickname derives from his work on the first Crosby, Stills & Nash album, where Stills played every instrument except drums and acoustic guitar. Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Elvis enters the building, and “the king of rock and roll is singing about lettuce” 2016-03-28T04:00:00Z

I traded in my electric guitar for an acoustic guitar and banjo.” ‘Loud, Strong, Committed, and Always in Search of America’ 2014-01-29T23:32:51Z

I trained in painting and sculpture, but I got interested in how to create acoustic rather than visual space. John Cage: musicians and artists on a legend 2012-08-15T17:51:03Z

Mr. Baggetta’s, appearing at 7 p.m. and recording the day after this show, features Jerome Harris on acoustic bass guitar and Billy Mintz on drums. Jazz Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

It’s an acoustic piano trio album, with Thomas Morgan on bass and Gerald Cleaver on drums, and at times it can evoke other abstract rhapsodists in that format, like Paul Bley. Playlist: New Music by Craig Taborn Trio, J. D. Allen and Eric Church 2013-04-20T22:50:58Z

And in the encore there was a new ballad, “Silent Treatment,” which Ms. Bryan sang gently, backed only by Mr. Dafydd on acoustic guitar. Music Review: The Joy Formidable at Terminal 5 2012-04-01T18:50:59Z

Alone onstage with acoustic guitars and a piano, Ryan Adams kept things quiet but revelatory as listeners leaned in. Pop and Jazz Concert Highs of 2011 2011-12-28T23:32:40Z

The B sides, though, have more of a bluegrass feel, and as I was making my departure from Nashville, I didn't want to go that acoustic. Shelby Lynne, an artist who never stops taking chances 2014-12-06T05:00:00Z

There was talk that the screens affected the acoustics, although that doesn't seem physically very likely, since they weren't exactly acoustical panels. Benjamin Britten triumphs in San Francisco 2014-07-02T04:00:00Z

But as they are, the acoustics suited the experimental works that the Wet Ink Ensemble performed at the inaugural concert, the first installment of Gaudeamus Muziekweek New York. Music Review: Wet Ink in Gaudeamus Muziekweek at New Issue Project Room 2012-01-28T00:48:03Z

Not long after they met, Les moved to Chicago, where she would attend college and earn a degree in acoustic engineering. This chaotic duo sounds like nothing and everything you’ve ever heard 2019-12-26T05:00:00Z

The biggest challenge was to avoid ruining the Colon's renowned acoustics. Argentine opera house shines anew for bicentennial 2010-05-24T21:11:00Z

He opened his set backed only by acoustic guitar, singing Sade’s “By Your Side,” which promises the kind of constancy he never receives in his own songs. Music Review: Frank Ocean at Terminal 5 2012-07-27T22:12:30Z

Watch the Pierces perform an exclusive acoustic version of their new single You'll Be Mine The Pierces are tired. The Pierces: 'We're the indie Abba' 2011-02-20T00:05:23Z

Scientists and acoustic experts have dismissed such theories of ultrasonic sound rifles as extremely unlikely. Havana’s Symphony of Sound 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere it fills out the texture with a Latin beat or dance rhythms, relegating the acoustic instruments to more decorative roles. Music Review: Joel Sachs Takes New Juilliard Ensemble to MoMA 2010-07-26T23:43:00Z

Watch Dessa play an acoustic version of “Good Grief” on “Salon Stage.” The best live music sessions of 2018 from "Salon Stage" 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

Their acoustic lineup included banjo, fiddle, mandolin and brass, and they dressed like a country outfit. Krystle Warren – review 2012-05-23T16:20:07Z

On “Renewal,” his fourth album, the core of the music is an acoustic string band — with fiddle and banjo, no drums — that happily takes an occasional psychedelic detour. 66 Pop and Jazz Albums, Shows and Festivals Coming This Fall 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z

Early on, his kindly tenor was backed simply by acoustic guitar, but his band grew, and his scope widened. The Week Ahead: Jan. 23 ? 29 2011-01-21T16:42:50Z

“I do think that composers inherit a kind of acoustic.” His Music Full of Echoes, a Maverick Composer Turns 90 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

He made his first guitar out of a cigar box, a clothes hanger and rubber bands, before an uncle gave him an acoustic guitar. Walter ‘Wolfman’ Washington, New Orleans Musical Luminary, Dies at 79 2022-12-31T05:00:00Z

With acoustic guitar in hand, he played a bit of his Blake Shelton hit "Hillbilly Bone" in its original form: a rap song. Snoop Dogg blazes one during BMI songwriting panel 2013-02-09T23:48:08Z

Finger-picking an acoustic guitar, he sang the song’s first line in a tentative quaver: “What were all those dreams we shared those many years ago?” Music Review: Pearl Jam on Tour at Madison Square Garden 2010-05-21T22:57:00Z

That was no problem for “Blackbird,” which, he explained as usual, was written in sympathy with the 1960s civil-rights movement; he played it alone on acoustic guitar and held the festival audience rapt. Review: Paul McCartney and Neil Young Share a Bill, and Some Songs 2016-10-09T04:00:00Z

The one new track, Melody Calling, is a Smiths-y acoustic jangle that suggests a more subtle approach to album three. The Vaccines at Glastonbury 2013 – review 2013-06-30T17:14:00Z

It also had the unmistakable imprint of Earle himself, whose best songs, whether performed in loud bands or alone with an acoustic guitar, have always had a certain rock ’n’ roll sneer. The Album Steve Earle Never Wanted to Make: A Tribute to His Son 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

Then there is the challenge of trying to adjust to the acoustics of four new venues. The Philharmonic Is Out of Its Hall This Year. It Doesn’t Pack Light. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

The Frick’s elegant space is ideal for chamber music, and the vibrant, surround-sound acoustics flatter strings. Music Review: Moscow String Quartet at Frick Collection - Review 2011-10-04T20:14:39Z

According to Rolling Stone, Beck isn't just working on his 12th full-length, described in April as a "self-contained … acoustic album". Beck releasing two new albums 2013-06-05T10:32:44Z

Then there's a sensitive acoustic moment, then something huge. Adam Lambert on new album 'The Original High': 'I know who I am now' 2015-06-12T04:00:00Z

When Dylan resisted, saying he didn’t have an acoustic guitar, Wein asked for volunteers to lend him one and helped persuade Dylan to go back out. George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

Band of Horses are just as happy playing with acoustic instruments as they are electric. Band of Horses Captures Magic of a Live Show on New Acoustic Album 2014-02-13T22:31:14Z

Most people who are born blind are highly sensitive to the acoustics of their environment – using the echoes that bounce of objects, walls and buildings to navigate and avoid collisions. Echolocation could help blind people learn to navigate like bats 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

And Mumford & Sons took it the opposite way, playing a quiet, acoustic version of "I'm On Fire" in the round that had the crowd leaning in. Stars salute MusiCares honoree Bruce Springsteen 2013-02-09T13:01:05Z

Keith Urban also performed without a band, choosing to do an acoustic version of The Beatles' song "Help." Country stars kick off flood relief telethon 2010-05-17T00:30:00Z

The space is asymmetric, but despite its unusual shape, the acoustics are perfect; the work of Harold Marshall, the veteran New Zealand acoustician. Move over, Sydney: Zaha Hadid's Guangzhou Opera House 2011-02-28T21:30:00Z

“Faith,” the single, began with portentous church organ—which it then swapped out for stripped-down acoustic guitar, handclaps, and more sexual forthrightness. George Michael’s Pop Paradise 2016-12-26T05:00:00Z

He's not kidding – this genre-defying blend of plainsong, dubstep rhythms and acoustic folk, played to a rapt sold-out crowd, testifies to the power of word of mouth, rather than record-label marketing spend. Alt-J – review 2012-06-20T17:39:40Z

The White Stripes, for example, released a series of singles on vinyl from their last album with acoustic and Spanish versions on B sides. Young people with old souls prefer records to CDs 2011-03-21T16:19:11Z

Early episodes included an interview with an acoustic designer and a meditation from the producer Katie Mingle on the golden age of suburban cul-de-sacs. SiriusXM Is Buying ‘99% Invisible,’ and Street Cred in Podcasting 2021-04-26T04:00:00Z

Later, on Sunday night, Mr. Tweedy had the main stage to himself, and he held it captive, singing in his pinched croak and playing acoustic guitar. Music: Jeff Tweedy and Wilco Build a Festival at Mass MoCA 2010-08-16T22:44:00Z

The seating plan is "antiphonal", with two banks of congregation facing each other; the chapel's layout and acoustic also allows conversational rather than declamatory voices. Bishop Edward King chapel, Ripon College – review 2013-04-27T23:05:48Z

Soon, you’re aware of an electric guitar blended into the mix, followed by a more clearly articulated acoustic guitar part, in lilting cadence. New Albums From Weezer, Sam Amidon and Rich Gang 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

But in what is an unruly acoustic, Peat's brass writing drowned out the words at crucial moments. JAM 10th anniversary concert | Classical review 2010-03-30T21:05:00Z

Aided by the exceptional Tully Hall acoustics Mr. Takemitsu’s music appeared to take on the vibrant plasticity of the natural world. Music Review: Axiom, a Juilliard Ensemble, at Alice Tully Hall 2012-12-13T21:26:23Z

“We wanted to play mischievously with Nouvel’s building and work within some of its systems—the skin, the plumbing, and the acoustics,” says Elizabeth Diller. Diller Scofidio + Renfro brings an inventive exhibition to Paris 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

While employed as a research engineer for Bell Telephone Laboratories in Murray Hill, N.J., he helped develop a talking typewriter and wrote papers on room acoustics, sound absorption and acoustic impedance. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

He grew on me during the middle weeks when he busted out the acoustic and stool for a few tunes, but now hearing him go country-rock he's lost me again. 'American Idol' Was Only Rock 'n' Roll But I Liked It 2010-03-17T17:10:00Z

Earlier this year, Jackson was one half of acoustic duo “The Soundflowers” with boyfriend Gabriel Glenn, until the two split. Paris Jackson excited and nervous on eve of debut solo album 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

The oft acoustic storyteller had recently gone through a divorce and was sitting on a batch of material, thinking the time was right for a little shake-up. Pearl Jam’s Stone Gossard and singer-songwriter Mason Jennings discuss new Painted Shield collaboration 2020-09-09T04:00:00Z

The performance in excellent Disney acoustic sung by a rapt Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir and Latvian Radio Choir were just as distorted. Dudamel makes Mozart and Arvo Pärt a matter of life and death 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

The decadent cinematic acoustics flattered the orchestra, which sounded terrific. Critic?s Notebook: Orchestra Arrives On Big Screen 2011-01-10T23:01:21Z

And diction was often muddy in a church with quite resonant acoustics. D.C. trio Eya presents a buffet of early music for lunchtime concert series 2015-07-08T04:00:00Z

When the Runaways formed in the mid-70s, women were only considered fit for playing folk music on acoustic guitars. First sight: Floria Sigismondi 2010-08-26T22:30:00Z

For me, what's going on now with the popularity of Seattle acoustic music — the Moondoggies, The Maldives, The Head and the Heart — it's exciting because I got to see the beginning. Damien Jurado: Seattle's folk-boom godfather 2011-03-02T00:02:05Z

Even though we play it with only one acoustic guitar and some pedal steel, it’s very dynamic and builds up into a dramatic ending. Watch First Aid Kit Travel the Country in "America" Video 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

Unfortunately, the rotating piano only exacerbated the problematic acoustics of the cavernous Drill Hall. Hand over your cellphone, and obey the gong. Marina Abramovic reinvents Bach. 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z

It’s more somber in themes and more textured in sound, with synthesizers, acoustic guitar and vocal chorales layered into the punk-minimalist blitz. Review | Japandroids deliver songs of fire and decay. With full-on audience participation. 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z

"Memorial" covers a range of textures, from acoustic delicacy to rapid-fire aggression. Band runs Russian Circles around cliches 2014-03-13T15:03:11Z

This Face of America showing — which will include a performance by Oregon Ballet Theatre and an acoustic set by the Seattle-based rock quintet Band of Horses — promises to be different in many respects. Andrew Bartee returns to woods to create Face of America installment for Wolf Trap

With his richly resonant acoustic guitar playing on an outpouring of small-batch recordings, Mr. Rose had spent the last decade refining a contemporary take on old-time traditions. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2010-02-22T13:57:00Z

“Every hall has its own funny peculiar acoustic signature,” said Brey. The Philharmonic Is Out of Its Hall This Year. It Doesn’t Pack Light. 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

Markus’s office was airy and orderly, with a keyboard and acoustic guitar at easy reach from his desk. In Switzerland, a musician searches for the ‘Holy Grail’ of instruments 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z

The technology just helps capture and loop the tones of acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion and voices, whether or not they’re fed through analog distortion gadgets; it’s as amoral as a microphone or an amplifier. Review: In Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool,’ Patient Perfectionism 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Thanks to some quirk of acoustics, he said, “I can’t hear the rain.” Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z

A big difference between the renovation here and the one in New York is that Music Hall has long been celebrated for its acoustics, while Geffen Hall has been considered acoustically troubled. As Geffen Hall’s Renovation Stumbles, Cincinnati Shows the Way 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

Her 2013 debut, “Dig,” was filled with spare acoustic renditions of old-time material. Amythyst Kiah Found Her Powerful Voice. Now She Has a Sound to Match It. 2021-06-14T04:00:00Z

"It's the fact that in every other postapocalyptic movie you see someone with an acoustic guitar by the campfire." Charlie Jane Anders' 'All the Birds in the Sky' has the hallmarks of an instant sci-fi classic 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Not surprisingly, the acoustics are remarkable in both buildings. Overnighter: L?beck?s Spires, a Quick Hop From Hamburg 2011-08-05T15:28:09Z

The effect isn't angst, but instead comes across as Moore dusting off his amp following his 2011 acoustic solo album and last year's interminable collaboration with Yoko Ono. Review: Chelsea Light Moving a Sonic Youth stopgap 2013-03-06T17:31:04Z

Along with covers of Britney Spears’s “Gimme More” and songs by Pearl Jam and The Cardigans, Cyrus will be performing acoustic versions of her own songs, including her new single “Midnight Sky.” What’s on TV This Week: ‘Lovecraft Country’ and the Billboard Music Awards 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Weir said the Cap, as the space was known in the music business, always had superb acoustics, which was why the Grateful Dead played there more than a dozen times in the early 1970s. Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y., to Reopen 2012-08-05T22:19:00Z

Veloso, though, tempered it with an acoustic guitar as the distortion gave way to what felt like an inhalation of ocean air. Caetano Veloso gigs the Hollywood Bowl; Bird and Banhart offer support 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Last November, Ibrahim travelled to Djanet with five members of Tinariwen determined to nail down the simple acoustic sound and poetry of ishumar adventurers sitting around a campfire, sharing cigarettes, stories, songs and a guitar. Tinariwen: Sahara to New York City 2011-08-20T23:04:07Z

The production of his debut is appropriately epic, its echoing acoustic guitars and yearning, Fleet Foxy vocals mixed with cowboy cattle calls and Pawnee chants. Lord Huron: Lonesome Dreams – review 2013-01-13T00:05:21Z

The acoustics of the former prison amplified the vocal ensemble’s sound magnificently. They filmed the opera 'Vireo' on Alcatraz. Soon you can stream it on your iPad or phone 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z

The acoustics, engineered by the firm Arup, were impressive in music both amplified and not, a difficult feat. National Sawdust, a Music Space Years in the Making, Opens in Brooklyn 2015-10-02T04:00:00Z

In a really fundamental way, I think poetry is an acoustic form and we've slightly forgotten that in the last thousand years. Top 10 tips for writing poetry 2014-10-11T04:00:00Z

This is jazz’s secular temple, a wedge of a room with crisp, intimate acoustics, where social distancing is against the spirit of the enterprise. 7 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-09T04:00:00Z

I was too young to see Dylan’s early acoustic performances, his electric breakthrough at Newport, or the 1966 British tour with the Band. The Chaotic Magic of Bob Dylan’s Rolling Thunder Revue 2019-06-10T04:00:00Z

An acoustic evening with two of America's premiere singer-songwriters and longtime Seattle favorites on the summer concert stage. Your best arts and entertainment bets for the week ahead 2011-06-08T21:11:12Z

He's doing some really interesting experiments in acoustic and vocal layering, based on almost folk-like tracks. Hudson Mohawke: beats, rhymes and lasers 2011-08-12T23:11:01Z

The first time we heard Tiger Feet, it was just Mike Chapman singing it with an acoustic guitar, pretty raw. Bubblegum pop: all the young dudes 2010-12-02T22:00:00Z

How does your interest in music and especially pre-modern acoustic music shape your thinking and your life as well? Jaron Lanier: The Internet destroyed the middle class 2013-05-12T16:00:00Z

From there, the song plays like an elegy for a persona that no longer fits, Rodrigo singing with a quaver over a steady but reluctant acoustic guitar. Allow Olivia Rodrigo to Introduce Herselves 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

The acoustics allow the voice to fill a space in a way that it can't do unaided. Pitch perfection? Auto-Tune's rise 2013-05-17T10:04:05Z

Here you’ll find an amazing arena — the third largest in Italy — boasting great acoustics, impressive stonework, and fine city views from the top. Escape the Venice crowds with these memorable day trips 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

The acoustics were designed by Nagata Acoustics, which also designed the acoustics at Disney Hall. From a Burger King to a Concert Hall, With Help From Frank Gehry 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z

His eyes went big, and he nodded enthusiastically; then he took the idea one step further toward acoustic science. Review: In ‘Kannon,’ From Sunn O))), Brevity and Austerity 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z

Forced to go acoustic, she announced "I wasn't planning to play this song," before reluctantly launching into her Number 2 hit Foundations. Why are new acts so reluctant to show us their hits? | Priya Elan 2010-03-24T11:52:00Z

Backed at first by basic acoustic guitar chords, she thinks through the details. Chloë Tangles With Future, and 8 More New Songs 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z

For most of the album Mr. Hodge plays all the instruments — electric bass, acoustic piano, synthesizers, drum programming — with an emphasis on color and mood. The Playlist: Thundercat Unplugs, Young M.A. Gets Remixed 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

Meticulous but only rarely precious, it’s an album distantly haunted by Phil Spector’s Wall of Sound, a luminous mesh of acoustic and electric guitars, bass, piano and organ, with airlessly thudding drums. Playlist: New CDs From Blk Jks, Deer Tick, Dr. Lonnie Smith 2010-06-04T20:27:00Z

I brought an acoustic guitar out here and left all my keyboards in Virginia. Q&A: Jonathan Russell from The Head and the Heart 2012-09-13T13:30:20Z

Only about 30,000 new acoustic pianos are now sold here each year, but the number surpasses a million when all digital varieties are included. Concerts Disappeared. Piano Sales Survived. 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

Lately he’s done a series of solo acoustic shows and, most recently, toured with Crazy Horse last summer. Neil Young's Crazy Horse bassist Billy Talbot has mild stroke 2014-06-30T04:00:00Z

It has acoustic guitars at its core, but doesn’t rule out electric ones; it has moments of solo reflection, of jazzy assurance and of ringing folk-rock. New Music: New Albums by Laura Marling, Terence Blanchard, Frankie J and Cecile McLorin Salvant 2013-05-27T21:56:34Z

The acoustic first half of “Little Black Submarines” provides the only respite, which puts an unfortunate focus on Auerbach’s tossed off lyrics about break-ups and letdowns. Album review: Black Keys, 'El Camino' 2011-12-07T04:17:00Z

A perennial choice for the best prom song, Green Day's acoustic ballad was originally meant to be anything but a romantic affair. 25 famous songs with misunderstood meanings 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Rather than employ REDCAT's musically plush sound equipment or take advantage of the space's sophisticated acoustical possibilities, the production team used a reflective set-up for acoustic music rather than the absorptive panels for electronics. Mezzo-soprano Abigail Fischer overcomes all challenges in 'Song From the Uproar' 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

“The King Is Dead,” instead, is a collection of self-contained songs, and they rely on acoustic guitars and rootsy, neo-Celtic melodies. The Week Ahead: Jan. 23 ? 29 2011-01-21T16:42:50Z

The electronic sounds sometimes overwhelm the acoustic ones, but the samples keep disintegrating. Music in Review: Annie Gosfield 2011-03-06T22:22:02Z

There’s more music on the way, not just an acoustic version of Songs of Innocence and bonus tracks but also a whole new album and a world tour. U2 and Apple Are Working On A New Digital Music Format 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

The production lacks tautness in key spots, including the convent scene, where the acoustic quality of a voice-over undercuts its intended effect. Review: In ‘Little Thing, Big Thing,’ a Nun, a Criminal and a Social Conscience 2015-09-09T04:00:00Z

Mr. Lingas said that some pieces only “made sense” inside the simulated acoustics. How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

The new stage will include an enhanced natural ventilation system and superior sightlines, as well as improved acoustics, said Davis McCallum, the festival’s artistic director. Hudson Valley Shakespeare Festival Finds First Permanent Home 2020-08-26T04:00:00Z

Listened to “Carolina Drama” from Jack White’s new acoustic recording? What to Cook This Weekend 2016-10-21T04:00:00Z

Up until that point no high-profile musician had ever tried this combination: solo performance was always synonymous with acoustic instruments, so in terms of medium as much as message, Bragg was doing something new. Billy Bragg: Barking's Woody Guthrie on 30 years of songs and activism 2013-03-26T17:00:32Z

Ms. Taylor is the lovelorn and sometimes savage frontwoman of He Is We, who sings plaintive songs about romance and hope and perseverance while her bandmate Trevor Kelly slashes away at his acoustic guitar. Music Review: Optimism Encounters Frustration 2011-07-08T22:47:59Z

There are plenty of tender moments in the box set, too, including a moving acoustic version of “Good Night,” with Ringo Starr and his bandmates singing the album’s climactic song in gentle harmony. The Beatles’ new remixed White Album box set is a marvel 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

There, the reverberant acoustics create a sea of sound that seems to gently undulate, waves of consonance gathering and dispersing. Join a Musical Meditation Bringing Together Hundreds Worldwide 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

The composer Annie Gosfield works on the boundaries between notated and improvised music, electronic and acoustic sounds, writing music for others and playing herself. Music in Review: Annie Gosfield 2011-03-06T22:22:02Z

Mr. Otto offered a committed performance of the acoustic piece, whose rumbling, chaotic passages evoke a radio jamming device, the chaos suddenly ruptured by elusive fragments from Bach’s Chaconne in D minor. Annie Gosfield’s ‘Signal Jamming and Random Interference’ 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z

Krause's acoustic diagrams of rainforest habitats before and after logging are powerful images of desolation: a formerly dense web of timbres now striated with mournful gaps of silence. Non-fiction reviews roundup 2012-07-06T06:59:01Z

The problem with acoustic bombardment, though, is that it plainly doesn't work. Why use Metallica as a military weapon when Glee is available? 2010-04-16T23:35:00Z

More than 2,500 interlocking paper tubes form a set of three interconnected, domed acoustic chambers. Inside the National Building Museum’s new ‘Hive’ installation 2017-07-03T04:00:00Z

Tonight's opener, The Rain, sets the tone: on her second album it's a lightweight acoustic ballad; here, it's transformed into a modal funk workout that rumbles and fizzes while maintaining its sense of restraint. Melody Gardot – review 2013-04-03T17:55:09Z

Earlier this year, in Philadelphia, the 31-year-old songwriter sat in his Toyota Echo and answered questions on his cellphone about an upcoming East Coast tour playing solo acoustic gigs at mom-and-pop record stores. Rocker Kurt Vile ? yes, that's his real last name 2011-04-23T00:53:26Z

Villagers, a solo songwriter from Ireland, surrounded disillusioned romanticism with billowing acoustic drones. Less Underground Vibe at South by Southwest 2010-03-21T23:48:00Z

Expect acoustic and electric music, including new work and some old favorites, plus the sound of Corea’s legendary Fender Rhodes sampled through his current synthesizer. Two jazz piano greats and a women’s jazz festival 2013-04-25T22:06:43Z

An early acoustic tune nailed the night’s theme, which focused on contrast and conflict. Neil Young, solo in Chicago, builds to a rafter-rattling finale 2011-05-07T13:50:05Z

But the hall’s acoustics did the orchestra no favors. Music Review: St. Petersburg Symphony Orchestra at Alice Tully Hall - Review 2011-10-18T21:53:55Z

It is widely considered an architectural and acoustic triumph. George Christie Dies at 79; Steward of His Family’s Glyndebourne Legacy 2014-05-13T04:28:58Z

“The fact that you don’t get a free pass as a white dude in Ballard with your acoustic guitar anymore is great,” he says. Smokey Brights has ‘Hot Candy’ for you at Neumos 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Its construction is a compromise between an acoustic ideal and human limits: For its sound to bloom as effortlessly as that of a violin or cello, its neck would need to be impossibly long. Twisting for Solos, the Violist Is a Quartet’s Odd Player Out 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

In high school, she formed an acoustic punk group with other young women, modeled on the music of the alt-folk singer Kimya Dawson. Hurray for the Riff Raff’s Alynda Segarra Finds Herself in a Concept Album 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

“It has nothing to with acoustics or taste,” said Judy Edworthy, a professor of applied psychologist at the University of Plymouth in England who specializes in “alarms, auditory warnings, beeps and buzzers.” Family Matters: Turn Right, My Love 2010-06-25T17:20:00Z

When an unanswered cellphone buzzed, vibrating the stage floor, it felt, in this mysterious open acoustic space where anything could happen, like Ives on the line. A different way to experience John Adams' music: Sitting onstage, next to the musicians 2017-02-17T05:00:00Z

I got there as the Finnish musician Sansa performed summery acoustic songs, which, along with the weather, provided the perfect setting for a picnic. Frugal Traveler Blog: Going Where the Finns Go in Helsinki 2012-07-31T21:07:11Z

Better acoustics, perhaps, depending on your television and the shape of your living room. The Week Ahead: NOV. 21 ? 27 2010-11-20T19:34:00Z

Cooder loved the acoustics of the empty rooms, though the unconventional environment presented some challenges. The Haden Triplets see folk as part of their musical DNA 2014-08-06T04:00:00Z

Last year Animal Noise uploaded their "bruised, battered and beaten acoustic dance music" to the . Radio 1 playlist 'overwhelms' band 2013-07-17T18:15:06Z

Curly wood shavings, from the palest pine to ebony, cascade to the floor as artisans hone a few humble planks into acoustic works of art. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

Her voice is whispery, as it is throughout the album, and her backup puts an acoustic veneer on an electronic foundation; two chords pull her back and forth as she weighs her options. U.S. Girls’ Luxuriously Absurd Disco, and 9 More New Songs 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

Primarily playing acoustic guitar and using effects pedals sparingly, he exposed a sophisticated architecture of bridges, hooks and melodies rooted in country, jazz and pop. Concert review: The many faces of Elvis Costello 2010-12-21T12:13:00Z

After a brief acoustic interlude of Hayes on piano, guitar and mouth organ, the band threaten to linger in the land of swampy dirge overkill for just a little too long. Black Rebel Motorcycle Club – review 2013-03-26T18:27:54Z

“Singularity” calls bluegrass to mind with its acoustic guitars, banjo and violin—until Mr. Dely’s trumpet enters briefly and, as if re-energized, the voices soar. ‘Extralife’ by Darlingside Review: Folk Meets A Cappella 2018-02-21T05:00:00Z

Armed only with an acoustic guitar, she was struggling to find her voice. 2010-01-07T23:59:00Z

The famous promenade was overtaken by 'Tommyworld' - a temporary theme park with roller skaters, skate boarders, acoustic musicians and fire-breathing performers. Tommy Hilfiger, Gigi Hadid unveil collection on famed LA beach 2017-02-09T05:00:00Z

The roomy Interbay coffeehouse, with lovely acoustics and comfortable couches, buzzed with excitement as several acts delivered a vibrant showcase ranging from ambient synthesizer washes to jagged improvisations. Review: Impressive acts at launch of Seattle jazz label Table & Chairs 2011-03-14T23:57:03Z

As a vocalist, Morris takes her Nashville inheritance — vowels that curve parallel to a twang; legible, unambiguous lyrics — and sets them to tunes built with acoustic guitars, synthesizers and electronic percussion. Review | Maren Morris has the best voice in country music. She’s still learning how to use it. 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

The Mountain officially characterizes its format as "acoustic, electric, classic, eclectic" — but mellow rock is close to the mark. Paul Simon celebrates KMTT's 20th birthday 2011-04-14T22:00:09Z

The 2,487-seat hall, with smoky tea-rose-colored walls and glowing lamps, is both majestic and inviting, and the acoustics are legendary. Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires Aims to Reclaim Glory Days with a New Direction 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

Blue Heron’s 10 singers and early harp will perform in the rich acoustics of Seattle’s St. James Cathedral. It’s choral early-music season in Seattle 2013-12-04T21:34:29Z

Cohen’s earliest music had a stripped-down, folk flavor, built on little more than the rich, subterranean hues of his sing-speak vocals and acoustic instruments. Concert review: Leonard Cohen at Akoo Theatre 2012-11-24T07:58:00Z

“Stories to Tell” comprises anecdotes from Marx’s 40-plus-year career, stories he honed as part of his solo acoustic shows. Richard Marx reflects on fame with a healthy dose of self-deprecation 2021-07-07T04:00:00Z

He returned with an acoustic guitar for “Butterfly,” the album’s closing plaint: “Every time I pin down what I think I want it slips away.” Music Review: All Aboard an Alt-Rock Time Machine 2010-12-19T22:56:09Z

The song is Paul Simon’s “American Tune,” a secular hymn of perseverance, and he starts out solemn, backed only by an acoustic guitar. Review: Allen Toussaint’s Last Album, ‘American Tunes’ 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

He works in acoustic drones; boiled-down folk ideas; distressed ragas; and hard, meditative electric-guitar soloing, in which the resonance of the note and the power of the gesture trump instrumental technique. New Music: CD’s by Trey Songz, Bloc Party and Six Organs of Admittance 2012-08-20T21:58:57Z

Designed for artists who want to reach for that metaphorical extra octave and beyond, the space has been outfitted with cutting-edge digital acoustic and visual technology. At Seattle Symphony’s new Octave 9, a 24-hour music marathon promises Cloud 9 for new music lovers 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

Ever wondered what Rita Ora would sound like doing a short acoustic set? This week's top five music links 2012-09-28T08:28:00Z

Mr. Shapiro said he was betting that the theater’s history and its superior acoustics would be enough to attract big-name acts. Capitol Theater in Port Chester, N.Y., to Reopen 2012-08-05T22:19:00Z

If Showalter had kept the acoustic guitars and remained an intimate singer-songwriter for HEAL, the album would have been almost oppressive in tone, too overbearing in its emotional resonance. REVIEW: The Musical Reinvention of Strand of Oaks 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

A similar epiphany hit Birchwood who, at age 17, started researching blues music on the Internet after seeing Buddy Guy perform an acoustic show. Young bluesmen take up the torch for a musical tradition

Before Jimi Hendrix ever plugged in a guitar, there was acoustic blues music that was heavier than anything he ever came up with. The Black Crowes play Emerald Queen Casino Saturday 2010-12-02T21:36:00Z

For Le Carré's A Small Town in Germany, he had the sound of the autobahn recorded, since he felt the acoustics differed to an English motorway. John Fawcett Wilson obituary 2011-03-08T17:59:04Z

Ms. Marling’s voice and acoustic guitar, and melodies that sound as if they had always existed, remain at the core of most songs. Review: Laura Marling’s ‘Semper Femina’ Seeks the Cryptic in the Plainspoken 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z

Its syncopated little riff appears first on acoustic guitar. Sonic Tomfoolery and Rhythmic Savvy From Systema Solar 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

“He made the electric bass sound very much like an acoustic bass,” said Mr. Rollins, who nevertheless endured criticism for featuring the instrument in his bands. Bob Cranshaw, Bassist From Jazz to Pop to Broadway, Dies at 83 2016-11-09T05:00:00Z

“Franz and Tad and myself would go into hotel rooms after the shows and we had these acoustic demos we were just making on laptops,” says Finn. Their last “easy” record: The Hold Steady’s “Stay Positive” and what came after 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

Her strange, fluting voice twines elegantly around sparse arrangements of piano, acoustic guitar and the charango lute. Ólöf Arnalds: Sudden Elevation – review 2013-02-03T00:05:11Z

Vernon Reid, a prominent rock guitarist, mixed funky beats and electronic textures with the recorded voices of former slaves in “Ghost Narratives,” an intriguing concept rendered muddy and indistinct by the room’s acoustics. Music Review: Bang on a Can Marathon at Winter Garden 2010-06-28T22:19:00Z

There is also an acoustic set part of the way through — the only real concession, according to Richards, to slowing down. With Rolling Stones’ return, Keith Richards looks for peace and quiet — onstage 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z

All together, the dancers and musicians hold down some patterns as others subtly shift, and the distinction between dancer and musician, between electronic and acoustic, fades. Review: Dorrance Dance, Where Tap and Computers Intersect 2016-04-27T04:00:00Z

As Baths, Will Wiesenfeld creates unsettling but beautiful electronic music, layering brittle drums with piano, unusual acoustic samples and his own fragile vocals. Your week in Seattle music: Steve Aoki, Nickel Creek 2014-05-14T04:00:00Z

But he had already trusted Henry enough to tell him about the “vault,” the room at the F.B.I. with special acoustic shielding, and Henry had mentioned it to his parents, whose ears noticeably perked up. ‘The Americans’ Season 5, Episode 11: You’re a Monster 2017-05-16T04:00:00Z

On “Two More Lonely People,” bright acoustic guitars slash hard against bouncy synthesizers, suggesting, of all things, vintage Debbie Gibson. Music: Miley Cyrus Is Growing Up and Testing Identities 2010-06-29T21:41:00Z

An “acro-dance” routine is set to an acoustic version of “You’re the One That I Want”; there is more whimsy here than in the movie and the stage musical “Amélie” put together. Review: In This Kitchen, Upside-Down Cake Should Be on the Menu 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

"Unity Band" builds and expands on his previous releases - featuring acoustic and electric sounds, cutting-edge technology and an array of guitars. Metheny's new band anything but conventional 2012-10-03T16:14:08Z

On the four albums they released from 2000-2008, they merged acoustic Cuban traditions with rapping, rock, scratching and loops. The Playlist: A Punk Response to Violence and Neil Young’s Return to Love 2016-06-17T04:00:00Z

The acoustics are better than at Lilia, and traffic between tables flows more smoothly. Misi Is Much More Than a Pasta Restaurant 2018-11-13T05:00:00Z

Her father was a pastor in the South Los Angeles neighborhood Ladera Heights and she sang at his church, and later wrote songs on acoustic guitar and performed in her high school’s choir. Chill Vibes, Minus the Wind Chimes: It’s a New Day for New Age Music 2020-10-26T04:00:00Z

Well, with Belafonte’s interpolation, which in its varied guises wed acoustic singing with Black spiritual arrangements and the sounds of the islands. Harry Belafonte, Folk Hero 2023-04-25T04:00:00Z

The chorus sang with a purity of tone that the Canticum Novum singers could only dream of, and the Tully Hall acoustics rewarded the excellent balance and clarity of the counterpoint. Music Review: Canticum Novum and Collegium Vocale Gent Sing Bach Oratorio 2012-12-17T05:23:04Z

Folk music - despite being largely acoustic - is still awfully well suited for a picturesque outdoor stage. Summer Stages: Pop and Jazz 2010-05-07T21:24:00Z

“The instrument itself is great fun to play and presents a whole different palette of colors and textures,” said Lenti, comparing it to the conventional acoustic theorbo he usually plays. The magic lute: Baroque instrument gets electric update for world premiere 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

The festival was a defining moment that marked Dylan’s move from acoustic folk to electric rock ‘n’ roll. Dylan’s Newport Guitar Sells in NY for $965,000 2013-12-06T18:42:36Z

Mr. Grammer also designed and produced flat-top acoustic guitars under his own name through a company he started in the 1960s. Billy Grammer, Singer and Guitarist at the Opry, Dies at 85 2011-08-12T02:00:23Z

Wilson started her set with the solo instrumental “4 Edward,” played on the acoustic guitar, then was joined by her six-piece band for the title track from the new album, released last May. Review: Nancy Wilson plays her first live show in two years with Seattle Symphony 2021-10-31T04:00:00Z

Returning for an encore, he doubled down on ballads, performing the acoustic album version of “Latch” rather than the danceable Disclosure version that is burning up the charts. At Echostage, Sam Smith has the voice but not the songs

There’s still room in jazz for an acoustic quartet playing thorough, pensive, slowly mounting music. The Best Albums of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

With a warm, inviting acoustic sound polished off with vocal harmonies and duets, the band offers a slice of local music flavor outside of the ordinary or expected. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, Nov. 30-Dec. 6: Bon Iver, Debutones and more 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z

Nordstrom’s acoustics also enabled the young countertenor Terry Way to show that he is as persuasive in quiet music as in more forceful passages. Smaller venue means more splendor in St. John Passion 2014-03-02T17:52:41Z

They don’t countrify the songs, but they do ground them in natural acoustics. New Music: New Albums by Aaron Neville and Widowspeak 2013-01-21T23:21:29Z

In 2018, Salon welcomed recording artists and musicians to perform acoustic versions of their songs on SalonTV’s live music show “Salon Stage.” The best live music sessions of 2018 from "Salon Stage" 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

It’s one of these acoustics that loves the voice. Seattle Pro Musica’s ‘Lucis’ explores 3-D ‘spheres’ of sound 2013-05-16T19:37:07Z

He won his fifth Grammy this year, for a bass solo on the most recent album by his thoroughbred acoustic trio. Christian McBride, Newport Jazz Festival Star, Becomes a Backstage Player 2016-03-10T05:00:00Z

The Ekmeles members performed with precision and a great deal of personal courage in acoustics that were mercilessly dry and revealing. Review: Ekmeles Performs John Cage at the Avant Music Festival 2015-03-03T05:00:00Z

This is by Angel from Dirty Projectors and it's a soulful acoustic song. Manchester International Festival 2013 2013-06-05T08:40:44Z

The thoughtful arrangements, recorded at his home, are mostly folky and acoustic, and the song list leans toward hymns and the more reverential carols. 13 Albums That Revisit (and Redefine!) Holiday Classics 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

The Strokes drew a monstrous crowd, while PJ Harvey attracted considerably fewer fans to a drab, if well-intentioned set that found her playing everything from auto-harp to acoustic guitar. Kanye West saves day, reputation at Coachella 2011-04-19T03:04:52Z

But with the way things are headed, Mr. McCauley might consider a side project: solo acoustic, perhaps, so he could move along without actually moving on. Music Review: At Maxwell?s, Deer Tick Delivers Raw Country and Rock 2010-07-20T22:00:00Z

The setting was apt, and not just because of the hall’s reverberant acoustics, which allowed the resonance trails of vocal lines to linger and tangle with one another. Review: ‘Canticles of the Holy Wind’ Summons the Elements at the Met 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z

"Born to Love You" is a duet in the aching, vulnerable tradition of Gram Parsons and Emmylou Harris, set to light acoustic guitar and a barroom piano melody. Ben Harper and his mom roam the store that was a childhood home 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

Her clear soprano is ideally suited to baroque repertoire, though in the acoustics of the Hoddinott Hall, her tone seemed to lack the body needed to balance with Finzi's vivid string-writing. BBCNOW/Walker 2012-12-09T14:42:50Z

"Temporary Ground," off Jack White's new solo album, "Lazaretto," is an insta-classic ode to the fleeting beauty of life, delivered through fiddle, acoustic guitar, piano, pedal steel, voice and heart. Jack White's 'Lazaretto' taps Nashville for songs' wellspring 2014-06-06T04:00:00Z

On that rock ’n’ roll murderers’ row, the Cactus found its niche with thoughtful lyrics, lilting melodies and gently strummed acoustic guitars. 2010-02-06T05:59:00Z

There’s the wood-paneled Spotty Dog Books & Ale, a crowded bookstore made even more so by the people hanging out over pints of local brews while listening to acoustic guitarists or nerding out at trivia night. Hudson, N.Y.: An Elegant Transformation 2016-07-27T04:00:00Z

Byrne comes out and performs an acoustic version of "Psycho Killer," which piqued my interest. "Stop Making Sense" converted me into a Talking Heads fan 2023-09-21T04:00:00Z

The quiet, acoustic ballads on “Crush Songs” are “my roots,” she said. Karen O Goes Solo with ‘Crush Songs’ 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

The mixing of acoustic instruments and electronic sounds was not always as easy and natural as it can seem nowadays. Music Review: A Night of Acoustic and Electronic Exploits 2011-01-29T00:05:24Z

Yarrow remembers Mary Travers, his partner along with Noel Paul Stookey in the acoustic group, taking his hand in acknowledgment of the history they were witnessing. Peter, Paul and more than memories 2011-08-25T18:09:03Z

James Weeks's mellifluous New London Chamber Choir was heard to great advantage in the Cheltenham College Chapel acoustic. Iestyn Davies & Fretwork/New London Chamber Choir 2010-07-13T21:15:00Z

The brewery built a modern-industrial taproom that encouraged lingering, and it made deals with local music promoters to host acoustic performances and meet-and-greets with bands. America now has more breweries than ever. And that might be a problem. 2016-01-15T05:00:00Z

Jansch's musicianship and mastery of the acoustic guitar are quietly impressive. Acoustic Routes – review 2013-02-27T23:15:01Z

On “Hold No Guns,” a spare acoustic ballad, he sings: “Darling, though you may pretend that you are selfless/You break with but the slightest bend and it leaves you lost and helpless.” Review: Death Cab for Cutie’s ‘Kintsugi’ 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z

To its acoustic folk-pop the band added the sweep and drama of grand piano. The Avett Brothers grow while staying the course 2010-07-15T20:58:00Z

With the steel guitar’s tinny bite, the music hinted at blues and old-time country, while the acoustic guitar moved it into folk-pop. Music Review: Folky Strokes, With Dabs of News, Video and Static 2010-12-08T23:03:00Z

Among the new tracks is “Whispering Fields,” a quiet acoustic song of cascading melody written after watching visitors whispering around his sleeping mother. Heartbreak leads Alain Johannes to 'Fragments and Wholes' 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

“Love’s a f-cking b-tch / Do I really need another habit like you?” coos Karen O over creaky acoustic guitar in this first glimpse at her upcoming debut solo album. Yeah Yeah Yeahs' Karen O Gets Intimate on Her Solo Debut 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

Both works feature singers and an ensemble mixing acoustic and amplified instruments; both express unease with the American culture of comfort and consumption. NY Phil Biennial Offers Themes of Mining and Building 2014-06-01T04:00:00Z

Ms. Michaelson sang “How We Love” alone with an acoustic guitar; she did the same with her ukulele in the first encore, “The Way I Am.” Music Review: ?Human Again?: Ingrid Michaelson at Joe?s Pub 2012-01-25T22:52:18Z

Nirvana's set may be more influential, but Alice In Chains' rattling, haunted blues is the superior acoustic grunge. Happy birthday MTV: 30 best moments 2011-08-01T10:42:00Z

Christmas music was piped in through the stadium, of course, taking on its echo-y acoustics and interspersed with the occasional surreal sound of a train whistle outside. Is Enchant Christmas’ skating trail and light maze at Safeco Field enchanting? It’s all in the expectations 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

With his well-battered acoustic lead guitar and a voice that slyly dodges the beat, Mr. Nelson has a huge repertory that’s categorized as country but goes well beyond it. Where to Catch Music and Comedy on New Year’s Eve 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

O.K., cool” — before about a minute of acoustic guitar and what sounds like hand-played percussion. Review: Adele Holds Firm on ‘25,’ Even as Pop Shifts 2015-11-18T05:00:00Z

The show starts with a documentary about the making of the Midwest rocker's latest disc, followed by a three-act set featuring an acoustic performance, a small blues/country combo and full rock band. John Mellencamp headlines McCaw Hall Tuesday 2011-04-07T19:30:06Z

His long, flowing hair often covered his face as he played, the eclectic acoustic elements meshing to eerie effect with the electronics. Review: Mario Diaz de León Plays Selections From ‘The Soul Is the Arena’ 2015-08-12T04:00:00Z

The repertory was certainly more conventional, but Mr. Gilbert had to fight the almighty echo in the church, whose acoustics are so reverberant that orchestral details sometimes become sludgy and imprecise. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Visits Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2010-06-01T23:41:00Z

With the folk scene still dominated by political and traditional songs at that time, the concept of the solo acoustic singer-songwriter had barely moved beyond Woody Guthrie and Pete Seeger's dust-bowl balladry. Connie Converse: The first singer-songwriter 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Avery Fisher Hall’s acoustics often muddied the film’s dialogue and singing, and the film voices sounded a bit tinny beside the three-dimensional orchestra. Music Review: ?West Side Story? Orchestral Film Screening - Review 2011-09-08T22:05:59Z

She is an abstract painter whose works channel the austerity of Minimalism but incorporate acoustic panels — the kind used in concert halls or music studios — atop the canvas. Jennie C. Jones, a Minimalist Who Calls Her Own Tune 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

And though the boomy acoustics of the church did McCann no favors, the vocal splendor of her reading was hard to miss. 'A Christmas Surprise' from Tammy McCann, thanks to Billy Strayhorn 2010-12-19T13:24:00Z

In the cavernous acoustic of St Paul's, the potential for disaster was significant but Gardner triumphed, displaying total command of his massive forces. Britten's War Requiem; Music in the Space Time Continuum – review 2013-06-29T23:06:15Z

“Devil We Know,” which makes its world premiere here, is the centerpiece of the record, an appealing back-country portrait comprised of a slow-rolling piano melody, deftly plucked acoustic guitar and the teens’ tender, swirling voices. | Teenage Folk-Singing Sisters Hit the Big Time 2013-08-12T18:46:11Z

The 2015 longlist is markedly more diverse than in recent years, as grime artists rub shoulders with experimental R&B singers and acoustic balladeers. BBC Sound of 2015 longlist revealed 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

Everything coexists in what feels like a physical acoustic space — rich and reverberant, but also distant, held at a remove, seen through a dense fog. Ingram Marshall Built and Obscured Monoliths of Sound 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z

In my earlier visits to SubCulture I’d never thought the acoustics too challenging, but with the quartet’s bright tone and playing that rarely moved from the mezzo-forte-to-forte level, they sounded too constrained for proper appreciation. Review: Ariel Quartet’s Beethoven Cycle at SubCulture, With Energy to Spare 2015-04-15T04:00:00Z

It's very hard rock acoustic — that's something Heart does that you don't really find elsewhere very much. New DVD chronicles Heart concert in Seattle 2010-08-25T22:43:00Z

And for this concert, her music was shrewdly delicate: not quite unplugged, but relying on acoustic guitars, a string quartet and drumming that was more likely to use brushes than sticks. Music Review: A Soft Pop Chanteuse, Striking Delicate Poses 2011-02-17T23:01:48Z

It’s a scenic escape with four stages showcasing underground electronic music and acoustic bands, plus zip-lining, a giant hammock in the forest, yoga and other wellness activities – along with hillside gatherings for sunrise. 20 great boutique music festivals Europe summer 2019 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

By the time she released “Chamber Music Society,” an art-song project characterized by interior, acoustic arrangements, she was the rare jazz artist with mainstream cachet. Esperanza Spalding on a Year in the Spotlight 2012-03-16T15:58:59Z

“Trouble Is As Trouble Does” was similarly intense: fierce acoustic strumming over a stomping hootenanny beat. Striking Matches lights a real-world fire at the Mint 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

That sound, in conjunction with their instrumentation — drums, keys, acoustic bass and trumpet — means Industrial Revelation can’t quite be defined, and they like it that way. ‘This is cool music’: A younger crew of Seattle jazz-informed musicians bend genres, creating their own sound 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

The sounds on offer throughout two hours also span Albarn's lovelier acoustic numbers and more conventionally operatic versifying. Nicki Minaj; Dr Dee – review 2012-06-30T23:07:10Z

Their first EP Espirales mixes an electronic rhythm section with different types of samples, analog and digital synthesizers, acoustic instruments, bass, electric guitar and layers of voices, generating atmospheres of trip hop and downtempo. March's best music from across the MAP 2013-04-02T15:55:27Z

On a sunny day, entering a building is a full-body experience, with a change in light, temperature and acoustics, and this painting emphasizes the drama of crossing a threshold. Perspective | Seeing Tintoretto in Venice is very nice. But so is seeing his works in a well-lit museum. 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

It’s also a showcase of the manifold territory that is her style: There’s acoustic balladry, sighing neo-soul, and dance grooves that start in the hips and swirl into the head like an intoxicant. The Playlist: Pearl Jam Kicks Up a Fury, and 9 More New Songs 2018-03-16T04:00:00Z

Recorded with a large ensemble, the music has a hustling, declaratory spirit and a broadly Pan-African take on acoustic jazz, with touchstones spanning from the Antilles to the Eastern Cape of South Africa. 14 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in NYC This Weekend 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Almost all other genres are much more produced, or the chords are made from a combination of instruments, not just an acoustic guitar. Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy has no plans to slow down 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z

I saw an acoustic guitar sitting around the house, and I picked it up. The Four Guys of 5 Seconds of Summer 2014-07-25T04:00:00Z

Behind the images, done with markers: acoustic fabric to soak up sound. Review | Falls Church is lining up for Thompson Italian. You should, too. 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z

Many of Schmidt’s visual or acoustic puns defy English translation. A Great Translator Takes on One Final and Nearly Impossible Project 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

This was an acoustic show, with only guitarist Jeff Fielder as an accompanist, and they started with "When Your Number Isn't Up." Mark Lanegan opens restored Neptune Theatre 2011-06-20T00:38:12Z

Ms. Saariaho has always been adept at weaving together acoustic and electronic sounds, and here she adds tastes of medieval harmonies and North African rhythms. Your Guide to a Met Opera Milestone 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

He claimed credit for the plans to renovate the theater, adding that he thinks the acoustics now are “very much better.” Critic’s Notebook: Gerard Mortier, in Rare Interview, Weighs His Recent Past 2014-02-02T21:48:51Z

This approach only underlined Reich’s intensifying concerns with the textural intricacy and melodiousness of acoustic instruments. Review | How two D.C. institutions celebrate a new old master 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

Thrilled with their reception, the musicians come out into the audience to perform an acoustic encore, so close I can see the layers of veneer on the lead singer's mandolin. My love affair with the American bluegrass festival 2013-07-17T12:00:03Z

White’s breathy vocals, his literary lyrics and his acoustic pop melodies are the bones of the album. John Paul White finds peace at home after Civil Wars breakup 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

He recognized the opera house’s shortcomings, including acoustics that reminded one British critic of being “shut up in a matchbox with a bumblebee.” George Christie, heir to Glyndebourne opera, dies at 79

An acoustic guitar, and then a young woman’s voice, warm, confident, gentle, singing, “It’s good to get out of the house.” Listening to Devon Sproule 2014-07-16T04:00:00Z

The acoustics may lack enveloping warmth, and the expanded public spaces have the cheesy functionality of an airport lounge. Best Classical Music Performances of 2022 2022-12-01T05:00:00Z

Philharmonic audiences will get more Adams soon, and in more welcoming acoustics, when the orchestra plays his Saxophone Concerto at Carnegie Hall in January. Review: At the Philharmonic, Contemporary Is King for a Week 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

"I get tired and lose my way," she says grimly on Every Step, sounding every minute of her 73 years; backed by Tweedy on acoustic guitar, she's truly mesmerising. Mavis Staples: One True Vine – review 2013-06-20T20:45:01Z

The acoustics of the Armoury – an open-ended atrium, with two big weapons-storage rooms coming off it – were booming and uncanny. Robert Macfarlane's Untrue Island: the voices of Orford Ness 2012-07-08T18:01:01Z

On Iron & Wine’s 2002 breakthrough “The Creek Drank the Cradle,” Sam Beam’s hushed incantations fit his gentle acoustic guitars like a warm autumn sweater. Reviews of new albums from the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Iron & Wine and Willie Nelson 2013-04-15T21:55:09Z

Now, 2014 promises to bring not one but two new Beck albums from Capitol Records, with the first acoustic album Morning Phase due out in February. 14 Albums To Look Forward To In 2014 2014-01-09T17:15:53Z

This program opened with “Axiom,” a haunting quartet for clarinet, bassoon, trumpet and piano by Marc-André Dalbavie, music that involves spatial acoustics with widespread, diffused sounds, another avenue of Ligeti’s aesthetic. Review: Ligeti Forward Celebrates a Master Modern Composer 2016-06-07T04:00:00Z

Dynamics were a more serious concern, given Bargemusic’s close quarters and lively acoustics. Music Review: Beth Levin Plays Beethoven Variations at Bargemusic 2010-07-04T21:51:00Z

As he plucked the vocal melody of “Ashes to Ashes” on his acoustic guitar, Bowie’s lyrics scrolled across my consciousness — “I’m happy, hope you’re happy, too” — and I felt like a participant. Perspective | This is what our nightlife sounds like in a pandemic 2020-03-23T04:00:00Z

Then he writes melodies, with acoustic guitar, and thinks about who should play on the record and what it should sound like. Music: He Can Sing It, if Not Speak It 2011-04-10T02:00:17Z

But MCA was a much greater sonic challenge than the nightclubs because of the relatively “live” acoustic environments in the galleries. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: Hear! Hear! 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

On this album, grim tidings arrive amid gorgeous backdrops: gentle pianos and acoustic guitars reinforced by a string orchestra. Review: In Radiohead’s ‘A Moon Shaped Pool,’ Patient Perfectionism 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Several acoustic guitars lean against the walls in varying states of decrepitude and a small portrait of Snoopy looks on. Bombay Bicycle Club unveil new album 2013-11-08T07:45:51Z

And then I knew that I wanted the string quartet to be the acoustic instruments that you don’t need to plug in to hear. The man behind the “Hamilton” sound: Hidden Beatles references, the “hip-hop horse” sample and why if “it’s all computerized, there’s no heart to it” 2015-11-27T05:00:00Z

Mr. Christie has high expectations that this main hall, a modular space that can be shaped to order for the programs, including semi-staged operas, will have ideal acoustics for Baroque music. In Paris, a New Music Hub Hums 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

While her earlier take was punchy and harsh — both in its electronic timbres and in the acoustic playing — this one sounds warmer. 5 Classical Albums to Hear Right Now 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

In our pervasively amplified, streamed, digitally connected world, the vibrant spaces where classical works are ideally performed are precious preserves of natural acoustics. What Shouldn’t Change About Classical Music 2021-12-17T05:00:00Z

Simon says his new solo album So Beautiful or So What is a return to the days when he would sit and write songs with his acoustic guitar. The Graduate 2011-06-24T07:35:03Z

Rather than dotting the acoustic piano, on "Taming the Dragon," released in early 2014, the great keyboardist harnesses the Fender Rhodes electric piano. Essential tracks: Lesser-known but just as worthy Grammy nominees 2015-02-08T05:00:00Z

The resulting album brings another dimension to the 28-year-old's output, based on his vocals and an acoustic guitar. Mercury Prize 2014: The nominees 2014-09-10T04:00:00Z

Solo acoustic guitarists play in turns as I inhale the music and heady whiffs of oleanders. Rome’s seven hills offer seven green respites from summer’s crowds 2019-07-11T04:00:00Z

Within hours of landing he was at a small bridge overlooking a creek to see the band Lucius perform an acoustic lullaby. How ‘All Songs Considered’s’ Bob Boilen went from Tiny Desk to tastemaker 2016-04-08T04:00:00Z

He often practiced in Philadelphia’s subway concourses, which he appreciated for their acoustics. Byard Lancaster, Jazz Alto Saxophonist, Dies at 70 2012-09-01T22:58:19Z

An intriguing recent piece is Nick Brooke’s “The Traps,” written for six mini-gamelans, part electronic and part acoustic, that fit in attaché cases. Inspired Adventures in Modern Music 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

Beans are acoustic and capable of projecting sound, which is important. Alison Knowles on How to Make a Salad and Other Fluxus Events 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

Her stage name, Soak, is a portmanteau of the words “soul” and “folk,” but those two genres inform her music only to the extent that she sings about painful things and strums an acoustic guitar. Soak’s Mature Teen Spirit 2015-06-02T04:00:00Z

This harbinger of the US east coast "anti-folk" scene added wry new meaning to lines such as "I am a symbol of endless, hopeless, fruitless, aimless games" by delivering them with his acoustic guitar. Crass's political punk is as relevant now as ever 2010-10-23T23:06:00Z

Carnegie Hall achieved its stature through architectural beauty; its warm, revealing acoustics; and a growing heritage of magnificent performances. Back to the Apollo, Uptown?s Showbiz Incubator 2011-02-07T15:09:18Z

I Told You Once has an acoustic, strummy opening before Gatesmith declares, "I hate myself more than I hate you", the oldest trick in the book – disguising narcissism as rampant nihilism. New band of the day ? No 1,061: Howler 2011-07-13T16:14:36Z

But I and Love and You's stock in trade is a slowly building acoustic ballad of quite startling earnestness and sincerity. The Avett Brothers: I and Love and You | CD review 2010-03-25T15:30:00Z

Distras says that she has been criticised both by old punks for playing an acoustic guitar and by fellow acoustic punks for writing strongly political lyrics. Punk is still the sound of youth rebellion 2012-06-01T15:39:56Z

The first instrument Maitreya played was the drums at age two, moving on to keyboards by six and acoustic guitar at eight. Sananda Maitreya on being “spiritually awakened” by the Beatles, and the genius of George Harrison 2021-05-22T04:00:00Z

Whereas the singer’s acoustic show two years ago at the Athenaeum Theatre was a more hushed, intimate affair, this concert allowed Mangum to give free reign to his avant-garde leanings. Neutral Milk Hotel at the Riviera concert review 2014-02-07T06:28:00Z

He started with U2’s “Beautiful Day,” sluggishly rearranged with acoustic guitar so that it resembled “Come to My Window.” Music Review: On ?Idol? Tour, Beach Balls and Other Surprises 2010-07-09T21:25:00Z

For dinner, we chose the buzzing, wood-paneled Octagon Bar, where an acoustic guitarist played while guests downed beer and cocktails. Close to Nature (and a Nice Pool) in South Carolina 2018-05-19T04:00:00Z

The Deep Listening Band, a long-running collaboration with the trombonist Stuart Dempster and others, pursues slow, ritualistic improvisation in unusually sonorous acoustics. The Composer Pauline Oliveros Stays Busy at 80 2012-08-11T22:02:08Z

By contrast, in humans there is a shift from the acoustic signal, emitted in all directions, toward the visual signal of tears, which especially fit closer, more intimate interactions.' Why do humans cry? A new reading of the old sob story 2013-04-13T23:05:11Z

We talk about the aural acoustics of a space, but I think that there are visual acoustics as well. ‘I Want to Live in That Room’: Designers on Their Broadway Sets 2022-05-19T04:00:00Z

What started as a playful acoustic analysis led to the quite serious consideration of why we speak through the mouth instead of the rectum. Passing gas is an art and science 2012-08-23T00:00:00Z

To propel Pearl Jam’s “Unthought Known,” Vedder’s left foot stomped on the pedal of a kick drum while he thrashed an acoustic guitar. Eddie Vedder gets most out of ukulele jam 2011-06-29T06:56:00Z

As credits rolled at the end, Mr. Stevens played acoustic guitar and sang, which is what he does on most of his albums. Sufjan Stevens Brings the Rodeo to BAM 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

The song is calm, not strident; Tamko strums her acoustic guitar, singing with quiet strength. Vagabon Found Her Voice in Indie Rock. Then Found a New One. 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

Is it a sound: an acoustic guitar, a pedal steel, a fiddle, a high lonesome croon? Arts & Leisure: Brad Paisley?s Country Underground 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z

But it was acoustic guitar-playing Phillips who brought all three judges to their feet at the end of the performance finale. Power ballad Sanchez vs. "genius" Phillips on "Idol" 2012-05-23T02:11:30Z

Produced with Ben Peeler, who plays lap steel and acoustic guitars, among other things, it’s a five-song collection of rusticated devotionals, ideally suited to Ms. Lynne’s honeyed but husky alto. Playlist: New Albums: Neil Young, Thelonious Monk and Shelby Lynne 2013-12-06T21:53:11Z

Larson, 24, says he is excited to lead his players in Nordstrom Hall, a spacious venue that nevertheless feels intimate and offers superb acoustics. Seattle Metropolitan Chamber Orchestra makes Benaroya Hall debut with 'German Masterworks' 2011-01-13T21:09:10Z

It marked the first time the band had performed a full program of its classic 1970s repertoire - including "Captain Marvel" and "Light As a Feather" - in a primarily acoustic setting. Jazz pianist Chick Corea celebrating at Blue Note 2011-11-04T21:19:07Z

So there's no doubt the music will be heard in the sometimes iffy acoustics of the 6,500-seat Royal Albert, but what about the musical itself? "Ow"Liza and the BBC Proms is doing "My Fair Lady"? 2012-07-12T11:51:39Z

The most obvious of those threads is the number seven: seven acoustic instruments — violin, viola, cello, flute, harp, percussion and harpsichord along with synthesizer, augmented by electronics — traverse seven movements, each cast in seven sections. Exploring the Magic of Seven 2010-09-17T19:44:00Z

The excellent violist Hanna Weinmeister, whether because of the hall’s acoustics or her comparatively introverted style, often vanished into the instrumental textures. Music Review: Yesterday?s Shocks, Sounding Lyrical Today 2011-04-12T23:56:11Z

The texture is thin, meaning individual instrumental lines are exposed, and the orchestra will be playing for the first time in the revealing Disney Hall acoustic. When Dennis Prager conducts Santa Monica Symphony, there's no avoiding politics 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

For years the company complained about the acoustics at its theater and sought a permanent home to escape the shadow of the Met and establish a separate identity. How People?s Opera Orchestrated Its Peril 2011-06-15T13:37:18Z

So it's easy to view "Interlude," a handsome, mostly acoustic collection of standards like "Good Morning Heartache" and "Make Someone Happy," as a kind of retrenchment. Jazz singers bring new life to old standards

It has good acoustics that you can tune with the wooden panels on the side. Linda Ronstadt Has Found Another Voice 2019-09-01T04:00:00Z

This cellist burst onto the scene with a 2016 recording that featured his stellar acoustic playing, often in works that also incorporated electronics. 10 Classical Concerts to Stream in May 2021-04-29T04:00:00Z

As he sat with his acoustic guitar in his lap, singing the ballad “Tears in Heaven,” that familiar, dusty yelp crept back into his voice, and the audience hushed. Review: Onstage, a Subdued Eric Clapton Focuses on the Blues 2017-03-20T04:00:00Z

She said she quickly saw that while the acoustics and electrical wiring needed attention, so did the customers. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

In time the unnatural static seemed not an intrusion into the acoustic instruments, but an organic complement. Review: The Composer Tristan Perich’s Proudly Lo-Fi Electronic Sounds 2017-03-19T04:00:00Z

He seems like he'd be more comfortable in a small club, just him and his acoustic guitar playing the music he loves. The rise and fall of Andrew Garcia: Is pride standing in the way? 2010-03-28T20:31:00Z

Far better to hear him as he appeared at Brooklyn Bowl, alone and more or less acoustic. Music Review: A Carefully Honed Image as a Master of the Ukulele 2011-01-22T00:26:37Z

She achieves an extraordinary intimacy between her acoustic violin and the electronic sound. For a Violinist, Success Means A New Low Point 2011-05-14T04:00:07Z

Ms. Moore, a young Australian composer based in the Netherlands, creates alluring textures with acoustic and electronic elements. Review: Ashley Bathgate Wraps Kate Moore’s Music Around Noguchi’s Stone 2015-09-16T04:00:00Z

He notes that when you try to capture a nonacoustic sound with acoustic instruments, it can lead to some creative orchestration that might not emerge if your starting point were, say, a piano trio. Alarm Will Sound, experimenting in all directions 2012-04-19T20:27:03Z

Mr. Johnson, who has appeared as a guitarist in many of his works, is savvy about the union of acoustic and electric sounds. ‘Mind Out of Matter,’ From the Composer Scott Johnson 2014-10-06T04:00:00Z

Tuttle played acoustic guitar and banjo in the family’s bluegrass band, but she plugged in with pickup rock groups. Molly Tuttle Is a Top Bluegrass Guitarist. She’s Also a Lot More. 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

If “FourFiveSeconds” is featured, it shows an enormous shift in style for the pop star, who is better known for her mix of electronic dance and R&B hits than easygoing acoustic guitar-led pop. Paul McCartney Has His Biggest Hit In 28 Years This Week 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z

On it, the singer offered frank autobiographical accounts of her experiences with gender reassignment, veering from acoustic ruminations to ripping, profane screeds. Pop & Rock Listings for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

What about the acoustic sounds, rhythms and harmony do we love? Max Mathews, Pioneer in Making Computer Music, Dies at 84 2011-04-23T23:56:38Z

The album will feature the concert favorite “America,” plus the unreleased song “Brother” and acoustic versions of two tracks from First Aid Kit’s latest full-length release Stay Gold. Watch First Aid Kit Travel the Country in "America" Video 2014-11-18T05:00:00Z

They perform as an acoustic duo at Mezzrow, a room expressly designed for that format. Jazz Listings for Sept. 11-17 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

“Notes” largely favors pensive acoustic guitars, bleary-eyed beats and melancholy orchestral flourishes. The 1975: Self-Aware, Self-Indulgent and, Yes, Sincere 2020-05-21T04:00:00Z

According to data from the Music Trades magazine, U.S. retail sales of acoustic and electric guitars accounted for $1.07 billion in 2013, the latest year for which figures are available. Fender's move to sell instruments directly to musicians upsets dealers

Frustrated by the band’s lack of progress, they swapped their electric guitars for acoustics and then headed off to Europe, where they won a word-of-mouth following in Dublin, Ireland, with their genre-busting street-busker interplay. Concert review: Rodrigo y Gabriela at Chicago Theatre 2012-04-13T04:48:00Z

“I can’t think of any punk who’s put on an acoustic and hasn’t just tried to sound like James Taylor,” he says. Buzz Osborne of the Melvins — unplugged? | Concert preview 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

In the acoustic funhouse of the bandstand, Matthew and I let out little vocal yelps, listening to the how the bass in his voice resonated more dramatically than mine. You Know What London Looks Like. But Have You Really Heard It? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

In 1972, a struggling New Jersey musician hustled into Manhattan for an audition at Columbia Records, using an acoustic guitar borrowed from his former drummer. A $550 Million Springsteen Deal? It’s Glory Days for Catalog Sales. 2021-12-20T05:00:00Z

For the past few years, he alternated tours with his Large Band with songwriter circles and acoustic shows with Hiatt. Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt: unplugged and unscripted 2011-06-10T15:49:07Z

"There's a lot of acoustic guitar on this record," Franti told Billboard.com. Michael Franti channels health scare into "Sunshine" 2010-06-05T04:44:00Z

As conceived, performances of “Fama” involved an audience bunkered inside a specially constructed box with varying acoustic properties, around which the musicians would perform. Music Review: Talea Ensemble and Ekmeles at the Czech Center 2013-05-17T22:02:36Z

Given that Roberts often gives the appearance of being one man singing his own songs with an acoustic guitar, this can lead to problems of presentation. Alasdair Roberts: 'I've always been drawn to heavy, big old ballads' 2010-08-07T23:05:00Z

“I can feel the little things adding up, the little crumbs I hate cleaning up,” the Chicago singer-songwriter Claud murmurs on this tender, muted acoustic tune from “Supermodels,” due in July. A Lost (and Found) John Coltrane Recording, and 9 More New Songs 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

The concert featured Gomez and her band, The Scene, performing acoustic interpretations of songs from their two albums. Selena Gomez performs benefit concert for UNICEF 2010-10-27T06:46:00Z

His pieces draw their cues from geologic forces, often tied to them in acoustic installations: the ebb and flow of tides, the shifting of tectonic plates. CD reviews: Noseda makes case for neglected Italian master 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

So I just sat and played my acoustic guitar. Bonnie Raitt Heads to the Grammys, Recognized as a Songwriter at Last 2023-01-31T05:00:00Z

An album of good ideas and very good taste, it finds the Southend band immersing themselves in what you might call a "new acoustic discipline". These New Puritans, Jagwar Ma, The Babies: this week's new live music 2013-06-15T05:00:21Z

It also features less Auto-Tune: After taking criticism for relying too heavily on voice manipulation technology, she showcases her natural pipes throughout large chunks of "Warrior" and on an accompanying five-song acoustic EP, "Deconstructed." Still 'scummy,' Ke$ha gets respect with new CD 2012-12-05T13:17:11Z

Actually, the orchestra, used to overcompensating for the Chandler's dampening acoustics, could be too enthusiastically loud. Musco Center's sound decision pays dividends in hall's debut 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

I thought, ‘Oh, I remember much drier, less helpful and friendly acoustics.’ ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

That trend continued Sunday afternoon at the National Gallery of Art, but the reverberant acoustics of the museum’s East Garden Court didn’t flatter the refined sound of this excellent quartet, formed in 2002. Review | National Gallery’s East Garden Court doesn’t do any favors for Parker Quartet 2017-03-27T04:00:00Z

The result was an instrumental blend of acoustic piano and synthesizer that provided a lush, pulsating accompaniment to the dramatic scene of young men in training. Hugh Hudson, Director of ‘Chariots of Fire,’ Dies at 86 2023-02-14T05:00:00Z

In this solo acoustic session, Shipp digs deeply into the keys and into the overlapping vocabularies of 20th- and 21st-century piano music. Top 10 jazz albums of 2010 2011-01-04T01:00:07Z

We wondered what the acoustics would be like, but they turned out to be great. Q&A: Paul McCartney on playing the White House 2010-07-26T16:37:00Z

The startlingly tender “I Loved Being My Mother’s Son,” set to simple acoustic guitar and percussion, is the fullest expression of love I can remember hearing in Berman’s songs, with the plainest lyrics. David Berman Made Us Feel Less Alone 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Click here to view Biffy treat us to an acoustic version of their song Many of Horror in this video, and here they speak to Rob Fitzpatrick about their rise to fame. Download 2012: festival preview 2012-06-05T10:40:00Z

"Because of moments of applause, and some echoey acoustics, a few of Dylan's words were inaudible on the recording I've consulted." Bob Dylan takes on critics in speech 2015-02-09T05:00:00Z

Wearing a plain white maxi dress and cradling an acoustic guitar, she effortlessly glides through a medley of songs from the new album backed by double bass, cello and guitar. Laura Marling – review 2013-06-18T16:38:57Z

But unlike many works for acoustic instruments and electronics written today, this one remained clear in its distinction between sounds created by sentient beings and those emitted by machines. Review: The Orion Quartet Plays Kirchner Disguised as Bartok 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

His new songs were different: gentle plaints and confessions, delivered over softly brushed acoustic guitar. Out and Riding High in Nashville 2013-05-24T12:00:31Z

Onstage, a few feet away, the pianist McCoy Tyner and the vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson were testing out acoustics and rekindling a partnership; others scurried about, giving the room an expectant hum. Critic’s Notebook: At SFJazz Center, a Genre’s Boundaries Are Flexible 2013-01-26T15:43:57Z

“I feel like a movie,” Callahan announced at the outset of his performance, strumming brittle chords on a small acoustic guitar. Review | Bill Callahan found domestic bliss. Then he wrote the great apocalypse ballad of 2019. 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z

At the time, colors practically bounced off the walls in the lively acoustic; climaxes, perhaps overshot, took on a fuzzy quality. Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

The final work also dispelled a sense I had that the Brahms might have been hobbled by the slightly chilly acoustic of the recently renovated Geffen Hall. Review: A Rising Star Debuts With the Philharmonic 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

He ended the night plucking out heavenly slide-guitar riffs on a primitive acoustic guitar on “Seven Nation Army,” a Stripes tune from 2003 that over time has gone from indie nugget to global stadium anthem. Jack White, a rock star with few peers, plays his catalogue full of hits

Not all the problems were solved, but many were, and by making clear distinctions between sections, the cathedral's acoustics were largely tamed, though one or two passages still dissolved into aural mush. War Requiem – review 2012-05-31T10:50:00Z

I love acoustic guitars, and Goodalls are my favorite. All Seal Needs Is Love 2023-04-17T04:00:00Z

But there's times when I'd grab an acoustic guitar and come up with an idea and go: 'Somebody needs to hear this!' 'I had an early lesson in manipulation' 2010-12-23T22:33:00Z

At the Met, the show floats on an expansive stage and struggles with poor acoustics. Review: Beethoven Returns for the Age of Black Lives Matter 2022-02-14T05:00:00Z

As with the songs in his acoustic set, time and distance give Cornell a different feeling of the work he created when he was a baby-faced boy. Chris Cornell's acoustic solo tour is a smash 2011-04-29T21:44:05Z

The acoustics must be the best in the world – the music, the choir and the singing were beautiful beyond belief. Vidal Sassoon remembered by Mary Quant 2012-12-22T22:30:01Z

Sam Beam, the South Carolina-born musician who releases music as Iron & Wine, first made his mark with sparsely arranged, mostly acoustic tunes. Review: Iron & Wine's latest another step forward 2013-04-15T20:58:08Z

Country legend Johnny Cash found late career success with his "American Recordings" series, which paired his voice with mainly an acoustic guitar as he worked through melancholy cover tunes. Tom Jones sings the gospel on "Praise & Blame" 2010-07-16T19:34:00Z

One of Europe’s biggest classical music events, it draws bigger stars and audiences each time, though musicians say its main concert hall from communist times is an acoustic disaster. Romania's Enescu music festival thrives in shaky political times 2019-09-08T04:00:00Z

The pop artist finished the tour for the aforementioned gospel album in November of last year and is already back on the road for an acoustic promotional tour. Seattle-area music and nightlife events, March 8-14: Noname, Tori Kelly and more 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z

He played “Layla” in an arrangement similar to the one on his 1992 album “Unplugged,” but with a more unpredictable and expressive acoustic guitar solo. Review: Eric Clapton, at Madison Square Garden, Travels a Familiar Road 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

Can we imagine “Subterranean Homesick Blues” as an acoustic song? Bob Dylan’s prophecy: The kryptonite we need against Trumpism 2017-04-15T04:00:00Z

Eversley initially followed his father into the aerospace industry, moving to Venice Beach after graduating from college in 1963 for a job building acoustic laboratories for NASA. The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z

There's some down-home banter, quick introductions, a number of renditions of the show's "Oh! Susanna" closing song and much fiddle, pedal steel and acoustic wonder.  Grammys 2015: An archival bounty within best historical album category 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

They play mostly acoustic instruments, with plenty of guitar strumming and banjo picking. 2010-02-15T01:32:00Z

The penultimate work on the program, the 1919 suite from Stravinsky’s “Firebird,” had the most to tell about the acoustics. ‘Porgy and Bess,’ a Spoleto Festival USA Homecoming 2016-05-29T04:00:00Z

“Its dimensions and acoustics are perfect,” she said. Cecilia Bartoli Has a New Role: Head of Monte Carlo’s Opera 2019-12-04T05:00:00Z

The Ohio-based folk duo — who take their name from a neighborhood in downtown Cincinnati — craft spacious, gentle acoustic songs about love, death and God, as heard on their most recent release, last month’s “Love & Revelation.” 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z

But on this seductive recording, computer-designed sounds merely create an acoustic aura that envelops the quizzical, ruminating patterns drawn by Mr. Kotche, a rock drummer and composer, on an array of percussion instruments. Reviews: Classical Music Albums 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

Part of the music curriculum was to do a Timara piece, and that, for me was like, “Oh, this is my jam,” to work with synthesizers and combine them with acoustic sounds. The Creator of ‘Radiolab,’ a Lapsed Composer, Returns to Music 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Yet “Neptune” was beautifully controlled, with all kinds of detail revealed in Disney Hall’s acoustics, and the treble contingency from the CSU Fullerton University Singers in the balcony achieved a convincing fadeout at the close. Ageless Neville Marriner leads the Colburn Orchestra 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

So far, as the Philharmonic adjusts to its new home and the auditorium undergoes further tuning, smaller-scale works have benefited most from the more generous acoustics. Review: The Philharmonic’s Artist in Residence Wears Two Hats 2023-04-16T04:00:00Z

Nocentelli played acoustic guitar with this band during occasional sessions over two months, and then his regular work picked back up. Leo Nocentelli’s long-lost folk-funk album sees the light of day, 50 years later 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

“And the acoustics, of course. The sound and the presence of the audience in this shiny, sparkling light is for me, already a very exciting experience.” How Does Time Pass at This Rave? With Hypnotic Precision. 2022-09-07T04:00:00Z

You stoop to pass along the entrance passage to the great chamber, where the echoing acoustic was deliberately engineered by masters of ceremony from 5,000 years ago. My best bit of historic Britain: historians' and authors' top tips 2012-08-17T21:45:07Z

When he returned, with everyone still on their feet, Simon was alone onstage with an acoustic guitar. Paul Simon takes graying fans on world tour 2011-04-25T05:21:26Z

The space has been equipped with sophisticated acoustics, and advanced theater lighting and sound. With Help From Herb Alpert, Letting the Light In at the Harlem School of the Arts 2020-11-08T05:00:00Z

They could use it, for although their home field, the Barbican Centre, is better than it was, its dry acoustics still rob decaying chords of some of their luster. TilsonThomas leads London Symphony in victory lap at Disney Hall 2015-03-25T04:00:00Z

One glitch: In early scenes, there's too much shouting and shrieking that's unnecessary, given the acoustics, and at times painful. Review: A pleasing revisit of 'The Cider House Rules' 2010-06-17T22:48:00Z

A poem over a steady beat and light acoustic strumming. Wilco has a stark message for fearful white America 2017-08-19T04:00:00Z

The church itself, hidden away in Georgetown beside the canal, has a wonderfully designed baroque organ and the kind of mellowing acoustics that smooth the sound without muddying it. Review | A well-hidden Bach festival offers cheerful relief on a summer afternoon 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

The acoustic guitar ensemble dabbles in classical, rock, drone and minimalism, all under Fripp’s careful guidance. Your week in Seattle music: Lady Gaga, Lana Del Rey, more 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z

Besides punchier, remixed versions of songs on the original album, the anniversary package includes 27 acoustic demos of material the Beatles made at Harrison’s house before recording sessions began, and 50 studio outtakes. As 50th anniversary of ‘White Album’ nears, producer’s son talks about its difficult process 2018-10-01T04:00:00Z

The clear, cool acoustics of the new Geffen Hall work against textures getting too heavy; they favor breezy sleekness, which is perfect for Denève, whose music-making exudes relaxation without losing forward motion. Review: At the Philharmonic, a Taste of Holiday Bounty 2022-11-24T05:00:00Z

Lucier’s work has been performed and recorded many times since then, and every recording sounds different — because how the piece unfolds depends on the particular acoustics of a given space. A Piece of Music Will Speak Once More. For 26 Hours. 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

The church’s wet acoustics had a tendency to blur some of the key passages, but O’Conor managed it all with warmth. Irish pianist John O’Conor continues to show he’s a master of Beethoven 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z

Even in ballads as straightforward and acoustic as “A Little Bit More,” there are odd pockets of reverberation, and in the band’s more plugged-in arrangements, feedback and distortion well up alongside terse disclosures of emotion. New Music From Kathryn Calder, Buxton, Nadine Shah, East India Youth and Tal National 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

In Horan’s case, that means a bit of golf and acoustic guitar, while Payne is shown mixing music on his laptop, and Styles tries on some haute couture. Watch One Direction's 'Perfect' Music Video 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

On “Wit’s End,” his fifth album, the songs first sound sad, compact and pretty: acoustic guitar, celesta and mentholated electric-piano sounds, reverb and falsetto, vaguely troubled atmospheres. Critics? Choice: New Cds: The Droll, Buzzing Grandpas of Rap 2011-05-02T19:51:31Z

But the folk revival’s legacy was more than its songs or even the sounds of acoustic instruments. Review: ‘Folk City’ at the Museum of the City of New York 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

Watch Lissie perform an acoustic version of her single “Best Days” on “Salon Stage.” The best live music sessions of 2018 from "Salon Stage" 2018-12-28T05:00:00Z

The album title translates as “Cave Dancing,” and the songs put rhythm first: springy, Pan-American rhythms that are usually defined by Latin percussion and nimble acoustic guitar, sometimes joined by horns or subtle electronics. Playlist: Teen, Jorge Drexler and Secret Sisters Have New Albums 2014-04-25T19:44:43Z

“Did you fall out of love, my darling?” he wonders in an otherworldly falsetto, over acoustic guitar picking and low-fi string squeaks. Billie Eilish Contemplates Distraction, and 10 More New Songs 2022-07-22T04:00:00Z

It’s not only a concert: it’s a stand-up comedy show, monologue, and explanation of who he is aesthetically, punctuated by pieces of his favorite songs by other artists performed alone with acoustic guitar. ArtsBeat: Popcast: Garth Brooks Is Back, Heroes in Tow 2013-12-06T20:25:25Z

Seating capacity will be reduced from around 2,700 seats to roughly 2,200, much closer to the widely agreed upon sweet spot for a concert hall’s acoustics. Geffen Hall’s Renovation Could Transform How We Hear It 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

This is his first album in six years and shows he's still in impressive form, matching his thoughtful, soulful voice against an acoustic guitar style that mixes blues riffs with west African influences. Boubacar Traor?: Mali Denhou ? review 2011-03-03T22:29:01Z

To resolve this disruption to her otherwise perfect life, she hops in her pink Corvette and belts along to a track filled with strummed acoustic guitars and close harmonies. How the Indigo Girls Brought Barbie ‘Closer to Fine’ 2023-07-24T04:00:00Z

Often, the musicians ended up on their own, playing acoustic shows or joining bands that play only weddings. Go Go Gadjet reigns supreme at Dewey Beach. Can the kings of the weekend go national?

Adding a playful pop punch to alt-country twang, the sextet winds piano hooks, exuberant harmonies and tender acoustic arrangements around cut-to-the-heart lyrics. Paul Simon, others, release albums in time for Record Store Day 2011-04-11T21:15:04Z

In earlier years, live music concerts and other gatherings in the location — a serene clearing in a forest of high-rise buildings in Chicago’s Streeterville neighborhood — were hampered by its complicated acoustics. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: Hear! Hear! 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

The best-sounding song was a new one the band debuted as an encore, “Lovers Make the World Go ’Round,” which featured just the two frontmen on acoustic guitars. Big & Rich loud and manic 2013-08-18T01:53:39Z

He has often played shows in the nude, including memorable gigs on a very hot boat on the East River or covering the Counting Crows at a Brooklyn benefit cloaked only by an acoustic guitar. How Shahzad Ismaily Became Musicians’ Favorite Musician 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z

Watson would take Rinzler's advice and stick to acoustic guitar almost exclusively, capitalising on the burgeoning urban interest in traditional or "authentic" folk music with his unparalleled flatpicking and fingerstyle technique. Arthel 'Doc' Watson dies 2012-05-30T02:19:00Z

The last track, “Leave Me Again,” is just her voice and acoustic guitar, plaintive and hopeful. Kelsea Ballerini Is Ready for Lift Off 2023-03-20T04:00:00Z

Sure, the optics may be slightly different, but the acoustics are still profoundly messed up. GOP’s sleazy pickup artists: Why their lame lines will never work on women 2014-03-13T11:45:00Z

Held at the Bridgestone Arena, there were activities for fans, pieces of her Fearless Tour set on display and a free four-song acoustic concert that was attended by several thousand. Swift, other stars give the fans what they want 2010-06-14T00:55:00Z

Nearly every track is represented by its original home recording, along with McCartney's acoustic and rough mixes, followed by Lynne's production work at the Mill, McCartney's home studio in Hogg Hill Mill, Sussex. Paul McCartney's "Flaming Pie" burns ever brighter in this new reissue, a completist's dream 2020-07-25T04:00:00Z

But eliciting the requisite crispness and clarity in such highly reverberant acoustics, which have challenged other ensembles in a variety of repertory, proved an impossible task. Critic?s Notebook: Two ?Passions,? With Two Very Different Effects 2011-04-17T22:14:02Z

On its 1990s albums, Matthews’s guitar — often acoustic — was the band’s only chordal instrument, joined in light-fingered counterpoint by saxophone, violin, bass and drums for staccato grooves that blended folk, funk and jazz. Dave Matthews Band’s Grown-Up View of Love and Dread 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

For all its architectural splendor, this beloved cathedral has almost impossible acoustics for symphonic music, with an excess of reverberation and echo. The Philharmonic’s Free Concert at St. John the Divine 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

Here I composed “Red Arc/Blue Veil”—the first time I combined acoustic instruments with an “aura” of electronically processed sounds derived from recordings of the instruments. Leaving Alaska 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

“Stand by Me” opens with an acoustic bass playing the melody over light percussion accompaniment. Ben E. King, soul singer of ‘Stand by Me,’ dies at 76 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

But she says fans will be most surprised by “Goodnight,” an acoustic track she wrote about her father that nearly brought him to tears the first time she played it for him. Cher Lloyd Goes Behind the Scenes of Emotional “Sirens” Video 2014-04-29T17:11:07Z

First Came Memphis Minnie Stony Plain Memphis Minnie was the great female star of mid-20th-century blues, a tough, outspoken singer and songwriter who was also a remarkably fine acoustic and electric guitarist. Maria Muldaur: … First Came Memphis Minnie – review 2012-12-13T21:46:01Z

But the nicer thing would be to warn the roommate about the apartment’s acoustics the next time you hear her on the phone. Stepmother’s Day? 2018-05-10T04:00:00Z

Stark and greyscale, and driven by acoustic instruments, the album sold million copies, spawned multiple hits and pushed the band's popularity even more into the stratosphere. R.E.M.’s “Monster” and the legacy of an unsung melancholic masterpiece 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

Critics of Avery Fisher Hall and its acoustics usually agree that it is too big. New York Philharmonic Performs Verdi’s Requiem 2015-01-16T05:00:00Z

Layering bland stomps like Everybody's on the Run and The Death of You and Me with acoustic Oasis numbers, it's a joyless affair that only comes to life when Gallagher dedicates Supersonic to Mo Farah. The V festival, day one – review 2012-08-19T13:15:31Z

Surrounded by supporting vocal harmonies from the reunited Dixie Chicks, Swift sounds as if she’s holding her acoustic guitar more tightly than ever before. Taylor Swift's 'Lover' album review: The pop star keeps getting older without growing up - The Washington Post 2019-08-23T04:00:00Z

And it's true for any kind of music being made nowadays, whether it's an acoustic record or a metal record or a classical record or a hip-hop record or whatever. The secret to Jim James’ solo album “Uniform Distortion”: “Turn off your phone and open y... 2018-07-04T04:00:00Z

It was a Sunday night, and the historic sanctuary had been outfitted for acoustics, not worship. With the Barclay Brass, D.C. takes an outsized role in the small world of classical brass music 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z

"My uncle had given me an acoustic guitar and so I started getting into the Beatles, Dylan and Hendrix." Jake Bugg: 'I'd never do a talent show. It doesn't seem genuine' 2012-05-26T23:05:34Z

That’s why she also moves so musically on the stage, unlike singers who try to find the best acoustic spot and then want to stay there, looking at the conductor.” Music: Katarina Dalayman in ?G?tterd?mmerung? at the Met 2012-01-22T02:23:06Z

Its delicate folk songs, rendered mostly on acoustic guitar, are striated with loneliness. 6 Things to Do at Home This Weekend 2020-05-28T04:00:00Z

He’s always so great, so heartfelt, when it’s just him and an acoustic. The night Ryan Adams said “f**k you” to the Fillmore 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z

His up-tempo acoustic track “Woke Up Dreaming” has been a centerpiece and fan favorite for years. Concert Preview: Joe Bonamassa will rock the blues 2013-04-11T20:44:44Z

He has recorded an acoustic version of his new song, We Are Islands, exclusively for MAP. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

With just two acoustic guitars backing him, he was at his mesmerizing best on a sparse reading of Zep’s “Going to California.” Concert review: Robert Plant at Taste of Chicago 2013-07-13T03:44:00Z

Dessner's brother-in-law, an architect from Norway, did the conversion, lining the interior with slats of cedar to deaden the acoustics. The National: gloomy ? with a hint of sunshine 2010-04-22T20:30:00Z

All told, he designed the acoustics for more than 100 halls, most recently the Conrad Prebys Concert Hall at the University of California, San Diego, which opened in 2009. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

Its activist bend and cheery, noisy folk moments are ages away from his previous record, “Demolished Thoughts,” which stumbled forward in aching refrains and minute acoustic guitar strums. Pop & Rock Listings for Sept. 11-17 2015-09-10T04:00:00Z

While the St George's acoustic redoubled Hewitt's trademark clarity, it also meant that some of her inadvertent vocal droning carried more than usual. Angela Hewitt ? review 2011-03-27T21:30:02Z

His own music tends towards synth-pop, but for this solo tour, he’s performing stripped-down versions of those songs on acoustic guitar. Your week in Seattle music: Zola Jesus, Bubba Sparxxx and more 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

There's also to be a free acoustic performance of "Invisible Cities" at Union Station on Oct. The Industry starts label, to hold free concert at Union Station 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

Travis paid tribute to his old collaborator with an acoustic rendition of Amazing Grace. Singer George Jones funeral held 2013-05-03T09:12:18Z

Their instruments are here amplified and the sound digitally altered to create a weather front of acoustic effects. Classical Music/Opera Listings 2014-09-18T04:00:00Z

When the crowd brought her back for an encore, the band gathered around a big, old-school microphone like they were at the Grand Ole Opry and played acoustic instruments, including accordion and parade drum. Norah Jones rocked hard at Marymoor but still sounded the same 2012-08-19T22:19:38Z

To follow that up with an EP, “Sap,” of acoustic stuff was a bit of a risk. Jerry Cantrell’s first solo album in nearly 20 years was worth the wait 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

Lowering the volume would likely be considered a reasonable change; redesigning the interior for better acoustics might not be. For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Backed by Christian Thomé on drums and electronics, Ms. Sadovska moved between acoustic instruments — harmonium, jaw harp — and her own keyboards and electronics. Globalfest Showcases the Sounds and Traditions of World Music 2016-01-18T05:00:00Z

Jackson Brown performed “Let’s Spend the Night Together” on an acoustic guitar, though it still sounded like a rock song. ArtsBeat: Music Review - Rolling Stones 'Hot Rocks' Tribute at Carnegie Hall 2012-03-14T09:34:51Z

Mama’s Kitchen is one of several venues featuring different jazz styles — from swing to acoustic, instrumental to free jazz — that have sprung up in the Ethiopian capital in recent years. In Ethiopia’s Capital, a Resurgent Jazz Scene 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

Instead, he sat down onstage, acoustic guitar in hand, before the thousands flocking to the kickoff concert of his first major headlining tour, to explain who he is and what he wants to be. Sam Hunt, the R&B-loving country star, is challenging Nashville rules — and winning 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Beware of the echoey acoustics though; every cough, or seat snapping back into position, sounds like a thunderclap. Cine-files: Castro Theatre, San Francisco 2013-06-04T14:05:00Z

Sitting on the floor in a stranger’s living room somewhere in Cincinnati while Finn played acoustic guitar and told stories between numbers, I felt the usual distance between audience and performer melt away. Craig Finn keeps the faith: “We live in divided times, but I do believe that people are inherently good” 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z

Granted, it lies by one of the UK’s finest stretches of sand, but the Gastrobus’s curry nights and acoustic sessions make it practically an attraction in itself. 'My best travel discovery of 2016' 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z

For the final two acts, though, we migrated upstairs to the mezzanine, where echoey acoustics and a sudden distance from Mr. Greenspan, separated from us by the balcony railing, got in the way. Review: 1 Actor, in 8 Roles, Wrestles Nuance From Eugene O’Neill’s ‘Strange Interlude’ 2017-10-22T04:00:00Z

The rhythm is immediately locatable as Brazilian but, with an acoustic guitar and harpsichord chiming on top, it's an ornate, refined sound, perhaps at odds with the subject matter. Readers recommends songs about South America: The results 2010-06-24T22:00:00Z

“I wasn’t placating people by going back to an acoustic sound,” Williams said. Singer Joy Williams gets acting bug after Showtime role 2016-07-26T04:00:00Z

The huge new Bloomberg LP headquarters in London, designed by Foster + Partners, in collaboration with Sandy Brown, the acoustic consultants, may not be thrilling to look at from the outside. At This Museum Show, You’re Encouraged to Follow Your Nose 2018-04-19T04:00:00Z

His THX sound system forced theater owners to rearrange theaters’ speakers and alter the acoustics to certain specifications. The force is strong with this one: ‘George Lucas,’ by Brian Jay Jones 2016-12-01T05:00:00Z

Using Carnegie’s acoustics, he emphasized Shostakovich’s prismatic writing, as when the cautiously eerie beginning of the fourth prelude was juxtaposed with a hazy, enveloping account of its partner fugue. Review: Igor Levit Takes on a Shostakovich Kaleidoscope 2022-10-19T04:00:00Z

But at MCA, it wasn’t always easy to understand what was being said because of the acoustics. At the Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago: Hear! Hear! 2015-10-14T04:00:00Z

The sounds, played through loudspeakers around the theater, were woven among musical strands played on subtly amplified acoustic instruments. Music Review | Argento Chamber Ensemble: Sneezes, Hiccups, Laughs and a Chamber Group 2010-03-08T22:29:00Z

Mr. Kreiger’s cleverly constructed, appealing piece also reflected its title, with the recorded electronic elements meshing harmoniously with the acoustic instruments to create an elusive, surrealist soundscape. Music Review: Talk Frames Performance of Recent Works 2011-06-21T21:12:01Z

The final piece, Respighi’s “Roman Festivals,” gave the Philharmonic an opportunity to demonstrate how far it has come in calibrating its sound to the enhanced acoustics of its new auditorium. Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

He keeps moving among six or seven sound sources like an acoustic camera. Music: Franz Schreker?s Opera ?Der Ferne Klang? at Bard 2010-07-25T01:32:00Z

Mr. Kammermeier played percussion, acoustic and electronic, with his cymbals busily splashing natural sound over the programmed beats. Music Review: Booka Shade?s Dancing Mood at Music Hall of Williamsburg 2010-05-26T21:04:00Z

Starting with an acoustic version of his mega-hit Baby, bringing on the ninja drummers, rapping with Will Smith's son Jaden and ending with a dance with his mentor, R&B singer Usher. Esperanza Spalding beats Justin Bieber 2011-02-14T08:50:38Z

Apart from its exceptional acoustics, the staircase and foyer areas are colossal, with mosaic floors, exquisite ironwork and an octagonal crystal dome. An Operatic Drama Performed Mostly Offstage 2010-06-16T14:30:00Z

He only had a few teeth, but the acoustics of the desert lifted his words and they floated around us, as resonant as an aria sung in the Albert Hall. ‘The most remote, alien place on Earth’ – Nicholas Jubber on the Sahara 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

Equipped with a state-of-the-art sound system, gorgeous hardwood accents and phenomenal acoustics, the multipurpose space is striving to become a smaller version of the venerable Park West. Concert venues heed call for small 2011-03-31T15:38:00Z

The concert was starting, so I took my seat for the first performers, an acoustic trio. Pete Seeger’s New York Roots 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

Set to recorded music by the Brooklyn acoustic ensemble Dawn of Midi, it features 15 dancers. 9 Dance Performances to See in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

The approach is shared by a number of young bands who turn concerts into hootenannies with acoustic instruments and harmony vocals: Mumford and Sons, the Avett Brothers, the Head and the Heart. Lumineers specialize in audience participation 2012-04-12T16:09:00Z

An extremely live acoustic in the raw, hard space made every rustle audible. Music Review: Ne(x)tworks Quartet Plays Feldman?s Six-Hour Work 2010-04-12T22:43:00Z

Spectral composers use computer analysis of the acoustic properties of sound as compositional building blocks, with the overtones created by a note used to produce shimmering sonorities. Critic?s Notebook: Unearthly Harmonies, Best Heard in the Dark 2011-02-15T22:20:14Z

They turned the sound down and he sang the entire song — an acoustic performance in the Egyptian. SIFF 2012: highlights, awards, returning films and more 2012-06-10T22:45:05Z

Six acoustic strings become an orchestra in his hands; his last studio album, “Try and Stop Me” in 2004, was refreshingly serene. Pop & Rock Listings for March 7-13 2014-03-06T23:11:42Z

Many songs are acoustic, and as pained and direct as titles such as Mama's Funeral or Heroin Addict Sister suggest. Elizabeth Cook: Welder 2010-05-06T22:20:00Z

Avoiding absorbent materials to preserve the acoustic, he projected abstract images on to gauze, so they shifted like the sea. David Myerscough-Jones obituary 2010-05-04T18:01:00Z

In practice, the “flexible” theater was hard to reconfigure, and its acoustics were bad. Perspective | The Baltimore theater scene’s new projects: Buildings and songs 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

There are obvious parallels with Disney Hall —  everything from the potential for building new audiences to the Toyota acoustics to the nautical inspiration for both structures. What does this critic hear at the new Elbphilharmonie concert hall? The sound of the future 2017-03-03T05:00:00Z

The parks department granted permits for Sunday afternoon folk gatherings — acoustic instruments, no drums — in Washington Square Park until 1961, when permission was briefly withdrawn; a video shows the melee of the resulting protest. Review: ‘Folk City’ at the Museum of the City of New York 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

The guitarist Bill Orcutt has recorded in all sorts of configurations, from raucous punk to acoustic ruminations to tautly composed minimalistic electric ensembles. Jack Harlow Goes Deep on Race and Rap, and 8 More New Songs 2023-04-28T04:00:00Z

Rickie Lee Jones played “All the Young Dudes” alone on acoustic guitar, singing it with conversational ease, switching it from a shared anthem to a lone rumination. Review: Remembering David Bowie, With One Artist and One Song at a Time 2016-04-01T04:00:00Z

On the other side of the room, there are a series of hammocks to lie in and acoustic guitars to strum. Starchitects and squatters: Venice Architecture Biennale 2012-08-29T17:58:36Z

Its dialogue between electronic and acoustic sounds is engagingly orchestrated, with players responding to clicks, bleats and gurgles with squirrely bow strokes and whistling harmonics. Review: The Orion Quartet Plays Kirchner Disguised as Bartok 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

The acoustics are cathedral-like; as these unaccompanied voices penetrate every part of the space, they acquire an awesome, disembodied power. Clod Ensemble: Silver Swan – review 2012-11-27T13:02:24Z

A little over a decade later, he rode the acoustic guitar strums and liquefied, popeton beat of “Despacito” into vexing, international ubiquity. Daddy Yankee, Reggaeton’s First Global Star, Steps Aside 2022-03-29T04:00:00Z

We would sit in Woodford Green, near our school, getting drunk, and my friend Matt would play Everlong on his acoustic guitar. Six Songs of Me: Kele Okereke 2012-08-14T09:37:00Z

Much of the music still revolves around her lustrous voice and her acoustic guitar, flanked by cello and banjo. Laura Marling?s British Folk CD ?Creature I Don?t Know? 2011-09-04T04:25:17Z

Some of them, like 24-year-old Matt, trekked halfway across the site to see them rip through three acoustic numbers including the rather fabulous Possibilities. @guardianmusic followers get a Glastonbury festival treat 2010-06-27T13:20:00Z

“How long until there’s nothing left at all?,” he wonders, and all the filigreed acoustic improvisation around him is no answer. Blackpink and Selena Gomez’s Summery Treat, and 11 More New Songs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

But the Moog guitar – a kind of high-octane cross between acoustic and electronic instruments – lately has mesmerized him. Switched-on guitar: Fareed Haque meets the Moog 2011-01-24T14:43:52Z

But then it hits you with the hook: a note of raw, acoustic emotion that cuts through the slick studio production. Review: In ‘The Ranch,’ Ashton Kutcher and Danny Masterson Reunite as Cowboy Siblings 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

The theatre itself was actually of a far higher standard than many of the West End's crumbling playhouses – more comfy seats, better sightlines, excellent acoustics and high-end equipment. Can cruise ships keep the theatre industry afloat? 2010-08-31T11:08:00Z

"Her majesty's a pretty nice girl, but she doesn't have a lot to say," he croons to the strains of his acoustic guitar. Our Elizabethan Age of Pop Culture 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z

"I didn't play acoustic for the first two years of the band -- I never even owned an acoustic guitar because I had always played in punk bands," he says. Unknown Mortal Orchestra an accidental success story 2013-10-10T15:05:45Z

And that moves over to an acoustic show. The Boss on Broadway: Bruce Springsteen on His ‘First Real Job’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

Three years after its release, she played a solo set on MTV “Unplugged” that was marked by self-conscious candor, hoarse vocals, and an uneven acoustic guitar. What We Still Need from Lauryn Hill and Her "Miseducation" 2018-10-29T04:00:00Z

Gustavo Dudamel mostly looked on, the orchestra used in but a handful of barely noticeable backups, more there for optics than acoustics. Ageless at 90, Tony Bennett brings his eternal spring to Dudamel and the L.A. Phil 2017-07-16T04:00:00Z

Phrase by phrase, they change texture and dynamics: a hushed trumpet note, tendrils of delicate acoustic picking, a flurry of solo saxophone, a blast of electric guitar. ArtsBeat: Bonnaroo: Final Thoughts 2012-06-11T08:36:58Z

We were there for twelve days recording the drums and acoustic guitars. Video without commentary: "Grown Ocean" by Fleet Foxes 2011-03-30T17:08:05Z

Now you can hear a remaster of the acoustic version of "Wild Horses." It's the best new old song this year. Listen to the Rolling Stones' new acoustic version of 'Wild Horses' 2015-04-02T04:00:00Z

“Home” and “Marion” are indicative of his humble acoustic beginnings while his latest tracks like “Compliment Your Soul” takes on a completely different sound. How SInger-Songwriter Dan Croll Is Shaping the ‘New’ Liverpool Sound 2013-04-10T17:00:12Z

They play acoustic instruments, they clap hands and lead exuberant sing-alongs. Lollapalooza Day 1: Black Sabbath, Black Keys and Passion Pit's black thoughts 2012-08-04T06:11:00Z

Kern wrote for real voices in a congenial acoustic. 'Show Boat' keeps rollin' along fine style in San Francisco 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

Along the way, the musicians hone their crafts, learning to adjust to different acoustics and to audiences with different expectations, etiquette and even clapping habits. Europe’s ‘Rising Star’ Musicians Give as Much as They Get 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

The Purcell Room is a troublesome venue, and Led Bib do their best to tame its unforgiving acoustics. Led Bib ? review 2011-03-02T19:39:00Z

His five-week “Songbook” tour, which reaches Town Hall this week, is his first such venture as a troubadour, armed only with an acoustic guitar. The Week Ahead: April 10 ? 16 2011-04-08T13:57:40Z

She again dug into the Stones catalog for a scorching take on "Play With Fire" and closed with an emotional acoustic reading of her band's "Northern Star." Hole launches U.S. tour on respectable note 2010-04-26T01:15:00Z

“It’s a bunch of round surfaces. From an acoustic standpoint, it’s flawless.” Neil Young rebuilds a Rockies barn and reunites Crazy Horse 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

The sounds of acoustic instruments and echoes of African and Celtic music are upstaged by synthesizers, samples and programming. 2010-01-30T00:57:00Z

It's the first to feature Marling moving from acoustic to electric guitars, and that shift has added a heft to her exquisitely crafted and performed songs. A beautiful L.A. kiss-off from the departing Laura Marling 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

As he received his medallion, Mr. Díaz, allured by the acoustics, burst into an excerpt from “Otello,” his deep voice reverberating throughout the room. A Kennedy Center Honors With the Presidential Box Used as Intended 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

The singer has recently hit the highway in spates of small acoustic performances, when she offered stripped-down takes on that record’s bracing, autobiographical accounts of gender reassessment. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for June 12-18 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

The album opens with "Caught in the Briars," a swinging three-minute ditty, with a charming acoustic guitar line, some lovely organ fills and a horn arrangement that would fit in the finest Van Morrison tune. Review: Iron & Wine's latest another step forward 2013-04-15T20:58:08Z

“Last thing I said was ‘I love you,’” Earle sings, over acoustic guitar and ominous, droning feedback. The Album Steve Earle Never Wanted to Make: A Tribute to His Son 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

Fifteen years ago, when Ms. Jones signed to Blue Note, a storied jazz label, she was obviously an outlier: an unproven young singer-songwriter blending acoustic jazz with rustic country and folksy soft rock. Norah Jones Returns to Her Jazz Roots 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

In fact, it's probably good for the technique: to be forced absolutely and utterly into your own private and insular acoustic. My Beethoven moment 2010-09-07T20:30:00Z

There are moments when Chung, always amiable in his on-camera role, shifts gears to talk about architectural details and even acoustics or structural engineering. KCET's 'Cool Spaces!' offers earnest, enthused tour of new architecture 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

Among other items for sale was a Martin acoustic guitar on which Cash wrote the first four lines of his early hit "I Walk the Line" and signed his name. Johnny Cash jumpsuit fetches $50,000 at auction 2010-12-06T07:57:00Z

But her new release "Moonlight" lives up to that hype, as she's delivered a breathy and upbeat summer song that maintains her acoustic flair while layering in a lightly tropical touch. 5 Songs You Need to Listen to This Week 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

According to Mr. Gergiev, the acoustics are also defined by a certain radiant coolness. Mariinsky II Is Set to Open in St. Petersburg 2013-05-01T21:48:51Z

In addition to "I Love You This Big," McCreery also reprised his version of Montgomery Gentry's "Gone" and performed on his acoustic guitar as he sang George Strait's "Check Yes or No." McCreery loses some popularity with 'Idol' judges 2011-05-25T22:05:10Z

In concert, “House Fire” hinted at arena aspirations, as Childers traded his usual acoustic guitar for an electric, and the band vamped on a country funk intro, eventually exploding in a singalong chorus. At a sold-out Anthem, Tyler Childers makes the 6,000-capacity club feel cozy 2019-12-14T05:00:00Z

Then I headed a few blocks south to Buddy Guy’s Legends, a famed blues club that has free acoustic sets at 6 p.m. A $100 Weekend in Chicago 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

“It’s a mix of acoustic and electronic,” she said, “some tracks untouched, others needed edits or extensions to fit the exact length of Alan’s words and rhythms.” Alan Cumming Uses Dance to Get at the Truth of Robert Burns 2022-09-14T04:00:00Z

In our brains, between our two ears, lies an acoustic playlist of places once visited with sound bites as vivid as any album of vacation photographs. Even when you can’t travel, you can still bring the sounds of a far-off city to you. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

In public places, noise levels are not fully controllable, said D.C. restaurateur Ashok Bajaj, whose flagship restaurant, Rasika — notably loud in its earlier incarnation — included acoustic treatments in a renovation four years ago. For those with hearing impairments, restaurant noise isn’t just an irritation. It’s discrimination. 2019-06-14T04:00:00Z

Inside, every inch of the place was red and white, from the acoustic tiles to the electrical cords. Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z

His round, spiked-syrup sound did battle with the church’s acoustics, plowing straight to your ears before getting sucked into the rafters. The Best Live Jazz Performances of 2017 2017-12-13T05:00:00Z

The high-water mark of piano sales in America was 1909, when 364,500 new acoustic pianos were sold in the country. Concerts Disappeared. Piano Sales Survived. 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

He ordered wall-mounted acoustic panels from Amazon that have textured fabric to absorb sound. Tiny cloffices — workspaces in closets — are big, thanks to the pandemic 2021-05-25T04:00:00Z

Twenty-six years ago, when Bang on a Can was founded as a composers’ collective by Julia Wolfe, Michael Gordon and David Lang, its mix of amplified acoustic and electronic instruments was groundbreaking. Music Review: A Long Bang on a Can Concert for New-Music Fans 2013-06-17T20:30:17Z

He was the first real, acoustic concerto soloist in the new space, and he was a gallant partner; the piano, properly, sounded somewhere both inside and in front of the orchestra. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

Throughout the night, McCartney swapped instruments, bass to hollow-body electric guitar to grand piano to acoustic to ukulele, the latter for an emotionally rich version of "Something" dedicated to his former bandmate George Harrison. Paul McCartney at Dodger Stadium: Fit, giddy and in vintage form 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

You hear his acoustic memories of spaces he’s memorializing. Chuck Johnson’s Ode to What’s Been Lost in California’s Fires 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

Then there’s his excitement when telling me about hosting acoustic mini-concerts at home after tweeting some of his favourite artists. Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul: ‘I miss Jesse Pinkman’ 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

The song is breezy and light — gently strummed acoustic guitar chords, a buoyant piano riff — but as the video proceeds, a disarming sense of the uncanny creeps in. Aldous Harding’s Gloriously Peculiar World of Songs 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z

The acoustics of Walt Disney Concert Hall did the rest. Race, justice and 'Unchained': L.A. Phil premieres new work by James Matheson 2017-02-26T05:00:00Z

This isn’t to say the musician will neglect the acoustic guitar. Concert Preview: Joe Bonamassa will rock the blues 2013-04-11T20:44:44Z

In addition, 15 members of Constellation Chor, an improvising vocal ensemble, sing and whisper through acoustic megaphones. Review: The Jaap van Zweden Era Begins at the Philharmonic 2018-09-21T04:00:00Z

Seger, dressed entirely in black, appeared re-energized and ready to begin a new chapter in his long career, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar and piano with newfound enthusiasm. High-energy Seger concert taps decades of hits 2013-03-30T18:33:27Z

The 1999 edition included a nine-minute acoustic version of fan favourite Country Feedback, featuring a solo by Neil Young, while later singles saw departed drummer Bill Berry return to the studio. REM could release fan club singles 2013-08-12T15:58:00Z

Amid a raw yet seamless blend of piano, acoustic guitar and subtle rhythms and sonic accents, her songs seek something true amid the bumps and bliss of daily life. Review: Holly Williams spins sensitive new album 2013-02-04T17:25:53Z

Everything changes outdoors: the acoustics, audiences, the atmosphere. Pop Music: Communing With More Than Nature 2013-07-18T21:29:50Z

I like his acoustic stuff and I also like the dance stuff that he does. Shania Twain on Preparing for Her Final Tour 2015-05-27T04:00:00Z

“Then, on my first solo gig in Ireland—days after Black 47’s last show, I realized I was playing the acoustic guitar like a Stratocaster. In other words, there was no going back.” Listening Booth: Black 47’s Larry Kirwan 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

It began innocently enough: a cabal of tall, slightly wan-looking indie-rock musicians huddled together, some strumming acoustic guitars, singing demurely of unity. Postscript: Sharon Jones, 1956-2016 2016-11-19T05:00:00Z

Alan Fierstein, an acoustic consultant and noise-abatement expert who has been measuring New York City’s clamor for over four decades, said that the city is empirically noisier because there’s just more of everything. The Sound of Silence 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

“Oh my God, think it’s the greatest day of my life,” Chance sings over the fragile strum of an acoustic guitar. Review | Did Chance the Rapper get boring? Or did we just get bored? 2019-07-30T04:00:00Z

The album kicks off with You Can Colour Me In, where McIntosh's acoustic guitar greets us gently. Silent Sleep – New Band Up North #28 2013-05-27T16:01:01Z

But the Carnegie Hall acoustics also play a crucial role, allowing the players to hear and react with each other in a way the stage at Symphony Center does not. Muti and the CSO at Carnegie Hall: Feel the love 2011-04-17T20:27:00Z

Usually, we would re-record the vocals on a better microphone and obviously with a room with better acoustics. Duran Duran's Nick Rhodes on "Medazzaland" turning 25: "I love the sonic architecture" 2022-10-29T04:00:00Z

He told me that, by that point, he was tired of recording, and that his equipment was just about worn out, and that, besides, he didn’t like the acoustics of Brown’s house, which was carpeted. Jim Copp, the Forgotten Virtuoso of Children’s Storytelling 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

For some reason, they alighted on a childlike acoustic ditty called Dominique, sung by a Dominican nun from Waterloo called Sister Luc Gabriel. Belgian music now: from Antwerp to Waterloo 2012-07-03T11:45:19Z

Any judgment on a hall’s acoustics is highly provisional after just a few visits. After Decades, the Philharmonic’s Hall Sounds and Feels More Intimate 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

And from the outset of Lehman’s music, beginning with “Los Angeles Imaginary,” about 11 minutes into the video, the keyboardist plays a complex ostinato pattern across two different manuals: one acoustic, one electronic. An Artist Embodies an Approach to Music Without Borders 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

And it’s what makes the song ripe for cover versions by anyone who has ever picked up an acoustic guitar. Perspective | Tracy Chapman’s ‘Fast Car’ is a beautiful ballad. This 33-minute cover version takes it to a whole new place. 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

“I like that it’s all acoustic in here. I like the size of it, I like that it’s going to be a duo room.” Mezzrow Seeks to Fill a Jazz Niche in the Village 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Photograph: Tristram Kenton for the Guardian For those of us who favour good sightlines and acoustics, the transfer of these two productions from Shakespeare's Globe to the West End is welcome news. Twelfth Night/Richard III – review 2012-11-18T16:00:01Z

Although the acoustics at the Kennedy Center’s concert hall were pronounced excellent by most critics, musicians griped that they could not hear one another. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

It's most common manifestation is as punctuation; short songs – usually on the acoustic guitar – to break up an hour of standup. An Edinburgh comedy judge's diary: rock'n'roll is the new comedy 2010-08-24T12:47:00Z

He said he wanted to recreate the kind of theater acoustics promoted by Vitruvius Pollio, an architect of ancient Rome, who urged theaters to use overturned amphora to improve sound. García Lorca’s ‘El Público’ Is Made Into Opera at Teatro Real in Madrid 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

The latest, on Wednesday night at the Church of the Ascension and Saint Agnes, was in an acoustic setting closer to the vaulted stone churches for which this austere music was intended. Sounds from old Europe return to Washington 2015-03-02T05:00:00Z

Its new album, “Songs of Surrender,” remakes 40 U2 songs with largely acoustic arrangements. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

A debut album of acoustic and electric cello music, Terminal, was released in 2010. The future of music: technology is amazing, but 'music's a human thing' 2013-06-15T23:05:20Z

His acoustic trio formed five years ago, opening another pathway for him, especially as a composer: “Somatic,” released on Winter & Winter in 2012, aligned him with a more jazz-shaped experimental tradition. Review: Jim Black Trio at Le Poisson Rouge 2016-03-15T04:00:00Z

Much like the acoustics of concert halls, instrument sound is as much a matter of reputation — a k a hype — and psychology as objective reality. Music Review: Daniel Hope and Karen Gomyo, Violinists, at Met Museum 2012-12-25T22:09:24Z

A recent acoustic tour with a stop at L'Opera of the Palace of Versailles was recorded for an album due out in November. Vanessa Paradis brings "Heartbreaker" act to U.S. 2010-09-07T14:30:00Z

It relies not on computers but on hand-played, largely acoustic instruments: guitars, accordions, brasses, reeds. Regional Mexican Music Is Finding More Ears. Peso Pluma Is Helping. 2023-06-22T04:00:00Z

Clea Caught a Rabbit is a lovely example of acoustic guitar playing. Readers recommend: songs about rabbits – results 2012-08-23T14:39:00Z

Earlier, a spokesperson for West called his teaming with McCartney “a prolific musical collaboration,” and it’s easy to hear his influence on the acoustic guitar and organ-driven track. Listen to Rihanna, Kanye West and Paul McCartney Team Up on 'FourFiveSeconds' 2015-01-24T05:00:00Z

“Hello” and “All I Ask” started low and sultry and ascended to full belting; “A Million Years Ago” was a mournful acoustic melodrama. Adele Arrives in an Arena at Last 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

The acoustics are terrible – it's too big, too noisy. Performance artist Marina Abramovi? ? 'I have to be like a mountain' 2010-03-19T12:26:00Z

College campuses were full of acoustic guitars, fiddles and banjos; record companies saw commercial potential. Review: ‘Folk City’ at the Museum of the City of New York 2015-06-18T04:00:00Z

The crisp acoustic of the recently renovated hall enhanced Ligeti’s rhythmic vivacity. Review: Ligeti’s Fascinating Polyrhythm at the New York Phil 2023-11-03T04:00:00Z

It all sounds and feels new, but his wiry navel-gazing suggests otherwise. ”They can’t take it from me if they try/ I lived through those early days,” he pleads on acoustic number “Early Days”. Has Paul McCartney Been Holding Back? 2013-10-17T09:45:36Z

At two hours, with normalized arena volume and acoustics, the concert wasn’t long or loud enough. Music Review: Neil Young and Crazy Horse at Barclays Center 2012-12-05T04:50:08Z

A quarter-hour in, some bizarre, slap-string acoustic guitar playing surfaces — around the time one character discusses the “arc of the grenades.” 8 Things to Do This Weekend 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

Saya Gray, a Canadian songwriter who played bass in Daniel Caesar’s band, starts the song like a folky, picking triplets on an acoustic guitar. Sky Ferreira’s Dazzling, Defiant Return, and 11 More New Songs 2022-05-27T04:00:00Z

He also imported European engineers to wrestle with Avery Fisher’s acoustic innards, resulting, critics agreed, in some improvement. Kurt Masur Dies at 88; Conductor Transformed New York Philharmonic 2015-12-19T05:00:00Z

Their acoustic version of Led Zeppelin's "Stairway to Heaven" was a highlight of a nostalgic concert at Montreux, one of Europe's most prestigious summer jazz festivals, which runs until July 16. Santana, McLaughlin open Montreux jazz on high note 2011-07-02T08:26:15Z

He throws himself into shifting Glassian meters enthusiastically, but an appropriately gripping dark sound from an orchestra with no violins and prominent percussion is swallowed up by the problematic Dorothy Chandler Pavilion acoustic. Akhnaten as you've never seen him: How L.A. Opera delivers Philip Glass' Egyptian Pharaoh tale 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z

For audiences, the competition matters, because the right theater’s architecture and acoustics can enhance their experience. Producers of ‘The Audience,’ With Helen Mirren, Won’t Move 2014-11-11T05:00:00Z

For sound designer Pete Keppler, the design process involved a careful study of the acoustic qualities of each individual percussion instrument. Building David Byrne’s ‘Utopia,’ One Gray Suit at a Time 2019-11-20T05:00:00Z

The hall will feature state-of-the-art acoustics and a more intimate feel, with seats that wrap around the stage. Renovating Its Hall, New York Philharmonic Plans a Roving Season 2021-06-15T04:00:00Z

Namjoo nevertheless sang a beautiful acoustic encore, a sweet ending for an unusual event. Iran's Namjoo ignites a thrilling musical ride 2011-02-27T02:17:04Z

It turned out to be an ideal showcase for Mr. Mehldau, who fashioned a Fender Rhodes solo with both hands busily aswirl, and later played a coda on acoustic piano, using a liquid touch. Review: John Scofield, Brad Mehldau and Mark Guiliana Debut as an All-Star Trio 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z

So the renovation attempted to preserve the sound in the hall and improve the acoustics on stage. Minnesota Orchestra Returns After a 16-Month Lockout 2014-02-08T09:04:35Z

Notes were packed in ever-tinier spaces as bass, drums, keyboards and horns competed for room alongside the acoustic guitars wielded by the stars. Concert review: Rodrigo y Gabriela at Chicago Theatre 2012-04-13T04:48:00Z

The film work is acoustic and often chamber sized, with a handmade quality, created in her studio in the Dumbo neighborhood of Brooklyn. Her Symphony Reclaims an Ancestral Story, and Classical Music 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z

Natascia Diaz is as fine a Mary Magdalene as one could hope for, soulfully crooning “I Don’t Know How to Love Him” to two acoustic guitars before the arrangement swells. Review | Signature’s ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ looks hip and sounds vintage 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Coryell also spent years following in their melodic acoustic footsteps, a world away from his work with fusion. Larry Coryell, dazzling guitarist who brought rock energy to jazz, dies at 73 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Those problematic lyrics are mostly lost in the swampyfestival acoustics, and the handful of curious middle-aged-and-older audience members seem more bemused than outraged. Tyler the Creator at Glastonbury – review 2013-06-30T23:26:00Z

That might seem an odd title for a series of acoustic tracks, but it describes them rather well, as the band do their best to prove their chops as a poppier Arcade Fire. Click to Download: Radioplayer, DJ Alexei, Airborne Toxic Event 2011-04-06T15:30:00Z

Suspended in the very center of the Comcast Arena over a sea of screaming tween fans, he strummed an acoustic guitar and sang "Favorite Girl" without the support of his large backing band. Concert review: Justin Bieber at Everett's Comcast Arena 07/13/10 2010-07-14T14:57:00Z

The week after the track’s initial release, the 23-year-old shared an acoustic version of the song and teased his next single, “Late Nights.” Zayn Malik's 'Pillowtalk' Debuts at No. 1 2016-02-08T05:00:00Z

Phil was fed up with sharing its hall and now admitted that the acoustics in the Pavilion weren't ideal after all and built its own home. How the Music Center broke new ground for major arts institutions 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

All that concrete and open space make for poor sound, though the acoustics are no worse than a basement and far better than many outdoor venues. Multi-Story Orchestra Turns a Parking Garage Into a Concert Hall 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

Expect acoustic and electric music, including the sound of Corea’s legendary Fender Rhodes. A&E highlights: Opening Day, Chick Corea, Paul Havas show 2013-04-29T22:08:48Z

She was a steadying, almost principled voice in the late ’90s, with Red Snapper and on her own early singles, one foot in trip-hop and the other in the acoustic singer-songwriter tradition. Review: With ‘Kidsticks,’ Beth Orton Sort of Returns to Dance Beats 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

There are funky grooves and joyous ones and acoustic tapping of terrific complexity and cogency. ‘ETM: The Initial Approach,’ Debuts at Jacob’s Pillow 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

But the liner notes confirmed it was acoustic. The Philharmonic Takes on a Composer of Puzzles and Turns 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

So why not have some acoustic guitar on there and open up the sound? Wooden Shjips sail psychedelic oceans 2013-10-24T14:05:45Z

Hamblett effectively juggles the tonal potential of acoustic piano, electric keys and guitarist Munk's pedal effects, and like many accomplished graduates of the present era, the players effortlessly ease between time signatures and idioms. Dave Hamblett Group: Light At Night – review 2013-02-21T22:59:01Z

In fairness, no one knows the room's acoustics perfectly. Concert review: SBTRKT at Neptune Theatre 10/26 2011-10-27T19:33:38Z

The opera house’s acoustics are bright and clean, if a little dry, and they project young voices well. Music Review: ?Cos? Fan Tutte? at Lyric Opera of Kansas City - Review 2011-11-14T22:14:30Z

Both singers expertly wield acoustic guitars, but Þórhallsson is left-handed, so even visually they echo a magic mirror. Of Monsters and Men – review 2012-07-11T11:01:12Z

Still, as Borda told me in an interview last year, “If we don’t get the acoustics right, it’s not going to be a success.” What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

“This Old Dog,” a more rigidly rhythmic record than “Salad Days,” features DeMarco’s acoustic guitar prowess. Mac DeMarco addicted to making music, seeks clarity through hard work 2017-09-05T04:00:00Z

“We are entirely appreciative,” singer Matt Bishop told the crowd, “that you guys are here in the wee hours of St. Patrick’s Day, willing to listen to some cello and acoustic instruments.” Seattle artists find fans at SXSW 2013-03-20T18:18:36Z

“Hillary Clinton, she put up a competition. Bernie Sanders, he was taken from the competition,” Jean sang, tailoring the track to reflect the current political climate on an acoustic set for “Salon Stage.” Wyclef Jean imagines if he was president 2017-09-14T04:00:00Z

Its vaulted ceilings rendered acoustics more akin to a symphony hall than a club. Decibel Festival on the cutting edge | Concert review 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

Accompanying herself on acoustic and electric guitars, and occasionally a harmonica, Keren Ann largely relied on the textures of the music to convey the substance of her songs. Music Review: Keren Ann in American Songbook Program at the Allen Room 2012-02-02T23:15:08Z

But the album peaks with its acoustic title track, one of his most tender and heartfelt love songs. Listen to 14 Essential Tom Petty Songs 2017-10-03T04:00:00Z

Today, the NSO does not always communicate the same sense of urgency, though it sounded unusually full and warm in the beautiful acoustics of this iconic hall. ‘There’s still high culture in America’: Why the National Symphony Orchestra went to Moscow 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

Everything else we play with acoustic instruments but that one we do with samplers. Jemaine Clement 2010-08-28T23:05:00Z

He then cites other orchestras, such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Philadelphia Orchestra, which have surmounted challenging acoustics and had wonderful results. ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Swapping between keyboards and acoustic guitars, and sharing harmonies, the pair, backed by bass and drums, often play to one another. Angus & Julia Stone 2010-04-27T21:35:00Z

Those collaborations persuaded him to use acoustic instruments on “America,” he said. Dan Deacon Shows a Changed Attitude in ‘America’ 2012-08-28T21:58:24Z

At this point, perhaps the biggest unknown factor concerns the Philharmonie’s acoustics. Philharmonie de Paris Prepares to Open Amid Controversy 2014-08-28T04:00:00Z

With his acoustic songs of social protest, a young Bob Dylan was a hero to folk music fans in the early 1960s and the Newport festival was their Mecca. Ownership of Dylan's historic guitar in dispute 2012-07-12T04:05:11Z

“Sometimes he walks around with his acoustic guitar and messes around with it. And he works on it downstairs, and I can hear him playing stuff and sometimes cracking himself up.” Stephen Malkmus had his groove denied. He was upset for about five minutes. 2018-05-17T04:00:00Z

It arrived from Madrid a half-century before, just one of countless acoustic guitars, African drums, flutes, banjos, sitars and other instruments collected, bought and sold at the store since his grandparents founded it in 1958. Ben Harper and his mom roam the store that was a childhood home 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

There’s a live acoustic rendition of Hozier’s “Cherry Wine,” for example, rather than his bluesy radio hit “Take Me to Church.” D.C. actor has personal connection to ‘All the Way’ — his father worked for LBJ 2016-04-14T04:00:00Z

I started playing acoustic guitar in folk clubs at about nine years old, making up instrumentals. How we made: Richard Branson and Mike Oldfield on Tubular Bells 2013-05-20T16:44:32Z

Her soft, welcoming voice floats over delicately picked acoustic guitar and an occasional banjo or fiddle, or her own recordings of birds. After 43 Years, Mossy Kilcher’s Folk Songs for Alaska Get a Second Life 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

After three years, the trio finally made time to rehearse, and settled on a style that was largely acoustic and atmospheric. The best of jazz and world in 2011 2011-01-03T08:00:13Z

Wearing a Wire at the Opera, Secretly, of Course The Metropolitan Opera House has been justly acclaimed for its excellent acoustics. Wearing a Wire at the Opera, Secretly, of Course 2013-06-28T19:47:55Z

"I was interested in acoustic instruments and having that beautiful sound, but pulling that into the computer for processing," he says. DJ /rupture: how to sing like a sufi 2013-03-26T18:59:01Z

But she’s alone at an acoustic piano on “Equipoise,” a Stanley Cowell composition that closes the album on a note of muted reflection. New Music: Dum Dum Girls, Peggy Sue and Helen Sung Release Albums 2014-01-27T22:37:10Z

For those who just want to appreciate his fingerpicking technique, though, the best moments are those when he takes up a normal acoustic guitar and plays solo. Guitar hero 2014-08-14T04:00:00Z

James Genus played electric bass that was sometimes cranked up uncomfortably high for the theater’s acoustics, particularly when he went in high-speed pursuit of Mr. Hancock’s keyboard lines. Music Review: Herbie Hancock at Rose Theater 2012-03-11T22:05:23Z

“I feel very strongly that musicians should have the opportunity to record in that incredible acoustic space, and to feel the history and the inspiration that lives there,” she said. Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

“This project is my personal music school, leading me to read and experiment with musical acoustics, instrument building and tuning systems,” Ms. Fullman wrote in 1986. A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

But acoustic hip-hop, in the home of English traditional music? Chris Wood and Dizraeli ? review 2012-05-21T17:15:01Z

The sound was powerful but not always entirely acoustic. Review: In ‘The Lord of the Rings in Concert,’ Musicians in Sync With a Soundtrack 2015-04-10T04:00:00Z

Jones works alone; she even tried to make acoustic panels but reverted to buying them commercially — “Fiberglas is a nightmare, it’s toxic and horrible,” she said. Jennie C. Jones, a Minimalist Who Calls Her Own Tune 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The acoustics of this auditorium seem typical of many modern concert halls: bright and clear, but lacking a little warmth and bloom. Music Review: Orquesta Sinfónica de Madrid Plays Boulez and Mahler 2014-01-31T21:19:43Z

Earlier in the set, when he comes out with his acoustic guitar and starts to give a solo rendition of "Ikyadarh Dim" in his gentle, splintered croak, strange things happen. Tinariwen: Sahara to New York City 2011-08-20T23:04:07Z

Rather than produce prototypes of gadgets for mass production, it was here that he first developed his one-off, hybrid acoustic systems. Artist of the week 130: Haroon Mirza 2011-03-18T15:30:49Z

Whenever an engineer or producer walks into a room before you record, they always clap to listen to the acoustics. Foo Fighters Made a Horror Film. Because Why Not? 2022-02-25T05:00:00Z

Hadfield's singing and acoustic guitar playing is accompanied by stunning video of the space station flying around the planet, a guitar free-floating and an eerie shot of a spacesuit at night. Astronaut's 'Space Oddity' music video goes viral 2013-05-13T19:21:13Z

Back in those days, the Philharmonic’s then-new hall was already being criticized for its acoustics. Geffen and Gustavo: Mixed Boons for the New York Philharmonic 2023-06-06T04:00:00Z

With its acoustic strum and impassioned vocals, it's a marked contrast to the lightweight pop that precedes it. Olly Murs: 'Look who's winning now' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

He knows the Kennedy Center Concert Hall doesn’t have great acoustics. ‘A very not normal life’: Gianandrea Noseda, the NSO’s next music director 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Unlike Mr. Vick, he treated the theater as an ordinary space with a proscenium stage whose acoustic didn’t flatter the voices. An Italian Festival Presents Verdi on His Own Turf 2018-10-08T04:00:00Z

“This next one is called ‘Scattered Words,’ ” said a young woman with an acoustic guitar, and she broke in to a plaintive tune that reminded me of Vampire Weekend. Vegas on the Cheap? Get Off the Strip 2016-02-17T05:00:00Z

La Scala, which is considered one of the world’s most prestigious opera houses, hosts its audiences in four tiers of loges and has dazzling acoustics from a concave channel beneath the wooden orchestra floor. A Fall Season of Debuts, Returns and Farewells 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z

Ms. Pureka works the folk circuit, and the measured strumming and stark picking of her acoustic guitar are at the center of most songs, flanked by Appalachian-tinged fiddle and a snare drum played with brushes. Playlist: Vintage Rock and Midlife Heartaches 2010-05-20T22:21:00Z

What’s the idea behind doing these solo acoustic shows instead of a proper Against Me! show? Laura Jane Grace of Against Me!: 'This Is How I Felt When I Was 19' 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Computerized techniques transformed and distorted acoustic sounds and blended recorded noises with in-the-moment playing by the quartet. Kronos Quartet Plays Laurie Anderson’s ‘Landfall’ at BAM 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Capaldi closes the album with “How I’m Feeling Now,” an acoustic confession of his insecurities. Lewis Capaldi Will Break Your Heart. (But Don’t Take Him Too Seriously.) 2023-05-06T04:00:00Z

“It’s really rare, but it breaks down the scale of the space and improves sight lines and acoustics for the lower levels,” Reddington says. What’s in the box? Demystifying box seats and tips on finding the best seats for the opera and symphony. 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z

The piece ended with another appearance of the acoustic bird-chirping and a gentle chorale hummed by the Metropolis members. Music takes over every inch of the Phillips Collection 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

While awaiting Thornton's arrival, lead guitarist Brad Davis sat on an equipment case in the hallway and picked a fleet acoustic rendition of the Stanley Brothers' bluegrass classic "A Man of Constant Sorrow." Billy Bob Thornton's Boxmasters wind up 'Somewhere Down the Road' 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z

Dulli says an acoustic tour two years ago in which he was occasionally accompanied by Curley planted the seed for a reunion. Afghan Whigs revive combustible chemistry 2012-10-24T03:57:00Z

But all of them have experienced dismissals of their interest in acoustic and folk music. Our Native Daughters bring Black women’s voices to forefront 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z

Driven by conga and bongos, topped with acoustic guitar and solos plucked on the tres, with trumpet cheekily answering the singers, it was sly, romantic, definitively Cuban and not just for local delight. Review: At Globalfest, a World of Cultural Keepsakes With a Dance Beat 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Graham Vick will direct the more than 150 performers including two choirs, live electronic and acoustic music and a string quartet streamed from four helicopters flying overhead. Stockhausen opera premiere set in UK 2012-03-13T19:46:03Z

Broadstairs’ rowdy Folk Week, a dance and music festival held every August, was on during our visit, which manifested itself mainly in acoustic music wafting out of numerous pubs. The Art Crowd Returns to Kent, England 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

She has the acoustic guitar, the grungy clothes and anti-pretty hair. Loretta Maine 2010-08-13T13:01:00Z

So I started trying to work on songs on my acoustic. Q&A: Jonathan Russell from The Head and the Heart 2012-09-13T13:30:20Z

He always looks more comfortable with just the acoustic, as if the change in guitar changes how he sees himself. Eric Clapton to rock KeyArena Saturday 2011-02-24T22:49:50Z

This problem was so pervasive that it had to be something about the staging or acoustics that was tripping them up. When musicals become operas 2016-08-01T04:00:00Z

Converted to the minimal audibility, the whirs, ticks and crackles of invisible beings turn a dark gallery into a kind of cosmic acoustic device. Art Review: ‘Soundings’ Features Art With Audio Elements 2013-08-08T20:41:20Z

I wouldn't mind, but it was just me and an acoustic guitar, so it couldn't have been that loud. The worst gig we ever played: musicians on their on-stage lows 2011-08-04T22:00:01Z

Its new, small, oval-shaped Pierre Boulez hall designed by Gehry and equipped with acoustics by Yasuhisa Toyota is a magical concert space that Barenboim has programmed imaginatively with almost daily concerts. L.A. versus Berlin: Which is king of the classical world? 2017-06-29T04:00:00Z

The album was recorded over 12 days at Harper's studio in Santa Monica, beginning with the songs "Born to Love You" and "City of Dreams," acoustic duets of deep feeling and conviction. Ben Harper and his mom roam the store that was a childhood home 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z

First there's the acoustic, which can undo all the best-laid plans. BBCSO/Robertson 2010-08-27T10:58:00Z

The shows will run five nights each week, with Mr. Springsteen interweaving stories from his life with acoustic performances on guitar and piano. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 66 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2017-09-08T04:00:00Z

His lead work on 12-string acoustic guitar was heard on George Hamilton IV’s 1963 hit “Abilene” — a record that, like “Singing the Blues,” topped the country chart and also reached the pop Top 20. Ray Edenton, ‘A-Team’ Studio Guitarist in Nashville, Dies at 95 2022-09-27T04:00:00Z

The theater, at a nearly 6,900-foot elevation, is a marvel, with good acoustics and stunning views of distant mountains on all sides. In Santa Fe, an Early Look at a New Opera 2010-07-23T19:50:00Z

In “Ariodante,” the acoustic disturbances during the first act were so severe, and the lighting so hapless, that it would be unfair to judge Mr. Jones’s production by its premiere. Aix-en-Provence Festival Presents Mozart and Handel 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

The first thing I ever heard from her was a demo when she was 17 and living in Nashville, just her voice and an acoustic guitar. Music: Kesha Tilts Closer to a Rock Sound With ‘Warrior’ 2012-11-25T00:10:06Z

Nate Chinen of The New York Times described them as "a handsome alloy of dry acoustic timbre and reverberant effect, suggesting a very British convergence of texture-minded electronic music and psychedelic folk." Music Match: If You Like the Moody Blues, Try Alt-J 2013-01-16T20:23:29Z

The speaker sound in the lobby is nowhere near equal to the acoustic experience in the hall. Review: Two Debuts Make for a Week of Philharmonic Firsts 2022-11-18T05:00:00Z

This time, the percussionists’ soft playing was spun into a rampaging swirl that swerved between the speakers and was just as quickly gone, leaving only the quiet live acoustic playing. Reviving the Ghostly Sounds of Maryanne Amacher 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

Fetchingly ramshackle, the wooden hall offers an acoustic that is as comfortable for string quartets as for the festival’s orchestra, and it draws an audience that listens closely. A Road Trip to Sample America’s Many, Many Music Festivals 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z

A few songs leave behind the programmed habitat; an acoustic guitar, of all things, carries the ballad “Someone New.” Albums From Banks, Lee Brice and Matthew Shipp 2014-09-08T04:00:00Z

"The very first show Darius and I did together at Pappy's with an acoustic guitar, we did 'Family Tradition' by Hank Williams Jr., which he's still doing in his solo country set," Bryan said. 25 and counting: Darius Rucker reaches milestone 2010-10-14T17:16:00Z

The songs on “Care” build dreamlike edifices of electronic and acoustic sounds: sometimes anthemic, sometimes danceable. Tom Krell of How to Dress Well, on Caring 2016-09-14T04:00:00Z

Still, the greatest curiosity attached to the voices and how they would fare in the compromised acoustics. Forced Out By Flooding, Houston’s Opera Gets On With the Show 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z

“Through the ’60s, Miles had this great quintet that pushed the idea of acoustic jazz about as far as it could go,” he says. Popcast: Ben Ratliff on Miles Davis and Marty Stuart 2010-09-02T15:44:00Z

In Greek Orthodox rites, Ms. Pentcheva argued, acoustics and chant interact in a way that “is not about sound carrying information, but sound precipitating experience. It is a fully corporeal investment.” How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

“He opens the windows when he rehearses for better acoustics,” Ropac says. | In Salzburg, an Astonishing Contemporary Art Collection in a 17th-Century Austrian Manor 2013-12-03T16:21:49Z

In that environment it’s hard to say whether Brad’s “Halfway” and MwE’s “Mute Bird” — acoustic songs simply staged and feelingly delivered — are actually lovely or merely a relief. Review: In ‘KPOP,’ Korean Pop and Broadway Meet (Too) Cute 2022-11-27T05:00:00Z

Tonna's innovative acoustic debut studio album The Port, which contains collaborations with acclaimed writer Maria Mar, gets its first international release in New Zealand this month. December's best music from across the MAP 2012-12-19T10:00:00Z

The acoustics made all of this easily heard, projecting warmth without muddiness and clarity without an edge. Acoustics at the Barns at Wolf Trap enhance performance of Beethoven trios 2016-10-30T04:00:00Z

Years of testing have produced a new plan for the concert hall’s acoustics — as well as for more basic matters. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

The remake, with a lone acoustic guitar, recasts the song as something between a lullaby and lament, crooned as if it’s a learned memory. U2 Revisits Its Past, in the Name of … What, Exactly? 2023-03-17T04:00:00Z

The sonic details of the track — booming acoustic bass, shimmery autoharp, slouchy drum beat, sparse electric guitar — shroud Mr. Walker in a self-contained haze, which feels about right. Review: Ryley Walker Is Unsettled in a Chicago Way on ‘Golden Sings’ 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Current signings range from schizoid punks Pulled Apart By Horses to acoustic troubadour Liam Finn as well as legendary Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. SXSW 2011: The British labels making it big in Austin 2011-03-19T02:30:28Z

I thought I could play all the songs because I'd played these songs on my acoustic guitar all my life. Capsula's Bowie obsession pays off 2013-10-31T14:12:32Z

With better acoustics, conspiratorial and confessional whispers will be audible. Shakespeare Troupe Starts Building Brooklyn Theater 2011-06-24T23:34:25Z

Wednesday was the back-to-business moment: the real opening night, a culmination of a month’s testing of the space, its acoustics and its house band. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

It's Tapestry's acoustic, folk-tinged setting, its mood of meditation, restraint, even regret that Tobin has aimed for. Christine Tobin weaves a new Tapestry 2010-06-24T22:30:00Z

He used the Disney acoustics to great advantage, with varied placements of singers and instrumentalists. L.A. Phil gets theatrical with Beethoven's Missa Solemnis 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z

With our travel unplugged, a little acoustic wandering can help us hear what the world has to say. Even when you can’t travel, you can still bring the sounds of a far-off city to you. 2020-04-02T04:00:00Z

If I Didn't Comb My Hair features the band's signature laid-back acoustic sounds and a sweet pop melody to create a perfect sunset-on-front-porch kind of song. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

The acoustics, which sometimes allow the raucous conversation from a table of men in suits drinking Barolo to waft over the rest of the place. Amelia Lester; Barchetta, in Chelsea, Searches for Its Sea Legs 2014-07-21T04:00:00Z

For the third encore, the musician returned alone, trading his usual bass for an acoustic guitar to play "Message in a Bottle." Sting strips down his sound, melts crowd 2011-12-06T19:36:03Z

Mr. Walker grew up in Rockford, Ill., playing punk, jazz and noise-rock before he turned toward the more obsessive traditions and dialects fixed to the acoustic guitar. Review: Ryley Walker Is Unsettled in a Chicago Way on ‘Golden Sings’ 2016-08-17T04:00:00Z

Their work, at the site and at a concrete replica in Washington, indicates that Stonehenge had the sort of acoustics desirable in a lecture hall. Stonehenge enjoys a moment in the sun at summer solstice 2012-06-21T09:04:49Z

One of the primary goals was of course good acoustics. An Immersive Sound Installation at MoMA Introduces the Studio 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

“Right,” said the producer, strumming an acoustic guitar and staring into the middle distance. Ashlee Simpson’s New Reality 2018-07-10T04:00:00Z

About an early record by the band Steeleye Span, he observes the way acoustic and amplified instruments “rub up against each other like a shedload of rusted, notched and pitted farm implements.” Books of The Times: Primordial Soup, a Musical Brew 2011-05-12T22:00:06Z

This track is authentic and unpretentious, blending acoustic instruments with electronic sounds, catchy hooks with improvisation and diverse musical sections, and jazz chords with polyrhythmic raps that express personal stories in hip-hop vernacular. Five Minutes That Will Make You Love 21st-Century Jazz 2023-02-01T05:00:00Z

The new space will bring both aesthetic and acoustic improvements, with wavy beech wood walls and vineyard-style seats that wrap around the stage. The Philharmonic Plans Its Return to Geffen Hall, With Fanfare 2022-03-21T04:00:00Z

Survey the month’s sprawl and you might be tempted to find an aesthetic through-line, which of course comes down to Mr. Corea himself, instantly recognizable, whether on acoustic piano, Fender Rhodes piano or Moog synthesizer. Critic?s Notebook: Chick Corea, Jazz Chameleon, in All His Colors 2011-10-31T22:28:02Z

But he said they botched some Bach, and the result was the opening of "Blackbird," which he played alone on acoustic guitar. Paul McCartney thrills L.A. crowd with hits, tales 2010-04-01T00:20:00Z

In this exclusive acoustic session filmed last week in Platt Fields Park, Badly Drawn Boy – a patron of the charity – performs his elegiac 2009 track, Is There Nothing We Could Do? New music exclusive: Badly Drawn Boy ? Is There Nothing We Could Do? 2011-04-04T10:54:27Z

Shortly after graduating from high school, Hunt plunked down $200 at a pawnshop for an Epiphone acoustic guitar that he could take with him to college. Another country: Sam Hunt maps out Nashville’s bold new future

Throughout, the score shifts among electronic and acoustic sounds, just as the production moves between — and occasionally collides — live performance, prerecorded scenes and motion-capture technology. Review: ‘Upload’ Asks Old Questions With New Technology 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

Bosco Mann’s production treats the horns, backing vocals, and acoustic rock instruments like a small orchestra, fiddling with every tone so that each stands out behind Jones’ powerful voice. Sharon Jones Returns from Cancer Treatment with Triumphant New Album 2014-01-15T16:56:19Z

It relies on acoustic guitars instead of the usual percussive beats, and Lorde’s deep registered vocals are almost unrecognizably higher and placed more centrally in the mix. Review | Lorde returns with ‘Solar Power,’ but it’s mostly just wind 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

The chorus, whose expert contributions came across best in the challenging acoustic, appeared to be synchronised undertakers in black suits with top hats pulled down low. Dido and Aeneas; English Music festival – review 2013-06-01T23:07:11Z

“I know his sensibility, so I thought it would have to be somewhere between Philip Glass and the Smiths, but on acoustic piano and five seconds long,” Ziporyn said. Caveh Zahedi Has So Many Stories to Tell 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

The Old Town East will match the exacting acoustic standards set by its big sister across the street, right down to the rubber shock absorbers used to minimize rattling by water pipes and heating ducts. Old Town School set to open new concert venue, classroom space 2011-12-16T18:18:00Z

A number of artists mix a variety of musical traditions — like Téménik Electric, which crosses electronica with acoustic music traditions from North Africa. What's on This Week Around the World 2015-05-29T04:00:00Z

Given the emphasis on paring down, it feels all the more perverse that this album ends with Mr. Drew on an acoustic guitar, warbling an ode called “Me and My Hand.” Critics? Choice: New CDs by the New Pornographers and the Hold Steady 2010-05-02T20:55:00Z

We will complain, however, about the voice-over narration at the beginning, accompanied by self-pitying acoustic guitar, and also about a story that slides too easily from the predictable to the preposterous. | 'The Art of Getting By': Allergic to Homework and Possibly Smitten 2011-06-16T23:10:19Z

Here, renourished and greeted by warm acoustics and, for the first time, a sizable and enthusiastic audience, Mr. Dwyer seemed to regain energy in thoroughly committed and eloquent performances. ‘A Suite Ride Through NYC,’ Featuring Paul Dwyer 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

It's telling that the most striking track of 2011 for R&B audiences is a simple acoustic ballad. Real R&B fans aren't waiting for the Weeknd 2011-03-29T08:50:31Z

And that has paid dividends: The Cleveland Orchestra's performance of a program of Beethoven and Smetana drew raves for the acoustics in a review from the music critic of The Cleveland Plain Dealer. Smith Center aims to put Las Vegas on culture map 2012-07-08T01:06:04Z

Less pricey, but with good food and acoustics to match:Iron Gate in Dupont Circle, Plume in the Jefferson hotel and the venerable Prime Rib on K Street NW. Brunch haters want to know: Where can we get a real lunch on the weekends? 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z

In one corner we have Thurston Moore, Sonic Youth guitarist and, recently, writer of interesting acoustic guitar songs. This week's new live music 2013-01-26T06:00:08Z

Daniel also performs acoustic versions of “Rent I Pay” and “Rainy Taxi,” two new songs from their upcoming album “They Want My Soul.” Listen to Spoon perform acoustic versions of two new songs 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

The arrangement enlivens the acoustics, though the hall’s sound is not as dull as detractors maintain. Critic’s Notebook: Mostly Mozart Opens With Louis Langrée and Lawrence Brownlee 2012-08-01T21:47:28Z

In a similar vein, the encore began with an acoustic “Us Against the World,” played from a perch in the crowd, with Mr. Martin exuding his approachable hospitality. Music Review: Coldplay at the Barclays Center on Sunday 2012-12-31T21:44:58Z

Back then, being a solo artist didn't mean you were strapped into a genre that means 'acoustic guitar troubadour'. David Ford: not just a singer-songwriter 2010-06-24T21:14:00Z

The opera takes place on a long white bench on the lip of the stage, with a crenulated wall behind, which happens to serve as an excellent acoustic shell. L.A. Opera goes cutting edge in double bill of Purcell, Bartók 2014-10-27T04:00:00Z

Companies are introducing sleek, sculptural designs that dampen sound and improve acoustics. Trends in Design and Home Furnishings 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z

Harlem Renaissance eminence Alain Locke described the acoustic aspect of a Robinson performance as “an almost symphonic composition of sounds.” ‘The Mayor of Harlem’ celebrates Bill Robinson as dance superstar, as well as social activist 2021-05-19T04:00:00Z

The doughnuts will be replaced by curved sound reflectors — magenta, to match the vivid carpet of the North Foyer — above the stage for acoustic concerts. The Sydney Opera House Goes Quiet. Finally. 2020-03-06T05:00:00Z

And hearing amplified spoken words in a program intended to showcase the acoustics of a new concert hall was a little jarring. Music Review: Montreal Symphony at La Maison Symphonique - Review 2011-09-08T22:00:33Z

She plays piano and accordion and is backed by an acoustic band featuring flute, whistles, guitar and percussion, with contributions from the Nashville fiddler Stuart Duncan. Emily Smith: Traiveller's Joy ? review 2011-01-20T22:31:01Z

He started as a folky, singing acoustic protest songs that spoke to a generation. Critics and musicians take on 50 years of Dylan, album by album 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z

A few years ago, Johnson relocated to Colorado for two years, then found a home in Portland, Ore. "I bought an acoustic guitar while in Colorado," he says. Wooden Shjips sail psychedelic oceans 2013-10-24T14:05:45Z

She started this show with same song, backed by her brother on acoustic guitar and Reuben Taylor on accordion, and later piano. Marry Waterson and Oliver?Knight - review 2011-03-13T14:40:47Z

A new generation of guys with acoustic guitars in their hands is now thriving in the indie world. Italian music now: from Turin to Sicily 2012-07-10T15:48:29Z

The theater's acoustics were crippled by the remodeling of the hall and the filling of a gigantic hollow resonator under the orchestra pit with concrete. Russia's Bolshoi reopens after reconstruction 2011-10-28T16:16:12Z

In my memory, Monique was an average if moody teenager given to holing up in her bedroom to strum an acoustic guitar. Annabelle Gurwitch on family — the one you're born with, and the one on your book cover 2017-04-12T04:00:00Z

When the band returned for an encore, it was with acoustic guitars, a banjo, and a dobro, a steel-bodied instrument associated with Delta blues. Wilco’s Music for Adulthood 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

He first became interested in acoustics on frequent visits to the Warner Brothers studios, across the street from his junior high school. Cyril Harris Dies at 93; Fine-Tuned Concert Halls 2011-01-09T02:20:26Z

Nearly every song includes hushed acoustic guitar textures, or swelling string crescendos that revel in high drama. Kehlani’s Journey of Healing 2022-04-28T04:00:00Z

Sister Nancy Wilson, who danced around the stage and frequently tossed her hair, was equally commanding on acoustic and electric guitars and occasionally on mandolin. Heart at the Puyallup Fair: forever young 2012-09-11T17:26:19Z

He brought out the Warren brothers, Brad and Brett, part of the Dancehall Doctors and accomplished songwriters in their own right, to back him on acoustic guitars. Tim McGraw lifts KeyArena crowd with voice, songwriting, showmanship 2010-05-22T16:55:00Z

Life Is Indefinable is dedicated to his newborn son and has a beautiful acoustic warmth and much tenderness. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

The group opens its sixth full-length release with a disarming 12-string acoustic melody before swelling into a crushing storm. Mastodon explores the heavy side of life in 'Once More Around the Sun' 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

The 90-minute walk, which starts at 8, will incorporate poetry reading, live acoustic music by Usdan campers and improvised choreography with the lamps in a collective tribute to sustainability. 7 Things to Do With Your Kids in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

Before they lit up the crowd, our friends Kev and Brent played short, respective acoustic sets of their own music. Engagement season panic sets in: Before you plan a big expensive traditional wedding, read this 2016-01-02T05:00:00Z

The concerts will also include a stripped-down acoustic set with his band, a solo segment and then a fully electrified rock set. John Mellencamp takes history tour for new album 2010-05-26T06:22:00Z

Still, her contribution is entirely acoustic — unlike many of her solo sets. Composers Give New Shape to Ornette Coleman’s Jazz 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

The binary fire-engine siren of the violin’s opening line grew multiple dimensions as the distortion created the illusion of spatial and acoustic depth. Critic’s Notebook: Monica Germino Melds Violin and Electronics 2013-06-16T21:51:17Z

An acoustic guitar enters, which makes logical sense, and then the music becomes a hard, jagged jam, which doesn’t, underpinned by another minimalist repetition. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-14T23:38:13Z

Philharmonic plays there, amid superb acoustics, in the fall and winter. Timothy Potts' 5 Favorite Places To See Art In The Greater Los Angeles Area 2013-09-05T13:00:00Z

Similarly the scherzo and the animated finale, with its hints of folk tunes and dances, were at once enticing and exasperating in this acoustic. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z

Among the guitars is a Martin D-28 acoustic on which Cash wrote the first four lines of his early hit "I Walk the Line" and signed his name. Johnny Cash memorabilia up for auction in L.A. 2010-10-26T02:26:00Z

And I think the intimacy of the venue is going to really affect it, to make it quite a bit different from the acoustic tours. The Boss on Broadway: Bruce Springsteen on His ‘First Real Job’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

The acoustics were perfect here, as the lake, said to be the most beautiful around Feldberg, is also one of the most slender, measuring no wider than 330 yards. Overnighter: North of Berlin, a Quiet Land of Lakes 2013-05-23T22:59:37Z

Horrid ones include mediocre guys playing acoustic guitars, wearing waistcoats over T-shirts, butchering every song released in the last three decades. The best covers turn a song on its head: a whole new slice of life, right there | Hannah Jane Parkinson 2021-01-22T05:00:00Z

I would have liked to have got Bruce Springsteen over for an acoustic set but I'm very pleased with what we have. Meltdown maestro 2011-06-07T07:32:30Z

He started with the meditative acoustic guitar picking of “Tindo Quando” but soon brought in his entire band for grooves that weren’t only from his home. Music Review: Baaba Maal at Fillmore New York 2010-05-02T22:11:00Z

The chorus and orchestra, numbering about 20 each, were excellent, and they registered with just enough impact in the clear acoustics of the 1,842-seat hall of the KKL. ArtsBeat: When Expectations Mix With Reality 2011-04-16T11:50:33Z

From the opening rumbling in the basses, effectively projected in the sensitive Disney Hall acoustics, the score's suspense never let up. Pablo Heras-Casado leads the L.A. Philharmonic through a riveting performance of Ravel and Stravinsky 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

On the other hand, the album's B-side featured a last outing for the kind of acoustic instruments that would subsequently become verboten in Kraftwerk's world. Kraftwerk – review 2013-02-07T00:49:03Z

“Sticking to their guns of it being acoustic music, making it something that is an outlier in the culture, is what will actually be the right thing to do,” he said. Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

For one thing, the often-distorted keyboards of Mr. Mitchell and Mr. Taborn — both also play acoustic piano on the album — handle much of the heavy riffing. Dan Weiss’s Starebaby Mines the Loud Ground Where Jazz and Metal Meet 2018-03-29T04:00:00Z

No electric music truck was needed; slathered in paint and mud like almost everyone else, I was entranced for hours by the acoustic rhythms of drums, cowbells, tambourines, horns and maracas. On Dominica, a Carnival Celebration as It Was Meant to Be 2015-10-09T04:00:00Z

Just know going in: When it comes to acoustics, Kaliwa is no library. Review | Can a restaurant that showcases three Asian cuisines do them all well? 2018-07-06T04:00:00Z

“We sat next to each other in the studio, just playing at an acoustic level,” explained Cohen. Heading to Jazz Port Townsend? Be sure to catch top-tier clarinetist Anat Cohen 2019-07-16T04:00:00Z

This 1920s motion picture house reopened as a listening room for acoustic music and art house movie. Try a 120-square-foot home on for size at the tiny-house hotel in Portland, Ore. 2015-10-26T04:00:00Z

During the break, I wondered if the clean, bright acoustics of the Philharmonic’s new hall were partly to blame for the orchestra’s showing in the Shostakovich. Review: When the Philharmonic Applauds the Soloist 2023-05-05T04:00:00Z

Even on his delicate acoustic reading of “America” and his duet with the songwriter on “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” Sting didn’t showboat. Paul Simon and Sting at the United Center 2014-02-26T06:48:00Z

A prime example: the nostalgic, bittersweet ballad "High School," premiering here in its acoustic version on TIME. Country Star Kelsea Ballerini Takes the Reins on Sophomore Album 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

Initially, they played acoustic guitar and keyboards, but soon their instrumentation took in the toy instruments and a child's mouth organ. The Candle Thieves reinvent the rock tour in your garden 2010-03-18T23:20:00Z

The acoustics of the vast space at times heightened the drama of the music, as in the uplifting performance of Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” an appropriate work to open a Memorial Day event. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Visits Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2010-06-01T23:41:00Z

Yesterday's new artist used the lightly embellished acoustic medium to convey his anxiety at the vagaries of love and life. New band of the day ? No 761: Nightbus 2010-04-07T16:03:00Z

This technique, which he carried over to the acoustic guitar, became a hallmark, exemplified by his much imitated performances of “Black Mountain Rag.” Doc Watson, Folk Musician, Dies at 89 2012-05-30T00:33:31Z

Whatever acoustic obstacles the room presented, Noseda and Co. surmounted with bright, muscular sound that as deftly retained Coleridge-Taylor’s elegant delicacy as it released Haydn’s explosive tensions. Review | Noseda and the National Symphony Orchestra return with full hearts — and rows of empty seats 2021-05-29T04:00:00Z

It’s a gorgeous, lofty waltz, with synthesizers billowing around acoustic guitars and vocal harmonies, as Wasner sings an enigmatic reverie about “losing the old for the new, like so much desire.” Beyoncé’s Surprise Juneteenth Anthem, and 12 More New Songs 2020-06-26T04:00:00Z

In concert, though, it sounded like acoustic drum-karaoke over digital dance tracks. Concert review: SBTRKT at Neptune Theatre 10/26 2011-10-27T19:33:38Z

Now he has moved on to reinterpret Japanese styles, using very much the same technique, matching traditional acoustic instruments against his bass, beats keyboards and programming, and doing so with remarkable delicacy. Jah Wobble & The Nippon Dub Ensemble: Japanese Dub | CD review 2010-04-01T22:50:00Z

The resulting acoustics, while not a miraculous improvement, are certainly more vibrant. Mostly Mozart, Mostly Improved 2013-07-26T20:05:06Z

Springsteen provided musical entertainment, tucking his black tie into his white shirt to perform two songs with his acoustic guitar. Obama hangs with Spielberg, Springsteen at benefit 2014-05-08T13:11:45Z

The sound is moderated by 10,000 digitally milled acoustic wall panels of varying depths and textures. The Elbphilharmonie, Like a Fabergé Egg With a Wondrous Secret Inside 2017-01-10T05:00:00Z

Of course they need to fix the acoustics. So You Have $500 Million? Here’s a Shopping List for the Philharmonic’s Hall. 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

I'm not even much of a fan of Florence and the Machine, whose acoustic set is on the playlist. Going out by staying in: where to watch the arts online 2010-07-25T20:31:00Z

The songs stay slow and stately, relying on acoustic guitars and keyboards; when more fullness is needed, a string quartet or a full string section arrives. Aimee Mann Traces Elegant Despair on ‘Mental Illness’ 2017-03-29T04:00:00Z

It was City Opera, for example, that pushed for a renovation of the theater after complaining for years about the hall’s acoustics. With City Opera Leaving, Koch Theater Has a ?Vacancy? Sign 2011-07-12T12:00:00Z

He also composed a compact but vital group of orchestral pieces and an enduring series of works for synthesizer, often in combination with voices or acoustic instruments. Milton Babbitt, Composer, Dies at 94 2011-01-30T03:00:14Z

Bruckner’s Third, performed here in the 1959 Nowak edition, was more suited to the cathedral’s acoustics than other works I have heard at these Memorial Day concerts. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Memorial Day Concert 2013-05-28T20:23:42Z

In places, like on “Ghost,” those impulses are at least leavened with acoustic guitar, and the shift in his singing is notable — he goes from accent piece to main character. Justin Bieber, Still Seeking a Sound 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

Those delicate harmonies were at their richest when, after praising the Moore’s acoustics, the trio unplugged for an arresting, unamplified run through porchswinging oldie “Cannonball” — the most memorable moment of the night. Brandi Carlile, in high spirits, delights hometown crowd at Seattle’s Moore Theatre 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

It was impossible not to notice, during this piece, the idiosyncrasies of the Recital Hall's acoustics, which were also quite obvious during the blockbuster performance of the Mendelssohn Octet last Friday night. Review: Chamber-fest concert nourished body, mind and soul 2010-07-15T20:56:00Z

A double-height library, with a curtain wall and bright orange acoustic baffles, anchors the street. Chicago Finds a Way to Improve Public Housing: Libraries 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z

Ed Sheeran, fresh from a No 3 single, was also on surprisingly early, but the likable acoustic troubadour proved immensely popular. Latitude festival - review 2011-07-17T15:36:16Z

Here he and Grace talk about the way his musical abilities have both aided and benefitted from his recovery accompanied by an acoustic version of his song Low expectations. AUDIO: Edwyn Collins on life after a stroke 2013-12-02T14:22:48Z

The Jersey ancestry was obvious when he played “Bullet,” a song from his previous band Steel Train, as an encore on acoustic guitar, breaking a string in his efforts. Jack Antonoff Tweaks His Jersey Roots in Bleachers 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z

Springsteen followed with an austere acoustic set — just the man, his guitar and his gravitas. For the troops on Veterans Day, rough-edged reverence on the Mall

I invoke them because the hall’s sound system or acoustics are so atrocious that they have the capability of transforming merrily expectant theatergoers into embittered Scrooges. Matilda, can you hear me? 2015-12-20T05:00:00Z

Geffen Hall’s $550 million renovation will bring both aesthetic and acoustic improvements, with wavy beech wood walls and seats that wrap around the stage. Theater at Geffen Hall to Be Named for Two Key Donors 2022-08-03T04:00:00Z

"You have pointed out my flaws again/As if I don't already see them," she sings, over a bluegrass-influenced acoustic track unlike anything else she's yet recorded. Taylor Swift is angry, darn it 2010-10-23T00:16:00Z

She fared better, showing off longer phrases and bigger buildups, in the more or less acoustic ballads, like “Stars,” that also provide variety on the album. Review: Alessia Cara, Voice for Outsiders, Becomes an Insider 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

Johnson plays his acoustic guitar with a bottleneck slide—or maybe a penknife—and moans a great deal. Some of Us Are Haunted by Washington Phillips 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Phil, and the first public words spoken on the stage were Mehta's opening-night remark to the audience, "We like the acoustics," Corporate Magic appears to have little use for either the orchestra or the acoustics. Music Center's 50th-anniversary gala amps up energy to a fault 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z

And after a few years on the international jazz-festival circuit — both as a member of Irreversible Entanglements, an acoustic quintet and as a solo artist — she has some notes. Cardi B’s All-Star Team-Up, and 9 More New Songs 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z

Playing as much piano as he does acoustic guitar, notably on “Cinnamon Girl,” Mr. Young radiates self-containment. Playlist: New Albums: Neil Young, Thelonious Monk and Shelby Lynne 2013-12-06T21:53:11Z

When banjo and bansuri share a melody in unison, the eerie timbre is an acoustic discovery. Foo Fighters Begin a New Chapter, and 8 More New Songs 2023-04-21T04:00:00Z

The room, open to the terminal, was inviting to the eye, but the acoustics promised little, even before Con Edison went to work right outside, with loud mechanical beeping accompanying the movements of heavy equipment. ‘A Suite Ride Through NYC,’ Featuring Paul Dwyer 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

She performed it on acoustic guitar, eventually joining two of her bandmates, also playing guitar, for a maudlin, Eagles-like effect that punctured the sharp vulnerability with which she opened. Review: Lady Gaga, the Flashy Provocateur, Battles Lady Gaga, the Raw Voice 2017-08-06T04:00:00Z

It’s a short, soft plea that’s soon washed away by the Cuban acoustics and strung out recording, but it’s a startling moment. Otherwise, The Strokes Wipe the Slate Clean on Comedown Machine 2013-03-26T11:00:30Z

Wagner's last opera is an atmospheric fit for the huge acoustic of the Royal Albert Hall. Sakari Oramo's First Night at the Proms 2013-07-10T17:59:00Z

On Wednesday, in its orchestra-concert configuration, the acoustics were enveloping in the best sense. In Paris, a Music Hall Built for Unity Offers a Stirring First Act 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z

The sparse acoustic guitar at the beginning is deceptive; soon she’s in a polytonal tangle of horns, guitars and cross-rhythms, living up to her admonishment: “Bite off as much as you can chew.” Drake Surprises With a Kim Kardashian Sample, and 11 More New Songs 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z

These familiar sounds from acoustic instruments emerge from unexpected spaces in the room, turning into “spatial gestures that go with the musical gestures.” At Seattle Symphony’s new Octave 9, a 24-hour music marathon promises Cloud 9 for new music lovers 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

It's gentle and mostly acoustic and very beautiful, yet its length and musical density are beyond challenging, almost hostile. Joanna Newsom ? easy to appreciate, hard to enjoy 2010-07-29T20:33:00Z

Then, with some reluctance, she accepted her first acoustic commission — “Elemental II,” for the musician Kasper T. Toeplitz — and began collaborating more regularly with performers, including on a release with the laptop quartet the Lappetites. For a Composer at 90, There’s Nothing but Time 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

Lucier is a composer who toys with slight impurities in acoustic space. Charles Curtis plays Alvin Lucier and Eliane Radique 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z

The orchestra will begin playing in the space in August as part of an acoustic tuning process that is expected to last several weeks. Geffen Hall’s $550 Million Makeover Is Fully Funded 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

“The tighter spatial configuration allows opportunities to control the atmosphere and acoustic of the performance,” the architect says. New Arena Will Deliver the Ultimate Concert Experience 2013-10-22T19:07:45Z

In addition to the art museum, the building contains a sprawling public library and a center for music and acoustic research. Pompidou Center, Aging Symbol of the Future, to Close for Renovations 2021-01-25T05:00:00Z

“Mr. Tambourine Man,” a song of unrelenting insomnia and urban bleakness whose precise meaning has remained a puzzle for decades, was on the acoustic side of the album. Bruce Langhorne, guitarist who inspired Bob Dylan to write ‘Mr. Tambourine Man,’ dies at 78 2017-04-20T04:00:00Z

I prefer to think of it as something else: the literary equivalent of an acoustic recording, a welcome, belated, stripped-down addition to his oeuvre. Books of The Times: Wallowing in Grief Over Maman 2010-10-14T20:53:00Z

The piece is narrated by Cooper who shares anecdotes from his life on tour, along with acoustic recordings of “I’m Eighteen,” “School’s Out” and “Poison.” Alice Cooper talks tap dancing, snakes onstage and his diary 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

For “Abbey Sings Abbey” Ms. Lincoln revisited her own songbook exclusively, performing in an acoustic roots-music setting that emphasized her affinities with singer-songwriters like Mr. Dylan. Abbey Lincoln, Jazz Singer and Writer, Dies at 80 2010-08-14T19:25:00Z

His knack for melody and gorgeous harmonies coupled with his amazing sense of rhythm and virtuosity on acoustic guitar should make him a household name, no matter what language he's speaking. New band of the day (Ásgeir 1,553) 2013-07-15T15:17:37Z

The pop singer/songwriter has launched a competition seeking the first official video to accompany the song -- either the original or the acoustic version released last year. 2010-02-15T13:34:00Z

He seemingly played a different one — from acoustic to a variety of electric models — during each of the set’s 20-plus songs. The Tallest Man on Earth brings added depth to new songs at Lincoln Theatre 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

The goal is to find places that don’t usually hold concerts and that have acoustics suited for a live performance and making a recording. ?Artists Den? on PBS Showcases the Setting, Too 2010-07-04T21:07:00Z

Held in the Rubin’s concert space, specially designed for acoustic music, the show is one of a three-part series featuring artists with new releases on the ECM label. Weekend Miser: A Cicada Celebration at the Staten Island Museum 2013-06-13T19:08:25Z

His previous albums featured Gonzalez on electric and acoustic guitars and not much else. Jose Gonzalez rocks his mellow way in 'Vestiges & Claws' 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z

Some of those gigs have been with M&S and Laura Marling, as well as the newly acoustic Bombay Bicycle Club. New band of the day ? No 844: Melodica, Melody + Me 2010-08-10T16:30:00Z

With a choir of 24 singers and an orchestra of around 30, the result suited the Barbican's well-upholstered and not especially resonant acoustic. St John Passion – review 2013-03-31T17:31:01Z

City Opera has periodically announced efforts to leave Lincoln Center over the past three decades, citing concerns over the theater’s acoustics. City Opera Departure Brings Questions 2011-05-23T22:17:06Z

Agitated, aggressive and amplified, the performance contrasted with Costello's acoustic solo appearance last December at the same venue, during which he focused on exploring various genres. Elvis Costello's wheel of fortunate songs makes for thrilling show 2011-05-16T13:47:00Z

In general, though, the words were hard to decipher in the cathedral acoustic, but the sound, from the festival chorus and the Philharmonia under Adrian Partington, was appropriately rich and affirmative. An English Requiem 2010-08-11T21:00:00Z

Each one’s distinctive acoustics complemented the ensemble’s style. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

Armed with just an acoustic guitar, Kiesza delivered a surprisingly emotional and uncharacteristically stripped-down performance of Nirvana’s 1993 classic “Heart-Shaped Box.” Watch Electro-Pop Singer Kiesza Perform an Acoustic Cover of Nirvana's "Heart-Shaped Box" 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

"I was using a small condenser microphone that was supposed to be used on acoustic guitar," she says. The Internet buys Teena Marie's gear 2012-11-15T13:24:21Z

This motion picture, in which an unusually coiffed performer, accompanying himself on acoustic guitar, sings some Jacques Brel songs, purports to be a story about David Bowie. ‘Stardust’ Review: A Week With David Bowie, Unaccompanied by His Music 2020-11-26T05:00:00Z

Ideally, an orchestra is supposed to play a great symphony in the vibrant natural acoustics of a concert hall — not in the open expanse of a park. The Philharmonic and Met Opera Go Outdoors, in Good Weather and Bad 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z

This month, the singer is following through on that demand with an acoustic tour of cozy venues, including this Tuesday night show. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

Thanks to her rich, earthy voice and the fact that she’s rarely seen without an acoustic guitar in hand, Ms. Foster is often presented as a blues singer. 12 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

He's got to get used to a big audience, big acoustics, cameras all over the place, lighting. Flying the flag 2010-05-28T07:43:00Z

The latter song is built on little more than Cohen’s voice and an acoustic guitar, and each musical touch is carefully considered and absolutely appropriate as the arrangements subtly shuffle genres. Album review: Leonard Cohen, 'Old Ideas' 2012-01-24T20:31:00Z

Martin acoustic guitar he bought when he was 14. Restrictions on instruments strikes sour note 2014-06-14T04:00:00Z

This April, during a performance in Nashville, Adams, who had discussed his annoyance at being confused with the singer Bryan Adams, performed an elegant acoustic cover of that singer’s 1984 megahit “Summer of ‘69.” Haters Gonna Hate: Listening to Ryan Adams's "1989" 2015-09-22T04:00:00Z

Dylan had spent April and May 1965 in England, for what would be his last fully acoustic tour. The sadism, compassion and sheer liberated joy of “Like a Rolling Stone” 2017-06-17T04:00:00Z

It includes “On Lamp,” an undulating, not-quite-ambient piece that threads a wandering, slow-motion melody through a stereo dialogue of acoustic guitars and subdued tom-tom syncopations, like a glimpse of a distant caravan. A Lost (and Found) John Coltrane Recording, and 9 More New Songs 2023-06-02T04:00:00Z

The design conceit is pervasive: from the earsplitting Gare de Lyon acoustics right down to red business cards punched like train tickets. A luxurious trip through RN74's French cuisine 2011-09-23T00:40:35Z

They also like the sound of those banjos and acoustic guitars, but they’re not purist anymore. The Year in Pop: Viral Stardom and Martial Dance Music 2012-12-28T17:07:10Z

They began “Cover Me Up” as an acoustic duo, returning to that format on “Flagship,” a more desperate vow of constancy. Review: Jason Isbell, Slowing Down to Feel the Americana 2016-02-26T05:00:00Z

Helena Deland sings in a hushed, humble voice over acoustic guitar picking and rumbling noise undercurrents. Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran Up the Ante, and 13 More New Songs 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z

It’s a big, square room with an enormously high domed ceiling, but the acoustics are fine and, for the most part, so are the sight-lines. Kennedy Center Chamber Players master a challenging program 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z

The dominant sound is not the acoustic guitar, but the throb of synthesised kick drum that propels most of it gently towards the dancefloor. James Yuill: Movement in a Storm 2010-06-24T23:30:00Z

It’s hard to imagine any deity resisting a plea sung as gorgeously as the Tallis Scholars’ rendition of the Kyrie, their voices swelling with soulful precision in the church’s resonant acoustics. Music Review: The Tallis Scholars Sing Comp?re and Mouton 2010-03-29T21:18:00Z

Both quibbles are partially attributable to the piano’s overly bright voicing, as well as the less-than-piano-friendly acoustics of the Terrace Theatre. James Tocco impresses with rare performance of 1849 Liszt piano suite 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

Mr. Mayer and Mr. Kitt recalled that the band questioned whether an acoustic guitar was the best way to start the song “She’s a Rebel,” which celebrates the vivacity of the character Whatsername. How Green Day?s ?American Idiot? Made Broadway 2010-04-01T22:09:00Z

Whether acoustic or electronic in nature, Mr. Young’s compositions often employ unconventional “just intonation” tunings and extended durations. Listen to Three Hours of Music, From a Single Note 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

Tulipa hadn't made life easy for herself – this, her UK debut, was without her full band, backing was provided only by the acoustic guitar of her brother Gustavo Ruiz. Tulipa ? review 2011-04-01T21:30:01Z

Next week she’ll perform an acoustic set at Rough Trade NYC, which may be a more ideal setting for this talented singer and rapper. Pop, Rock & Cabaret Listings for Feb. 13-19 2015-02-13T05:00:00Z

Into Now” takes a similarly democratic approach and expands on it, juggling rockers with textured acoustic pieces. New R..E.M. album an echo of past glories 2011-03-07T22:46:59Z

On the other hand, the cavernous Winter Garden at Brookfield, with its treacherous acoustics, poses a problem for a show already burdened by haphazard storytelling. Review: ‘Harbored’ Spins Immigrants’ Tales, With Liberty in View 2017-06-23T04:00:00Z

The acoustic waltz "No Wicked Grin" is sweet without being sentimental. Review: Hiatt sings of Funyuns, more on new album 2012-09-24T16:44:33Z

Ravel’s “Gaspard de la Nuit” brought forth a more finely graded palette in Mr. Tao’s playing, although, in these acoustics at least, it lacked the Impressionistic softness idiomatic to French music. Music Review: Conrad Tao, at Le Poisson Rouge 2013-05-24T20:02:33Z

On Dec. 20 at 8:30 p.m., rather than an acoustic or hollow-body guitar, Mr. Lage will use a Telecaster, which gives more grit and bite — but no less grace — to his sound. 10 Things to Do Now in NYC 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

The clarity of the acoustics was a boon to the precise playing. Music Review: A Voyage of Discovery As a New Hall Sets Sail 2011-01-27T20:55:02Z

There were also more acoustic strings, whether guitars or cellos or banjos or Wu Man’s lute-like pipa, on which she played traditional Chinese music like a fingerpicking bluegrass shredder. Big Ears Festival Stars the Avant-Garde 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z

The acoustics of the hall, long derided by musicians and critics, have been a priority. Geffen Hall’s $550 Million Makeover Is Fully Funded 2022-03-09T05:00:00Z

“Over the years I’ve been building a collection of instruments and I think it’s just a natural progression of blending that acoustic, unplugged upbringing I had with this new equipment and sound I’m playing with.” How SInger-Songwriter Dan Croll Is Shaping the ‘New’ Liverpool Sound 2013-04-10T17:00:12Z

"Storytone" is an unusual two-CD set that features the same songs performed two ways: in stripped-down, largely acoustic arrangements on one CD; then on the other with accompaniment by a 92-piece orchestra. 'Special Deluxe' memoir recalls Neil Young's rides to stardom 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

Despite extending the curfew, organisers still had to cut the sound – prompting a pitiable acoustic attempt at Paradise City. Axl blasts Reading 2010-08-31T09:23:00Z

We grabbed that rhythm, but we were incorporating acoustic instrumentation. Calle 13 on hip-hop swag, Puerto Rico's status and Julian Assange 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

His terse but thoughtful songs sound close-knit, casual and real time, and the lead guitar — sometimes doubled by a harmonica, à la Nelson — is modest and acoustic, not electric. Olivia Rodrigo’s Gutsy Catharsis, and 12 More New Songs 2023-06-30T04:00:00Z

The music arrives in dusty, amorphous gusts of sound — sometimes revealing a strummed acoustic guitar, sometimes swelling with tremolo strings, sometimes surrounding Monkman with high, delayed vocals — that make every perception sound fragile and precious. U.S. Girls’ Luxuriously Absurd Disco, and 9 More New Songs 2023-02-24T05:00:00Z

This set focuses on Fleming’s imperial phase, which lasted from the mid-90s to the late aughts, and wraps her singing in the faintly present resonance of the opera house’s acoustics. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-01-26T05:00:00Z

So here, on songs heavy with acoustic guitar and piano, he’s reframing himself as a naturalistic R&B singer. Justin Bieber’s So-Watched Life 2013-12-20T20:45:07Z

Slower, more melodic songs like "Bartles & James" and "Evening Kitchen" find the band relying less on electric guitars and shifting to pianos and acoustic instruments. Band of Horses breaks away on "Infinite Arms" 2010-05-27T21:55:00Z

If the neoclassicists are like the folk revivalists who collected old acoustic 78s, he is Dylan at the Newport Folk Festival in 1965. The New York Slice that Slices Through Tradition, at Mama’s Too 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z

His most reliable vehicle, though, has been the acoustic trio. Music Review: A Musical Home With Three Sides 2010-10-01T23:02:00Z

Invisible acoustics Sometimes you don’t want to call attention to a ceiling, but acoustic requirements demand the addition of sound-deadening materials, such as in a home theater. 5 Knockout Strategies for Ceiling Treatments 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

It ended up being more of a jazz-infused vibe as opposed to just me and an acoustic guitar. For his latest tour, CeeLo Green is riding his train of love home 2016-02-25T05:00:00Z

The style of production may change throughout the record but Sheeran and his acoustic guitar remain very much at the centre of the album's sound. Ed Sheeran: 'Elton's not my manager' 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

There's a fighting chance your little ones will not want to listen to an hour of some bearded American with an acoustic guitar singing about death. Can you enjoy a music festival with your kids? 2011-07-18T14:47:59Z

But I would write acoustic things, I would write electric things, and so would Steve Marriott, the better singer of all of us. Q&A with Peter Frampton: His new instrumental album, getting invited to join the Who, and why he wants to get out on the road again 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

The spare bedroom, previously a walk-in closet, still holds Ms. Pallatto’s clothes; they act as acoustic baffling when the space is used as an isolation booth for vocals or bass. Chicago News Cooperative: A CD Label That Plays to Sounds of Chicago 2010-12-12T05:15:00Z

“The woods offer such a different acoustic environment than the open gardens and fields,” Mr. Eaton said. Taking to the Woods With Maine’s ‘Tree Tippers’ 2022-12-12T05:00:00Z

Joanne Imohiosen, 83, who has been attending concerts since the Philharmonic came to Lincoln Center in 1962 and lives nearby, said she hoped the renovation would finally remedy the hall’s acoustic issues. David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

Every element in the band — including a small acoustic guitar with objects stuck between strings and fretboard, keyboards, drums, and various homemade instruments, percussive and plucked — arrives masked with echo, distortion and warping. New Music: New Music by Passion Pit and Micachu & the Shapes 2012-07-23T22:18:24Z

The opening act is an acoustic singer called Rose Red and the Butterflies. Clit Rock: 'We don’t get together every few months and cry for five hours' 2017-03-31T04:00:00Z

Alongside skulls, bones and fruit he singles out careworn possessions, like a lone battered trainer or an acoustic guitar, and painstakingly chisels them in whole or in part in pale jelutong or limewood. Artist of the week 122: Ricky Swallow 2011-01-19T17:38:52Z

“I wrote that in my living room on an acoustic guitar when I was 18, pining over wanting love,” she added, chuckling. Kate Nash Keeps Getting Back Up. This Time, Off Broadway. 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z

There’s a huge difference between a subtle enhancement — already being used in a lot of theaters because the acoustic is poor — and full-blown amplification. Renée Fleming Adds a New Role to Her Repertoire: Pat Nixon 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z

Someone playing an acoustic guitar in the country ends up being displaced in urban Chicago, where he has to plug in his instrument to be heard. London jazz festival 2012: from Herbie Hancock and Esperanza Spalding to John Paul Jones – what to see 2012-11-07T12:56:00Z

This time round, it's very different, for there's only an acoustic guitar trio to back her powerful and passionate singing. Mariza: Fado Tradicional ? review 2011-03-03T22:10:00Z

Elevated from their usual home in the pit to the city hall stage with its brilliant in-your-face acoustic, the orchestra sounded brighter, fuller and more assertive than I've heard them. Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci – review 2012-06-06T17:31:41Z

Only one track on the album, the grandly bittersweet ballad “Dollar Days,” was created without a demo for reference: Mr. Bowie played that song on an acoustic guitar, and the musicians learned it by ear. On David Bowie’s ‘Blackstar,’ Turning to Jazz for Inspiration 2016-01-04T05:00:00Z

It has launched its first line of acoustic guitars, which it unveiled at the National Assn. of Music Merchants' annual trade show in Anaheim.  NAMM 2015: Revived D'Angelico guitar brand shows off new acoustics 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

This time, his electric trumpet lines wove around Odom’s acoustic, prayerful alto sax playing: even more searching and heated. Composers Give New Shape to Ornette Coleman’s Jazz 2022-04-27T04:00:00Z

Imagine a young woman, free of makeup, a curtain of black hair, barefoot even in the Massachusetts winter, burnishing 200-year-old ballads in a crammed Cambridge coffeehouse, picking like an old hand at her acoustic guitar. Listening to her older records, Joan Baez hears perfection in an ‘unsurpassable’ voice 2021-05-11T04:00:00Z

Producers say they look first for a theater that will complement the particular show, from atmospherics and intimacy, sightlines and acoustics, to the preferences of the given director or star. Plays Vie for Scarce Space in Broadway Theaters 2010-04-30T22:24:00Z

At times, he was a mellow troubadour, strapping on an acoustic guitar and wailing in a scraped tone à la Wyclef Jean. Music Review: At S.O.B.?s, B.o.B.?s Multiple Personalities 2010-04-14T21:27:00Z

Alas, in the troublesome acoustic of the Albert Hall – at least from where I was sitting – this had the effect of an echo, so blurring the edges of the patterning and ruining the overall effect. The Turn of the Screw; BBC Proms 32, 35, 36 ? review 2011-08-13T23:06:02Z

Some of that is careful attention to acoustics; the rest is the work of musical illusion. Conductor Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla lights up the San Diego Symphony with sparkling sonics 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

Whether he was fronting the ferocious hard rock of Soundgarden or backed simply by an acoustic guitar, his voice — now silenced in a suicide — was spectacular by any reckoning. Chris Cornell: A Spectacular Voice of Grunge, With a Glint of Tragedy 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, she and Naughty Boy worked on her debut album, with an array of genre-busting styles: from the propulsive, Massive Attack-like electro-soul of “Heaven” to the raw acoustic “Breaking the Law.” Emeli Sande a neuroscientist with pop-star talent 2012-05-16T22:35:00Z

The players struggled, however, with the Barbican acoustic, unfamiliarity surely responsible for the shaggy opening and some untidy entries. Billy Budd; Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Idomeneo/ Queen of Spades – review 2012-06-23T23:05:37Z

Next comes the addition of the acoustic bass. An Artist Embodies an Approach to Music Without Borders 2022-10-20T04:00:00Z

If you enjoy lovely harmonies and soothing acoustic pop, this might be the show for you. Listen: From Mary Lambert to Jason Mraz and more, a playlist of songs by musicians playing in Seattle Nov. 8-14 2019-11-07T05:00:00Z

Folk music, particularly collegiate folk, was surging in popularity, and the Highwaymen, as they called themselves, gathered momentum, with robust voices, acoustic guitars, a banjo and other instruments. Dave Fisher of the Highwaymen Dies at 69 2010-05-13T02:43:00Z

They sang along to an acoustic rendition of “Lucky,” Ms. Spears’s early hit about the less glamorous side of superstardom. Britney Spears Fans Wore Their Support on Their Sleeves 2021-07-14T04:00:00Z

Singer-songwriter Amos Lee, who is in New York for show at the Beacon Theater, stops by the “Salon Stage” to performs a live acoustic set of songs off his new album “My New Moon.” Live on SalonTV This Week: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Ian McEwan, Nicole Holofcener and more 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

During the harrowing acoustics of “Break Your Heart,” Fallon sings “If I played you my favorite song,” offering a flashback to the vinyl obsession that inspired “45” from 2012’s Handwritten LP. The Gaslight Anthem: Get Hurt 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

Mr. Kakehashi always stressed that the advent of electronic music was not at odds with acoustic instruments nor was it trying to undermine the rich legacy of music. Ikutaro Kakehashi, whose synthesizers influenced electronic, hip-hop and dance music, dies at 87 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Soon to be improved by the ghost of electricity, an acoustic take of “Subterranean Homesick Blues.” Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

I always thought Alexandra Palace in London had terrible acoustics until I saw Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds there: they sounded magnificent. The insiders' guide to the arts 2010-10-17T20:31:00Z

Pennebaker still gets a laugh from quoting an early review of  “Don’t Look Back,” his groundbreaking look at Bob Dylan’s 1965 last solo acoustic tour of England. Images from Bob Dylan and D.A. Pennebaker's 'Don't Look Back' revisit the poetry and power of change 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z

Vulnerability oozes from “Please Forgive My Heart,” and Womack plunges into the “Deep River” of gospel he knows so well with just his voice and acoustic guitar. Album review: Bobby Womack, 'The Bravest Man in the Universe' 2012-06-11T20:41:00Z

She is also an acoustic engineer and served as the lead designer for the intricate Meyer Sound acoustic system that forms Octave 9’s sonic infrastructure. At Seattle Symphony’s new Octave 9, a 24-hour music marathon promises Cloud 9 for new music lovers 2019-03-19T04:00:00Z

Although a sharp departure from the original, the subtle electronic pluckings fit Lynch’s project of a modern blues album – in that sense, mirroring Dylan’s sparse acoustic arrangements from so long ago. Like His Films, David Lynch’s The Big Dream is Enigmatic and Opaque 2013-07-19T09:45:37Z

Even more affecting is the acoustic ballad “Just for Today,” which, like the stunning “Immunity” song “Alewife,” finds Clairo to be a fearlessly vivid correspondent from the darkest corners of her depression. Clairo Takes a Defiant Leap on ‘Sling’ 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

But something intriguing happens when he partners with the young Florida rapper Project Youngin on an acoustic rendition of his recent single “Thug Souljas.” The Playlist: Ariana Grande Shows Her Heart, and 8 More New Songs 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

Playing a battered acoustic guitar, Nelson saluted Hank Williams with spirited versions of "Jambalaya," "Hey Good Lookin' " and "Move It On Over." Willie Nelson, country music's royal crooner, returns to Puyallup Fair 2012-09-08T16:33:50Z

A singer playing acoustic guitar serenaded guests gathered on the front lawn under a string of lights. Hey, ‘Budtender’: Los Angeles’s Power Brokers of Pot Crank Up the Kook 2017-12-09T05:00:00Z

Lothar Koenigs conducted it as if it were a chamber work of vast proportions, though some of the detail was swallowed by the Albert Hall's foggy acoustic. Prom 2: The Mastersingers of Nuremberg 2010-07-18T20:45:00Z

Kircher’s dozens of books — totaling some seven million words in Latin — covered optics, magnetism, geology, volcanology, medicine, archaeology, acoustics, Sinology and much, much more. Books of The Times: ‘A Man of Misconceptions’ by John Glassie 2012-12-30T21:22:10Z

Some may be acutely aware of the acoustic rhythms or emphases of a sentence; others are more aware of its look or its shape. Reading the Fine Print 2012-12-14T05:00:00Z

His music has been described as "a combination of languid lyrics, effortless acoustic guitar, jazzy rhythms and gentle vocals", which perfectly sums up To The Hills. June's best music from across the MAP 2012-06-13T10:52:13Z

Nearly everyone who's deigned to pick up an acoustic guitar has tried their hands at "Stairway to Heaven," although the song is far more than a novice guitarist's opening gambit. A "Led Zeppelin IV" listening guide: Comfort food for your ears 2020-04-11T04:00:00Z

Deacon Frey sang and strummed an acoustic guitar. Don Henley says the Eagles are done. It was always Glenn Frey’s band. 2016-11-28T05:00:00Z

Heather Peace's acoustic tour opens in Leeds on 21 October before heading to Edinburgh, Nottingham, Cardiff, London and Brighton. Heather Peace: 'I want to be Doctor Who' 2013-09-05T08:10:21Z

It’s a rich, handsome set of songs, often centered on acoustic guitars, marked by sumptuous vocal harmonies but with an emphasis on Mr. Pecknold’s introspective lyrics. Music: Less Fleet, but More Mature, Foxes 2011-04-29T18:36:51Z

Hear David J play acoustic guitar and sing: , search "David J" 9 p.m. Former Bauhaus bassist David J to play Tractor Tavern 2012-05-31T22:58:48Z

As it happens, Ms. Gray’s mischievous rasp is a natural fit for acoustic combo dimensions, and the album puts her in excellent company, like the guitarist Russell Malone. Where to Catch Music and Comedy on New Year’s Eve 2016-12-29T05:00:00Z

That track runs Mr. Lightcap’s acoustic bass through a black haze of distortion, but the result doesn’t feel like a gimmick. Playlist: Music From Kris Kristofferson, Jamie Lidell and ?Treme? 2010-05-16T14:06:00Z

There she led a choir and experimented with both acoustic and electric instruments from around the world, recording the results but never releasing them to a wide audience. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

It's the perfect place then to bring back much-missed acoustic/folk club night Hedge, absent from the city for over a year now, but bouncing back with one of its strongest lineups to date. Clubs picks of the week 2011-01-15T00:06:03Z

Shevchuk took an active role in last winter's street protests, addressing crowds from the stage and playing an acoustic set to a hundred-thousand-strong rally in freezing weather. Pussy Riot fest held in Russia despite pressure 2012-09-10T11:01:04Z

Vingerhoets's explanation is novel: although in certain situations weeping can be risky, he suggests it is far less risky than screaming or emitting some other loud acoustic signal. Why do humans cry? A new reading of the old sob story 2013-04-13T23:05:11Z

Mauro started playing the accordion when he was 6; nine years later, he was given an acoustic guitar, even though he wanted a piano. A Label Reissued a Dead Brazilian Artist’s Album. He Was Still Alive. 2021-05-26T04:00:00Z

As such, much has been made of the poet’s musical side, especially in his shift from acoustic folk to 80′s synths, replete with glossy backing vocals. Leonard Cohen's New, Beautiful Old Ideas 2012-01-31T14:30:28Z

She notes “the combination of acoustic instruments and eeriness, the drones in the songs. ... It’s a beautiful place to be as a listener. It’s like being inside a painting or drawing.” Warhol, Nico, a naked handstand, a crucifix: The Broad kicks off 'Happenings' with songs and shocks 2017-06-28T04:00:00Z

Most of the music is acoustic: just piano, bass and drums behind exposed vocals. Music Review: Elton John in Concert at Madison Square Garden 2013-12-04T22:19:52Z

His last album, What Good Am I to You?, included acoustic folk-blues, country blues and stomping electric styles that echoed his hero Jimmy Page. Marcus Bonfanti: Shake the Walls – review 2013-06-20T22:30:00Z

On a Thursday night, the Danish balladeer MC Hansen, fresh off a United States tour, strummed old-school folk rhythms on an acoustic guitar. Next Stop: A Dutch Town That Nurtures Its Quirks 2010-02-19T16:28:00Z

Wearing a striking red ensemble, Amos was accompanied by only acoustic and electric pianos. Tori Amos at Constitution Hall: Playing to the house, to wild success

Often City Ballet’s orchestral sound is lean in the acoustics of the Koch Theater; not so on Tuesday. Dance Review: New York City Ballet at the Koch Theater 2013-01-16T22:42:20Z

Around 60 fans gathered on the roof of the Westfield Mall to watch Gaga on a dome-covered stage perform acoustic versions of new and old songs, including classic hits like "Bad Romance". Lady Gaga performs on London rooftop to promote new album 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z

“Purgatorio,” which featured amplification and acoustic design in the hall, is comparatively flattened, its preserved recording of an ancient Jewish prayer less stirringly grand when balanced with the orchestra. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

The renovated auditorium of Alice Tully Hall now feels warm and commodious, and I find the acoustics lively and faithful, though not everyone agrees. Critic?s Notebook: A Citadel of Culture Shows a Friendlier Face 2010-12-31T22:50:05Z

Who decided to have the Futureheads doing their – fantastic – a capella and acoustic set of traditional folk drinking songs within bawling distance of Foo Fighters? Reading festival 2012: the smell of Sunday 2012-08-27T15:03:44Z

Oakland Highball is metal vaudeville or acoustic thrash. New band of the day: Kiran Leonard (No 1,520) 2013-05-28T16:55:00Z

Kicking back, lobster roll in hand, at the mini acoustic stage, I'll admit I was slightly skeptical. The Secret Garden Party escapes to New York 2011-08-09T13:15:08Z

The album similarly embraces celebratory ritual; one solo interlude, “Fats Elegy,” on acoustic and Fender Rhodes pianos, creates a feeling of minor-key momentum, movement without destination. Barbra Streisand’s ‘Partners’ Is a Duets Album 2014-09-15T04:00:00Z

But given the acoustics of Disney Hall, the dancers' feet overpowered delicately muted strings. Gustavo Dudamel, L.A. Philharmonic focus on Apollo 2015-11-29T05:00:00Z

But even with its use of acoustic instruments like the cuatro and the tiple — two relatives of the guitar — the sound of “Encanto” is not as distant from the pop mainstream as it may seem. How the ‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Became a Smash 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

This particular blend of the acoustic and the harshly digital has been a cornerstone of his work in recent years, on albums like “Active Field” and “Surface Image.” Review: 50 Violins, 50 Computer Chips, a Secular Prayer 2018-05-11T04:00:00Z

Against the slap of an acoustic stand-up bass and rattle of a semi-hollow body guitar, her simultaneously sultry and smoky timbre bring the 1950s into the modern century. Lollapalooza Day 3: Rain, more rain, and a Foo Fighters finale 2011-08-08T05:32:00Z

Recorded live at Surrey's Riverhouse Barn with meticulous attention to natural acoustics, it visits evergreens such as Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, 'Round Midnight and Strangers in the Night. Martin Speake: Live at the Riverhouse ? review 2011-08-04T20:46:00Z

Unplugged and unaffected, From Here To Now To You was written entirely on the acoustic guitar, right on Johnson’s front porch on Oahu’s north shore. A Conversation with Jack Johnson 2013-10-04T09:45:24Z

Trained to sing in German, Italian, Latin, English, Spanish and French, Johnson likes to take full advantage of the museum’s excellent acoustics while roaming the galleries. Baltimore Museum Guards Take Seats at the Curators’ Table 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z

It was a shocking experience of acoustic wonder that, he said, “changed my life.” At the Armory, Monteverdi’s ‘Vespers’ Are Newly Immersive 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

The other novelties he employed in his Bayreuth theatre included hiding the orchestra in a pit – which was said to increase the music's potency – and first-class acoustics. A disease called Richard? Wagner as mental health menace 2013-05-22T10:54:15Z

The sound guys, she writes, “just couldn’t accept my ideas about the acoustic guitar. It made them mad.” Review | Ani DiFranco: The making of an iconoclast 2019-05-09T04:00:00Z

The technology broke down, so Sheppard reverted to acoustic playing over quietly dazzling mallet patterns, followed by a fizzing drum solo demonstrating Rochford's ability to play intensely without histrionics or volume. Jazz Scene Europe | Jazz review 2010-03-21T22:00:00Z

The program, Mr. Barenboim has said, was chosen to show off the acoustics in different ways. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘S.N.L.’ and the Kids’ Choice Awards 2017-03-11T05:00:00Z

That ought to be an even better fit because it’s a smaller hall with excellent acoustics. L.A. Chamber Orchestra carries on a different holiday tradition: Bach's Brandenburg Concertos 2017-12-12T05:00:00Z

Instead, he found the acoustics "excellent," he said. New PBS series plums the depths of bluegrass 2011-11-02T10:24:08Z

The pieces with clearer acoustic phenomena were better, like “Silver Streetcar for Orchestra,” which — surprise! — is written for solo amplified triangle. Review: Yo La Tengo and Alvin Lucier, With Balloons 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z

It started off with an acoustic guitar and that got a lot of people in the hard rock community very riled up. Metallica 'stay sober' for Glastonbury 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

For instance, Paul Banks, later to front the acclaimed Joy Division sound-alike Interpol, is first seen here bearing an acoustic guitar and a boyish earnestness. ‘Meet Me in the Bathroom’ Review: New York’s Last Rock Renaissance 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

In keeping with his principle of miniaturization, Sharp even took to recording the album on his iPhone, deploying GarageBand as his tiny mixing desk and utilizing the built-in microphone for his acoustic guitar and vocals. Tiny and mighty: Indie artist Ken Sharp recorded bite-sized baroque pop "Miniatures" on his iPhone 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

Musically, it also represents a move away from Cole's preferred acoustic style, at least in terms of his solo material. Lloyd Cole – Period Piece: New music 2013-05-02T15:25:24Z

Fragile but tenacious, carried mostly by a lone strummed acoustic guitar, Emily King moves from isolation and self-doubt — “If I cry out loud will you believe me?” — to conjuring a community of her own. Blackpink and Selena Gomez’s Summery Treat, and 11 More New Songs 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z

In a theater, the playwright-director tends to place idiosyncratic acoustic demands on audiences, with sound designs created to replicate the natural volume changes in normal conversation. Review | A play premieres online — and it couldn’t be more relevant to how we are right now 2020-04-30T04:00:00Z

She played acoustic guitar briefly, on “Wonderland,” a lesser-known song that wasn’t quite ready to be so exposed, but otherwise she’d fully decorated this new home, covering up all the traces of old. Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘1989’ Tour Puts an Accent on Renewal 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

I was thinking about bands that I grew up with like Led Zeppelin and Yes, and songs that start acoustic and become loud, I thought that would be cool. Unknown Mortal Orchestra an accidental success story 2013-10-10T15:05:45Z

Mr. Abercrombie frequently performed in acoustic duos and trios, never forswearing his devotion to the classic jazz repertoire. John Abercrombie, Lyrical Jazz Guitarist, Dies at 72 2017-08-23T04:00:00Z

Kris Allen transforming Kanye West's "Heartless" into a burst of acoustic high drama. 'American Idol': Radio-friendly, but not camera-friendly? 2011-04-05T00:54:03Z

Soak’s voice and her guitar, acoustic or electric, are at the center of the album, and at times they are all that’s heard. Review: Soak Exposes Fears and Resolve on Debut Album 2015-06-01T04:00:00Z

But his dazzling, surefire electric playing is only half the story; he’s got an equal command, and perhaps even greater inquisitiveness, as an acoustic guitarist exploring the traditions of Spain and Latin America. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-06-28T04:00:00Z

She eventually did speak with an officer, in a cavernous lobby with echoing acoustics. My Mother and Her Scammer 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

It was a power trio, and occasionally there would be an acoustic guitar as well as electric guitar. Aimee Mann talks about new solo effort “Mental Illness”: “You’re not in a cool rock band — you’re in a cool soft band. Embrace the soft.” 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

For me, it encapsulates Young's best attributes, with all the tenderness of his softest, shakiest acoustic numbers, and the little flurry of grit and aggression at the end of the solo. What's the best ever guitar solo? 2012-07-20T11:33:35Z

Ever since, Eversley has been drawing viewers into mesmerizing optical and acoustic experiences, coloring and reframing the world through and around his lenses. The Artist Who Throws Newton a Curve 2022-09-06T04:00:00Z

“Mythologies” revels in the palpably human effects of an acoustic ensemble: the trembling friction of bows on strings; the exhalations of breath into brasses; the grumble of bassoon, with audible clicks of fingers on keys. Daft Punk’s Thomas Bangalter Reveals Himself: As a Composer 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

Beck's acoustic melancholy is replaced with a medley of psychedelic garage pop and funky dance numbers. Beck's Colors Finds Joy In Its Time 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

In “The Music of Chick Corea,” which ran Thursday to Saturday at the Rose Theater, Mr. Corea played acoustic piano with the 15-piece band through songs of various eras, instrumentations and temperaments. Music Review: A Jazz Man Returns to His Past 2011-01-23T22:40:51Z

The Asian component is the largest and it will include Dudamel and the  Viennese opening a new concert hall in Shanghai with acoustics by Walt Disney Concert Hall’s Yasuhisa Toyota. Dudamel live from Salzburg with the Vienna Phil 2014-08-21T04:00:00Z

The track begins with just an acoustic bass line and finger snaps. New Music: New Albums by Iggy Azalea, Kelis and Glen David Andrews 2014-04-21T22:02:03Z

The soul singer's 2002 Unplugged set was half meandering monologue and half new, unreleased material – just scrapes of acoustic guitar and Hill's raspy, cracking-with-emotion voice. Happy birthday MTV: 30 best moments 2011-08-01T10:42:00Z

A balance of pretaped elements and live acoustic playing was crucial in Ms. Z’s “Louder, Warmer, Denser,” a work that samples and loops Ms. Chase’s own voice. Review: The Bloom Is Still on Claire Chase’s Monumental Project 2019-03-03T05:00:00Z

I took several breaths, staring at the pockmarked acoustic tiles. Anxiety made planes, trains and automobiles impossible. What was next? 2016-01-27T05:00:00Z

But these subdued pieces, which variously used subtle amplification and electronic elements, were perfect for its acoustics, as well as inspired musical choices for a concert of remembrance. Music Review: ?Remembering September 11? With Wordless Music Orchestra 2011-09-12T23:25:05Z

With their two acoustic guitars and a sound that referenced rock and country, the Everlys would be categorized today and be mostly on the country music charts. Phil Everly, half of pioneer rock duo, dies at 74 2014-01-04T18:58:57Z

As ever, Mr. Adams presents a gorgeous set of folk-pop tunes, adorned with his anguished croon, countrified acoustic arrangements and exquisite electric guitar hooks. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

“And it occurred to me that it would be possible to get off the train, go into the waiting room, and record a song. The acoustics in the waiting room were really nice,” he said. Billy Bragg’s Railroad Songs 2016-10-25T04:00:00Z

That was clear by the time he took up an acoustic guitar for a solo spin through “Skinny Love.” Review | For Bon Iver, it remains all about the voice 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

Before the 10th and final act of every show, Swift performs an acoustic set of two hitherto unannounced songs. Taylor Swift’s invisible merchandise: The era of surprise song collectibles 2023-10-13T04:00:00Z

Carter Brey, the orchestra’s principal cellist, told me the other day that he played some Bach suites on the front of the new stage and the acoustics in the empty hall seemed “clear and true.” A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

Coping with the resonant acoustics, he effectively balanced a small body of strings with the zealous brasses and percussion. Music Review: Playing Mahler for Charity at Trinity Church 2010-07-15T21:46:00Z

“Crossing Muddy Waters,” his 15th album, was an acoustic disc recorded in a Tennessee home studio and set him on a DIY course he follows today. John Hiatt looks back and how he lets the music magic happen 2019-12-05T05:00:00Z

Accompanying herself solo on acoustic guitar, she did a hushed version of "Compassion," a song based on a poem by her father, Miller Williams. Lucinda Williams reaches deep in blues-drenched set at the Vic 2014-11-29T05:00:00Z

Meanwhile, the opening title track steps back from the hysterical sonic overload of its predecessor into infinitely more subtle territory: a sing-song melody, over Neil Young-ish piano and lazily strummed acoustic guitar. Arcade Fire: The Suburbs 2010-07-29T14:30:00Z

“House of Mercy,” from her new album “Undercurrent,” has a melody hinting at ancient Celtic modes and an arrangement with just two voices and a handful of acoustic instruments, no drums. The Playlist: Fall Out Boy Makes Us Very Afraid 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

On another collaboration with Kurstin, “Million Years Ago,” she swaps distance for time, plaintively taking stock of her regrets while an acoustic guitar tiptoes in the background. Adele’s ‘25’ and our problem with unstoppable sadness 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

The Deep Listening Band uses special software to create uncanny simulations of resonant acoustics in its concerts. The Composer Pauline Oliveros Stays Busy at 80 2012-08-11T22:02:08Z

No frills — just her voice and sparse acoustic instrumentation. Mavis Staples Spreads Love and Joy on One True Vine 2013-06-26T09:45:05Z

He also used strings, acoustic guitar and Tibetan bowls for the orchestration. The Carpetbagger: ‘All Is Lost’s’ Indie Sound 2013-12-16T14:00:28Z

Old acoustic guitars, if they are well-made, age handsomely. Listening to Julian Lage and Chris Eldridge 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

For this exclusive Guardian premiere, Skinner's mix ditches the acoustic guitar and places Leftwich's dreamy vocal in a more aggressive setting of burbling synths and a driving beat punctuated by a looped female vocal sample. New music: Benjamin Francis Leftwich ? Atlas Hands (Mike Skinner remix) 2011-07-26T10:34:00Z

These kids are picking at the frayed thread of acoustic roots music, breathing new life into 80-year-old standards. Young bands breathe new life into acoustic roots music at Northwest Folklife Festival 2010-05-29T03:55:00Z

It’s an unexpected companion piece to “Best of Joy,” a love song that promises, “We are forever” over acoustic guitar and twinkling synthesizer. Arts & Leisure Preview: After Death, the Remix 2010-12-09T16:58:00Z

The relationship between acoustic instruments and electronics is just one of many questions asked by the piece. A Guide to James Dillon's music 2013-02-04T15:50:00Z

The disc mixes hallucinatory, electronically enhanced pieces with visceral acoustic works; in both cases, the performers of New York’s invaluable Talea Ensemble supply persuasive authority. ArtsBeat: Classical Playlist: Carter, Rand Steiger, Mozart and More 2014-04-23T16:20:45Z

So is the closing Irresponsible Tune, of all things, a heartfelt acoustic ballad about the power of music: "Without our songs … life is pointless, harsh and long." Dirty Projectors: Swing Lo Magellan – review 2012-06-28T14:29:01Z

The most protean of all acoustic instruments met its brazen match. A protean John Zorn musical marathon at LACMA and UCLA 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

Visitors lie on the floor while listening to the music of crystal bowls amplified by the space’s unique acoustics; the process purportedly awakens the body’s energy centers, or chakras. | Joshua Tree’s Artful Excursions 2014-04-11T12:59:34Z

On Thursday night the Metropolis Ensemble, a resourceful pocket orchestra led by Andrew Cyr, presented “Hallucinations,” a program devoted to works in which acoustics and electronics shared roughly equal status. Music Review: A Night of Acoustic and Electronic Exploits 2011-01-29T00:05:24Z

On wax, her music tends toward acoustic minimalism, often highlighting a single prominent instrument and her voice. Maryland native Bibi Bourelly enchants at U Street 2016-09-04T04:00:00Z

The acoustic scene keeps its best players working constantly. In Its Own Quiet Way, I’m With Her Is a Supergroup 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z

Excited scientists strive to affix trackers to bucking sea creatures, and acoustic devices slide beneath the waves, opening like magic into the shape of inverted satellite dishes. ‘The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52’ Review: Sea Hunt 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

Because of the acoustics and reverberation of the venue, it needed to be a slow piece. Michael Nyman on Hillsborough Symphony 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

I was 13, 14, going between acoustic and electric, and he was the god of that. Bob Dylan Found Them, Whether They Knew It or Not 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z

In 1999, one of Australia's leading symphony orchestras threatened to boycott the venue, saying the acoustics absorb the sound and drain performances of their energy. Sydney Opera House gets major upgrade to fix hated acoustics 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z

"The One That Got a Wake," released in May, grabs at classic rock glory, a vigorous mix of acoustic and electric guitars, galloping choruses and Kerry Zettel's bruised croon. High Dive has Seattle bands leaving it all on the floor, for only $4 2010-06-21T20:35:00Z

There was a great deal of grace — and, mercifully, a much more successful acoustic blend — in Nielsen’s Quintet for Winds. Review: Boston Symphony Chamber Players Balance Acoustics and Expression 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

The other fully acoustic work was the third movement from Perkinson’s “Lamentations: Black/Folk Song Suite for Solo Cello,” entitled “Calvary Ostinato.” Review: In ‘Difficult Grace,’ a Cellist Moves Beyond Classical Confines 2022-11-20T05:00:00Z

The opening Movement and Location sets the mood, with a blitz of acoustic playing matched against drifting vocals. Punch Brothers: Who's Feeling Young Now? ? review 2012-02-09T22:42:01Z

The bearded songwriter walked on stage, strapped on an acoustic guitar and then strummed it brusquely, as if to punish the strings for their epic silence. Neutral Milk Hotel at the Riviera concert review 2014-02-07T06:28:00Z

One of Kholodenko’s two most notable qualities as a pianist are his stunning ringing tone, which allows him to leave notes hanging in the air longer than the physics of acoustics would suggest is possible. In Vadym Kholodenko, talent and tragedy mix 2016-06-05T04:00:00Z

Once again, the music features acoustic guitars, yearning choruses and five-part vocal harmonies. Fleet Foxes announce new album 2011-02-01T10:12:46Z

In his memoir “Myself Among Others,” Wein remembered confronting Dylan as he left the stage amid boos and applause and demanding he return to play something acoustic. George Wein, Newport Jazz Festival co-founder, dies at 95 2021-09-13T04:00:00Z

The group remains beloved for its historical musings, acoustic arrangements and earnest charm. Pop Music Listings for Sept. 25-Oct. 1 2015-09-24T04:00:00Z

This is music meant for Disney’s translucent acoustics. A symphony for Los Angeles, just one otherworldly delight at L.A. Phil's Mozart and Pärt festival 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z

If you look at the makeup of my previous music, as far as production elements go, there are a lot of live drums, acoustic guitars, electric guitars, and live bass. Taylor Swift Talks Business 2014-11-13T05:00:00Z

The acoustics “showed great potential for a brand new hall and improved with a full house in the evening,” he added. Poland’s Concert Hall Revival 2014-11-04T05:00:00Z

There was Brushfire Fairytales, an acoustic encore, and some lively backup from the Preservation Hall Jazz Band. Bonnaroo: Paul McCartney rules 2013-06-18T14:39:13Z

The opening track, “I Am All That I Need/Arroyo Seco/Thumbprint Scar,” careens from dreary, self-doubting dirge to bright, breathless acoustic rocker and back multiple times before strings sweep in like a soothing balm. How the Fleet Foxes Frontman Got Out to Get Back In 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z

Onstage he is intense, prowling, ebullient; he referred to himself in an interview with NPR as “a human acoustic D.J.,” and he functions as convener and ringleader as much as singer. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

A small corner is reserved for frequent live music, leaning toward acoustic folk/rock and blues. In a rapidly growing state, La Conner’s pace of change is just right 2018-08-02T04:00:00Z

There's another version I play a lot as well, which is an acoustic one on a bootleg someone gave, that's very, very slow and very, very sad. Nick Hornby's favourite music – a classic interview from the vaults 2013-07-10T10:11:50Z

These chamber-pop specters bested that effort with the keening, dissonant experimentations of “Adventures in Your Own Backyard” and explore bucolic acoustic- and electro-folk pathways on their lovely new album, “Love Songs for Robots.” Pop & Rock Listings for May 22-28 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z

It was an acoustic recording of Otis Redding's classic Sitting on the Dock of The Bay. Old soul, young singer 2011-06-16T07:17:57Z

Live – armed only with a drummer, an acoustic guitarist and a standup bassist – she proves she's not just a studio concoction. Eliza Doolittle | Pop review 2010-03-24T22:15:00Z

And speaking of Australia, 5 Seconds of Summer -- well, actually, let's not speak of this Sydney-based pop-punk troupe at all, so dull and witless was its slog through the acoustic ballad "Amnesia." MTV Video Music Awards 2014: Beyonce shows the stars how it's done 2014-08-25T04:00:00Z

An acoustic All Grown Up, with pianist Steve Nieve, is rich and burnished; Watching the Detectives becomes a dub labyrinth; Radio, Radio is as nervy as the day it was written. Elvis Costello – review 2013-06-05T17:41:59Z

He returned for an acoustic encore with "It's All Over Now, Baby Blue." Dylan's historic electric guitar for sale, could fetch $500,000 2013-12-06T16:10:42Z

“Town Crank” hurtles into motion, starting with dry, jittery acoustic guitar before mustering a full sonic barrage: a relentless electronic bass line, blasts of drums and distortion, orchestral flurries. Rosalía Issues an English Request, and 9 More New Songs 2023-01-27T05:00:00Z

This break gave Stone the opportunity to record an acoustic album, something he’s wanted to do for years. Spokane soul singer Allen Stone back in Seattle for New Year’s Eve show after wildly creative year 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

Bonamassa's solo albums allow him to explore more varied interests, and last year's best-selling Black Rock was an eclectic set mixing acoustic and Greek themes with the rapid-fire solos. Joe Bonamassa: Dust Bowl ? review 2011-03-17T22:31:01Z

It was a Garcia song, but was now sung by Mr. Weir with his acoustic guitar leading the band. Grateful Dead 'Fare Thee Well' Tour Gets Down to the Music 2015-07-04T04:00:00Z

Any orchestra unfamiliar with Avery Fisher faces the challenge of balancing its own personality with unflattering acoustics. Budapest Festival Orchestra Plays at Avery Fisher Hall 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z

Whatever its wider uses — the opening weekend featured rap and comedy performances — its main function remains acoustic music. Perspective | Surround sound made visible: the new Terrace Theater 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Since she developed it in 1980, her instrument has thrived on live presentations, and she has reimagined it for the particular acoustics of each venue. A Composer and Her (Very) Long String Instrument 2020-05-01T04:00:00Z

The folk guitarist Ryley Walker sat alone on a stool, legs crossed, a sound system well-balanced at the edge of feedback and a spotlight directed on him, tuning his 12-string acoustic. Ryley Walker explores a pastoral past with mesmerizing folk set at the Echo 2015-06-03T04:00:00Z

This, after all, is the gentle, melodic and acoustic music the singer has lately rejuvenated. Music picks of the week 2010-04-02T23:07:00Z

After the Eleventh House disbanded in 1975, Mr. Coryell turned off the amps for a while to focus on acoustic guitar. Larry Coryell, Guitarist of Fusion Before It Had a Name, Dies at 73 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Musically, the Ramones-reared twins and a young, acoustic Carlile were in different lanes, but a fast friendship formed over a game of pool. Backing Brandi: How the Hanseroth twins and Brandi Carlile became a Grammy-storming ‘misfit’ family 2019-05-24T04:00:00Z

He went on acoustic tours with Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, who wrote a song in tribute to him. Hyde Park, 1969: the counterculture's greatest day. And the Rolling Stones came too 2013-04-06T23:06:16Z

But those works all trod similar ground, intriguing if not exactly surprising: investigating the interaction of acoustic instruments and electronic sounds generated from them in real time. Music Review: Meitar Ensemble at Roulette 2013-04-19T21:24:58Z

Fender Musical Instruments Corp. said it's the country's biggest seller of electric, acoustic and bass guitars. Maker of Fender guitars files for $200M IPO 2012-03-08T13:16:13Z

A coffeehouse serves up caffeine and acoustic sets from festival performers and is a good nighttime vantage point for watching actual fireflies. A Selection of Summer Music Festivals 2014-05-22T04:00:00Z

Willie Nelson contributed a stark acoustic “Yesterday,” though it’s not his first time covering the song. 'The Art of McCartney': The Making of a Massive Tribute Album 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

The newly reunited Suede appeared, minus indisposed drummer Simon Gilbert, to accept an Xfm Inspiration award and play acoustic versions of Trash, Animal Nitrate and Beautiful Ones. Xfm Winter Wonderland ? review 2010-12-16T21:29:01Z

It felt like a commentary on the building, rather than just the use of it for its clear acoustics. When the church turns into a pub 2012-12-27T08:00:05Z

The queen of self-examining acoustic folk-rock returns with her third album. The best pop gigs and albums for spring 2013 2013-04-01T06:00:00Z

Guides explain this 109-year-old building’s eccentric architecture and superb acoustics in 50-minute long tours that start every 15 minutes daily between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. For a decidedly French experience, visit Buenos Aires, ‘the Paris of Latin America’ 2017-03-01T05:00:00Z

Up until that point, the band, which once released an album titled "Just Another Band From East L.A.," had played mostly acoustic Spanish songs. Los Lobos tips hat to Jerry Garcia at stellar Zoo concert 2012-08-02T18:11:43Z

It was an outfit steeped in certain aspects of free jazz and fusion, but also an acoustic quartet given to playing standards, often with a driving sense of swing. Music Review: Band?s Rapport Runs Deep, and the Undertow Swings 2011-02-23T22:59:31Z

How that transition will work — and even whether the contemporary music industry will have use for a 63-year-old studio built for acoustic jazz — is an open question. Plotting the Future of the Most Storied Studio in Jazz 2022-07-19T04:00:00Z

And he closes the album alone on acoustic guitar, with “Singing From the Windows.” Dave Matthews Band’s Grown-Up View of Love and Dread 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z

It is not that Mr. Ward, 38, has abandoned his trademark mix of acoustic blues, country and folk. A Word With: M. Ward: M. Ward on His New Solo Album, ?A Wasteland Companion? 2012-04-01T21:03:38Z

The Hautzigs lived in an Upper West Side apartment building, and Mrs. Hautzig once cited the unique challenges that urban acoustics posed for a professional musician. Walter Hautzig, Pianist Whose Talent Helped Him Flee Nazis, Dies at 95 2017-02-04T05:00:00Z

Yet the plink of acoustic instruments is still a token of sincerity. Pete Seeger, 1919-2014: A Folk Revivalist Who Used His Voice to Bring Out a Nation’s 2014-01-29T02:31:11Z

Through most of the album she fingerpicks an acoustic guitar, backed by a casual but serious assortment of musicians, including Will Oldham on background vocals. Playlist: New CDs: Béla Fleck, Anna Ternheim, Tom Harrell, Mike Gamble 2012-06-01T16:00:00Z

But the various acoustic and electronic elements here are layered with a delicacy that Coldplay hasn’t put across since its 2000 debut, “Parachutes.” Chris Martin feels it all on Coldplay's 'Ghost Stories' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

That first film featured a then-unsigned Florence and the Machine in a park, rambling about her influences before performing a terrific acoustic version of My Boy Builds Coffins. Click to Download: Musical memories, gig streams, secret performances 2011-02-10T22:59:01Z

It dials back the guitar distortion and drumbeats and brings acoustic instruments into the foreground; it invokes folk-rock, parlor songs and waltzes. Black Country, New Road’s Perilous Triumph 2022-02-07T05:00:00Z

U2, the veteran Irish rock band, is No. 5 with “Songs of Surrender,” a retrospective project of mostly acoustic rerecordings of some of the group’s signature songs. Morgan Wallen’s ‘One Thing at a Time’ Is No. 1 for a Third Week 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z

The strings—with the unusual instrumentation of five violins, five violas, and five cellos, giving a drum-and-bass boost to the acoustic low-end—surrounded the singer in a semicircle. Björk's Healing Music 2015-03-10T04:00:00Z

Ms. Chapman’s original “Fast Car” spins a yarn of hope, relying primarily on an acoustic guitar and her own throaty, impassioned vocals. Dancing Away From the Bleak Life With ‘Fast Car’ 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z

Rather than settle for one groove, this album shuttles between several: quasi new wave, Christian pop, acoustic soul, and many more. Justin Bieber, Still Seeking a Sound 2021-03-19T04:00:00Z

On her grandmother’s porch, she laid a gleaming acoustic guitar across her jean shorts and hammered out rhythms with her wrist while picking iridescent melodies with her fingers. The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

They’re all acoustic, except for the electric guitar he hammers as an angry young man. Singer-guitarist Benjamin Scheuer purrs his life and times in ‘The Lion’ 2016-03-04T05:00:00Z

But this kind of acoustic art is good for the palate, and it was a fun afternoon. Music takes over every inch of the Phillips Collection 2016-05-09T04:00:00Z

As George Hall noted in the Guardian, the acoustic suggested not "four hands clapping but eight or perhaps more", an impression confirmed by Richard Fairman in the FT. The Proms 2011: week four in review 2011-08-17T17:14:11Z

Then there are the acoustics of the cube, where music can sound muddy and distorted. Scene/Seen: Prague: What's New in the Cube 2011-01-07T13:00:08Z

A 70-minute concept album on four sides of vinyl, “Zen Arcade” teamed one of the fastest bands in the land with paisley-printed hooks, acoustic strumming and the shimmering sounds of psychedelia. Glen ‘Spot’ Lockett: The Punk Producer’s 10 Essential Recordings 2023-03-07T05:00:00Z

With the slightest encouragement – and quite often none at all – they will be delighted to read aloud to you, or perform Under the Bridge on their acoustic guitar. Forget cat ladies: the real tribes of modern dating, from fantasists to routiners 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z

Most studios are sterile, artificially lit bomb shelters walled with acoustic tile. Family-owned Bear Creek Studio makes music and magic 2013-04-23T23:24:08Z

Like LJ, he’s musically multitalented: in my band he sings, plays keyboard and guitar and often rearranges songs on the fly for acoustic performances. You Know What London Looks Like. But Have You Really Heard It? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Standing against one wall, neatly arrayed like soldiers, are five guitars: a 1970s Stratocaster; a new Line 6 Variax; an acoustic guitar; a custom-made white electric guitar; and a Gibson ES-330. Possessed: Chef John DeLucie Unwinds With His Guitar 2010-12-03T19:12:00Z

He will perform songs from the album at this pair of solo acoustic performances at Murmrr Theater, an appropriately intimate venue in Brooklyn. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

He's adept at filling his music with colors, textures and temperatures of the different worlds he thrives in by using funky horns, tender acoustic guitars and thoughtful lyrics. Billboard CD reviews: Christina Aguilera, Korn, Jewel 2010-07-02T21:49:00Z

Trinity’s period-instrument ensemble and choir produce a light, precise, nimble sound that gains warmth and richness in the church’s acoustic. Around New York, Different Ways of Hearing Handel’s ‘Messiah’ 2022-12-14T05:00:00Z

He sang two songs for us with an acoustic guitar, that’s an amazing memory. How an American Guitarist Inspired a Japanese Folk Legend to Play Again 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

Matsson's approach is as simple as his gilded predecessor's early work – it's just him and a guitar throughout, but he plays wonderfully, imbibing each track with flickering acoustic melodies which he Zimmermans all over. The Tallest Man on Earth: The Wild Hunt 2010-04-08T22:30:00Z

Shabazz's rapping and chanting is acoustic and digital, molten and paranoid. Shabazz Palaces and THEESatisfaction play the Wild Buffalo in Bellingham 10/08/10; and: the concept of crews 2010-10-07T18:00:00Z

He warned the players about the squeaky seats in the theater and adjusted the orchestra’s placement on the stage based on his knowledge of the acoustics. Gustavo Dudamel and Los Angeles Philharmonic Hailed in Caracas 2012-02-14T23:33:58Z

I don't really care about a venue's acoustics; if I wanted a perfect sonic experience, I'd stay at home and listen through my Grado headphones. The insiders' guide to the arts 2010-10-17T20:31:00Z

Ricky Skaggs, one of the many musicians who revered Rice and performed and recorded with him, called him “the single most influential acoustic guitar player in the last 50 years.” Tony Rice, master bluegrass guitarist, dies at 69 2020-12-27T05:00:00Z

Jansch was a founding member of the British folk group Pentangle and had inspired a generation of rock and folk guitarists with his acoustic mastery. Folk legend Bert Jansch dies at 67 2011-10-05T12:55:32Z

With characteristic laid-back charm, Jackson applies his sweet baritone to the hot acoustic picking and soaring harmonies that characterize bluegrass. Review: Alan Jackson Adds New Facet to Sound 2013-09-23T18:02:40Z

Usher sang some of "Burn" and "Climax," which featured the acoustic guitar. After Whitney death, Clive Davis gala presses on 2013-02-10T11:14:19Z

Angel Deradoorian’s music is proof that some of pop’s most exciting experiments are happening at the intersection of acoustic and electronic instruments. 13 Pop, Rock and Jazz Concerts to Check Out in N.Y.C. This Weekend 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

She was once a darling of the Parisian left ... a model turned singer, who mixed with the artistic beau monde and sang breathy tunes to an acoustic guitar. Carla Bruni says she never voted for the French left 2011-02-01T01:05:11Z

The most aggressive material — toward the end of the movement — is given to acoustic instruments. 5 Classical Music Albums You Can Listen to Right Now 2023-02-23T05:00:00Z

“For me, the basis is always going to be a clean tone, with an acoustic sound coming through as much as possible,” she said. Mary Halvorson on Guitar: Unflinching and Full of Grace 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

The space, a former sawdust factory, is a futuristic white box slashed with black lines and designed for rich acoustics. In unusual New York City venues — such as restaurants — the taste for classical music expands 2017-01-09T05:00:00Z

Brown also tries to convey his softer side through ballads such as the piano-led "Stuck On Stupid" and acoustic love song "4 Years Old." Chris Brown's 'Fortune' a miss for critics 2012-07-04T02:06:16Z

Mr. Rouse was accompanied by a string quartet, two female singers and the sounds of shortwave radio static; he played a National steel resonator guitar or an acoustic guitar, singing in a rusty voice. Music Review: Folky Strokes, With Dabs of News, Video and Static 2010-12-08T23:03:00Z

But it’s more than a job; it’s a ritual, a confluence of visible and invisible forces, acoustic and social and psychological. Disconcerted: A Music Critic’s Empty Nights 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

“Give Up the Ghost” offers the comforts of an acoustic guitar and a wish for benediction — “Gather up the pitiful in your arms” — against a phantom choir of Mr. Yorke, shakily harmonizing with himself. Critic?s Notebook: Radiohead Surprises With Early Release 2011-02-18T23:25:50Z

Mr. Taylor, in a telephone interview, said the acoustics at the Koch Theater were of higher quality, as were the parking, accessibility and possibly the sight lines. Paul Taylor Leaps Over to the Koch 2011-07-14T21:12:20Z

The performance, aided by good concert-hall acoustics in the conservatory, was wide-ranging and deeply expressive. ‘A Suite Ride Through NYC,’ Featuring Paul Dwyer 2014-06-15T04:00:00Z

He also brought his impassive baritone, his acoustic guitar, a pair of low-key sidemen and his wryly philosophical tunes, which was plenty enough. The Best Concerts of 2012, as Seen by Times Critics 2012-12-26T23:38:02Z

All tickets are for the balcony, a nonissue for the hall’s impeccable acoustics. Lincoln Center Works to Attract a Younger Audience 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

She accompanies herself on acoustic guitar and sings crisply and vividly in tune, probably thanks to years of violin study while growing up in Mission Viejo, in Orange County. Singer Kina Grannis: 300,000 jelly beans can't be wrong 2012-05-11T03:20:00Z

Every hall shapes the sound of an orchestra, it’s a part of their acoustic. Leaving the NSO, a veteran clarinetist reflects on the orchestra’s ups and downs 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

The cathedral’s radiant, if notoriously clouding, acoustics made a serious muddle only in the Requiem’s second and sixth movements. Cathedral Choral Society’s kinder, gentler ‘Requiem’

The festival was a defining moment that marked Dylan's move from acoustic folk to electric rock 'n' roll. Dylan's historic electric guitar for sale, could fetch $500,000 2013-12-06T16:10:42Z

At the time he was mostly a protest singer, he recalled recently, with “terrible string hygiene” and an acoustic guitar papered with stickers supporting Nelson Mandela and cancer research. Whodunit Most Musical by a Musician Most Literary 2011-02-19T01:45:10Z

“To do this acoustic thing that we do, without hurting ourselves — it’s almost a controlled scream sometimes.” Think opera is just for hoity-toity rich people? Not so! Here’s a beginner’s guide to this grand art form. 2019-04-29T04:00:00Z

While cashing royalty checks from the record sales of latter-day rockers, Mr. Allison remained something of a musical oddity, appearing with acoustic jazz trios in small clubs into his 80s. Mose Allison, who sang the blues with whimsy and a twist of jazz, dies at 89 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

The original Warehouse stage is a small room with old brick walls and gripping acoustics. The L.A. music scene as seen through Berio's Sequenzas 2017-09-21T04:00:00Z

The Hawaiian born Johnson is a former pro surfer, and is known for his sweet soft rock and acoustic tunes. Jack Johnson plays the Gorge on Oct. 2 2010-04-02T18:34:00Z

Crafted on stringed acoustic instruments that sound like autoharps and featuring Carpio on vocals, the songs flow with an exquisite energy. Throwbacks: Summer reissues of strange surf music, gay proto-punk, 'Robocop' and more

"It's a beautiful concert hall, great acoustics," Self says of the 1,200-seat auditorium. TubaChristmas presents holiday music at its most sonorous 2015-12-12T05:00:00Z

It’s the most stripped-down track on the record, with Mavis accompanied only by Ward’s acoustic guitar. How Mavis Staples’s New Record Got Made 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

“The motherfuckin’ people moved in last year,” Lee said, “and called the cops on my father. He doesn’t even play electric bass! It’s acoustic!” Spike Lee’s epic anti-gentrification speech 2014-02-26T15:53:00Z

There has never been a perfect outdoor orchestral performance; instruments made for warm indoor acoustics take on an edge, and overamplified strings swamp the woodwinds every time. Review: A Ukrainian Orchestra Speaks With Quiet Intensity 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

On a 2016 tour she even stripped her hits to voice and acoustic guitar, revealing the poetry that was sometimes overpowered by the beats. Brazil’s Outspoken Daniela Mercury Is a Swirl of Ideas and Songs 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

It’s not an acoustic or electronic instrument: It’s a brief snippet of Mr. Bieber’s vocal line, a subliminal reinforcement of the melody. The Inside History of ‘Where Are Ü Now’ 2015-08-25T04:00:00Z

But not LeeAnn Rimes, whose “Smokin’ in the Boys Room” gets the job done with acoustic guitars and a faithfulness to the original lyrics, giving the song a clever gender twist. Country-music fans get what they want. Even if what they want is Motley Crue

The acoustics of the room, which painfully sharpen high frequencies, did not help. International Contemporary Ensemble Plays at the Armory 2014-08-22T04:00:00Z

It's always a special treat to hear one of the world's great orchestras in the wonderful acoustic of Britain's finest concert hall. Budapest Festival O/Fischer – review 2013-04-28T13:17:18Z

Managements are not fools: they know they are more likely to get a considered review if the critic is not hampered by acoustic or sightline problems. Michael Billington on the best seats in the house 2010-10-27T22:30:00Z

This is our dream when you are a musician – to play in a good, comfortable hall with a wonderful acoustic. Dudamel abides 2010-09-16T21:00:00Z

The last song of this acoustic interlude, “It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue” is again nailed in a single attempt. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

On two new songs, Lortz sings and plays acoustic guitar with female backup singers, and the sound is not so different from his previous work: sturdy songwriting, deadpan delivery, bitterly realistic lyrics. From Case Studies to The Physics, a hot week in Seattle music 2011-01-13T20:25:05Z

Gary Sheldon conducted; the score, Balanchine’s own collage of different Mendelssohn items, sounded marvelously iridescent, although the use of an assisted acoustic gave too much prominence to the women’s voices. Review: Balanchine and Shakespeare Catch Some Waves in Miami 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

The hurriedly assembled group rehearsed their set with the aid of a couple of acoustic guitars while cruising at 30,000 feet above the Atlantic. Yes drummer Alan White, a longtime Seattle-area resident, reminisces about recording ‘Imagine’ with John Lennon 50 years ago 2021-06-07T04:00:00Z

Their compositions are performed by members of the Aurora Orchestra and blend acoustic and electronic sounds. VIDEO: MRI scanner inspires composers 2011-07-25T23:34:47Z

"Believe Acoustic" sees Bieber return to his acoustic roots five years after he was discovered on YouTube, singing on the streets of Canada accompanied only by a guitar. Justin Bieber strips down voice, heartache on "Believe Acoustic" 2013-01-29T09:33:50Z

The room’s soaring ceilings and wide windows perhaps accounted for the nice acoustics. Hotel Review: The Paper Factory 2015-05-14T04:00:00Z

“Shade” involves different combinations of acoustic guitar and Harris’s voice, with everything registering somewhere on a scale between hissing Walkman and head-sandwiched-between-two-pillows. Review | This new Grouper album, ‘Shade,’ is life-affirming in ways you might not remember 2021-10-25T04:00:00Z

Yet, he added, as the group rehearsed it with the virtual acoustics, a pattern of repeated undulating motifs built up rippling momentum until, as he described it, “the sound essentially achieved liftoff.” How a Historian Stuffed Hagia Sophia’s Sound Into a Studio 2020-07-30T04:00:00Z

He remained curious, whether it was classical, bebop, Latin, electric, acoustic. Chick Corea, the Master Mixer of Jazz’s Past and Future 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

He and Limpe Fuchs, who describes herself as a composer of acoustic and visual events, went their separate ways long ago, musically and personally. A Blacksmith?s Touch Makes Music Light 2011-05-06T22:09:27Z

The Northern China region where PRS has some acoustic guitars built was not significantly affected by the lockdowns. U.S. guitar maker PRS resumes hand-building instruments - at a safe distance 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

Small speakers add a subtle acoustic element, playing a loop of 13 Native American veterans songs from a Smithsonian Folkways recording. Review | New Native American memorial offers peace in the heart of one of the city’s few wild spaces 2020-12-30T05:00:00Z

Sarah Jarosz, sharing the bill, plays banjo, mandolin and guitar, among other instruments; she is building her own intelligent, and sometimes spooky, acoustic Americana. Pop Picks for New Year’s Eve in New York 2013-12-26T23:11:43Z

On Tuesday night — with Sheeran performing solo on various acoustic guitars with only a few other piped-in sounds — his restraint felt like a glitch. Review | Are Ed Sheeran’s songlike secretions actually holding the universe together? 2017-09-20T04:00:00Z

It seems to have, as Mr. Gergiev predicted before the opening, acoustics that are more platinum in color than the warm, immediate gold of the old house. Critic’s Notebook: ‘Iolanta’ at the New Mariinsky II in Russia 2013-05-05T19:20:13Z

And the Bluebird Cafe, as any "Nashville" viewer knows, is the popular songwriters' haunt that Grohl recently popped into for a surprise acoustic gig. Listen: Foo Fighters head to Nashville for rootsy 'Congregation' 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

And Tunstall sings and plays it like she means it, especially in this acoustic version she did for us. Quick Hits: KT Tunstall's grand return 2011-09-17T16:01:00Z

Around the 30-minute mark, the light glowing from beneath the acoustic cones on the floor intruded on my vision, their spiky pattern seeming to climb the wall. How Much Silence Is Too Much? I Found Out 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Looping his own rhythm section and using his guitar as a percussion instrument, it’s amazing so much noise can come from one tiny man with an acoustic guitar and some effects peddles. The Complete Glastonbury Festival Post Mortem: 30 Top Moments 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

Now the acoustic guitar the punk rocker played for Nirvana’s “MTV Unplugged” session, just five months before his death, is expected to fetch around $1 million at auction in June. Kurt Cobain's 'Unplugged' guitar has $1 million auction estimate 2020-05-11T04:00:00Z

I did my solo acoustic show there last year. Q&A with Richard Marx: How the singer is keeping busy and avoiding anxiety during the pandemic 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

A natural progression from 2008 release "Sleep Through the Static," the new set features more electric guitars and a brighter, full-band sound while still bringing plenty of sing-along acoustic romanticism and breezy melodies. REVIEWS: The-Dream, Stone Temple Pilots, Sergio Mendes 2010-06-18T22:15:00Z

The trio performed an acoustic version of their No. 1 hit, "Need You Now." Country stars kick off flood relief telethon 2010-05-17T00:30:00Z

"Of course, the great thing in here is, the acoustics are not bad," he says. TV review: Highgrove: Alan Meets Prince Charles 2010-09-24T05:45:00Z

Fade to black, to the wistful sounds of acoustic guitar. All Hallmark Christmas movies are horror films in disguise 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

He said the music will also feature a few unique acoustic instruments he's collected in his travels. 'Game of Thrones' composer creating 'Gears of War 4' score 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z

Last year, in a bit of dreams-can-come-true career magic, he joined Joel's actual band as acoustic guitarist, backup vocalist and rehearsal pianist. Friends reunite to give Doug Stegmeyer's last music project a push 2014-05-17T04:00:00Z

You can easily hear a link between the plucky, migrating sound of this acoustic combo and the state of our imperiled natural world. The Best Jazz of 2018 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

If I never see the English evergreens I’m running to,” he sings over an acoustic guitar’s strums, “it’s nothing to me.” David Bowie and the sad, inspiring history of making art while dying 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z

If ever there was an organ demanding to be heard, it was Disney’s, which happens to sound glorious in the hall’s lively acoustics. Disney and Segerstrom firing up their organs this weekend 2014-10-23T04:00:00Z

“The acoustics,” said Mr. Krummes, the leader of the group, when I asked what they were doing there. In Luxembourg, a Long Ride Across a Small Country 2012-09-21T18:37:43Z

The album’s delicate closing song, “Much Too Soon,” dates to the early-1980s sessions for “Thriller” but stays largely acoustic and approachable. Arts & Leisure Preview: After Death, the Remix 2010-12-09T16:58:00Z

Both bills are microcosms of a staggering discography — 130 releases and counting — that includes plenty of local indie rock, but also acoustic folk, stoner metal, riot grrrl, and even comedy. Suicide Squeeze: Seattle music label defies risks, turns 20 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z

The Old Town School of Folk Music remains a hub of all things roots and acoustic in Chicago, a busy hive of music classes, local jams and concerts featuring nationally known artists. Honky tonkin' in the city 2011-05-05T15:50:00Z

Only time will tell: Such are the ambiguities of acoustics. The Philharmonic Tests Its New Home With the Classics 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z

There has been a Jagged acoustic album and here, the long-locked Canadian plays seven of its songs – more than a third of the setlist – to a riotous reception. Alanis Morissette – review 2012-06-28T17:09:37Z

Whether that was due to bad acoustics or good taste is anyone's guess. Rewind TV: OK! TV; The British Academy Film Awards; Champions League Football; Dispatches: Lessons in Hate and Violence 2011-02-20T00:05:41Z

She was definitely the only one wearing leopard-print heels at this club, which favors acoustic, earthy singers. Music Review: Tender at First Blush, but With a Tough and Feisty Core 2010-08-30T21:01:00Z

One of our songs is acoustic, with trumpets. Yuck: A taste of things to come 2011-02-03T22:50:01Z

ROMANIA: Babylon NoiseWe Singing Colors - Cantec De SearaAs a special gift for the MAP anniversary, our friends from We Singing Colors have prepared a simple but intense song in their familiar acoustic/electronic style. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

Through delay pedals and atmospheric effects, his lone plucks echo and hang in the air, merging with Thomas Morgan’s tawny acoustic bass and Joey Baron’s lightly ricocheting cymbals. The Playlist: Sharon Van Etten Comes Back Strong, and 11 More New Songs 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z

One contraption is a heart made of bits of scaffolding, in which Bieber plays surprisingly competent acoustic guitar for "Favorite Girl" – the kind of emotionally explicit swoon-fodder in which teen idols have long specialised. Justin Bieber and Katy Perry live 2011-03-20T00:05:30Z

Listening to their music is like flicking between radio stations catering to each specific genre, or like slowly shifting between the acoustic stage at a festival and one accommodating electronica. New band of the day: (Gaps 1,544) 2013-07-02T14:12:33Z

Fresh inspiration strikes on “Ice Age,” a warped folk-song with acoustic instruments. Album review: How to Destroy Angels, 'Welcome Oblivion' 2013-03-05T16:25:00Z

Several fans have asked Trifilio to record an acoustic version of “Cloud 9,” so they can use it as their wedding song. Beach Bunny Is Building an Indie-Rock Career in a Time of TikTok 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z

The band want to play longer, the acoustic section felt too long, certain structures need changing, the mixing and electronics need sharpening. Roy Harper: 'I'm not very communicative' 2013-07-17T16:49:47Z

For an idea of how wide open, check OC Notes' brand new album "The New Generation," which he wrote entirely on acoustic guitar. Late notice: "Dope Fiend Jazz" at Rendezvous 08/27 2011-08-25T16:39:05Z

Whether singing with an acoustic guitar or backed by a full band, her voice and quirky personality resonate. Gabrielle Aplin Brings Music and Charm Stateside: Watch 2014-05-09T15:36:56Z

At times, it's hard to work out how many people are up there – musicians wander on and off, and the only constant is Howard, somewhere in the murk behind an acoustic guitar. Ben Howard – review 2013-06-13T16:52:47Z

Banjos, acoustic guitars, and kick drums continued to dominate the group’s sound in their 2012 album, “Babel.” Mumford & Sons to open for U2 at CenturyLink Field 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z

"We felt that most instances of combining techno and classical music lack an authentic approach," explain the trio, who morph into an acoustic 10-piece for gigs at clubs such as Berghain. Is techno human after all? 2011-01-19T13:00:27Z

The acoustics were on the dry side, but the intimacy and ambience — the musicians played on whatever theater set happened to be up — were ample compensation. The connection between Gordon Davidson and Neville Marriner, and what it means for modern-day L.A. 2016-10-04T04:00:00Z

Deck the Hall Ball began 20 years ago as an acoustic show. Deck the Hall Ball offers generous musical afternoon 2012-12-05T18:54:04Z

It’s always a good sign when the stage is set before a concert with six acoustic instruments, and nothing else. Colvin & Earle connect at the Neptune Theatre 2016-08-21T04:00:00Z

The recordings revolved around Mr. Mangum’s voice and acoustic guitar, often strummed with the unswerving drive of punk, and sometimes joined by sparse circus-band horns, woozy keyboards or full band. Music Review: Jeff Mangum of Neutral Milk Hotel at BAM - Review 2012-01-20T23:56:50Z

On Jan. 12, in the last weeks of the Obama administration, Mr. Springsteen played an acoustic concert in the East Room as the Obama family’s parting gift for about 250 staffers. The Boss on Broadway: Bruce Springsteen on His ‘First Real Job’ 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

And in the foreground are sounds that ring and ping: gamelan and steel drum, carillon and marimba, unidentified bells small and large, with clouds of stray overtones from acoustic, unsynthesized sounds. Playlist: Melodic Wanderings, Starting in Timbuktu 2011-01-09T02:34:14Z

"Stabbed to Death Outside San Juan" is a memorable acoustic death march about a dressing room altercation. Mountain Goats' 'Beat the Champ' richly imagines wrestlers' world 2015-04-06T04:00:00Z

Justin Bieber began his performance of the purely bubblegum-pop “Baby” strumming an acoustic guitar on a stool, looking like a 1970s folk troubadour, and later, dancing with his mentor Usher, channeled Michael Jackson. At the Grammys, Spectacles and Upsets 2011-02-14T05:54:53Z

Soon her breathy girlish voice was filling the vaulted space with surrealist poetry and nocturnal lament, set against melodies that ranged from lounge jazz to acoustic ballads to Latin rhythms to rock to waltzes. The French Alps Sans Skis 2011-02-25T21:55:11Z

In 1976 a gut renovation transformed the space, which had been renamed Avery Fisher Hall in honor of a large gift from the audio equipment pioneer Avery Fisher, and tried to fix its acoustics. Timeline: The Long, Long Journey to a New David Geffen Hall 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

The stage is enormous, the acoustics are wonderful and the talent has always been top-notch. Historic hits in Italy’s most mod city 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

He began applying that sensibility to a string of albums for solo acoustic guitar and “Balsams,” his 2017 breakthrough for pedal steel. Chuck Johnson’s Ode to What’s Been Lost in California’s Fires 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

“Found the through line for all humankind,” he declares over a strummed acoustic guitar at the beginning of the swaying dirge “Just Once in the World.” Bright Eyes’ Summertime Sadness 2020-08-20T04:00:00Z

Stages are situated not for acoustics but to accommodate many mitigating factors. Made in America lineup is a vivid look at rap's competing interests 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z

The curtain-raising title track takes flight with Queen-ish blasts of a cappella harmony, then follows acoustic guitars and banjos as they run from a tidal wave of artificial bass. Review | New name. New sound. But the Chicks still sound like the truth. 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

Be that as it may, what we heard was a riveting display of shimmering, seething orchestral color with a huge collection of percussion instruments rattling, cobbling and bonging away in the Disney Hall acoustic. Joshua Bell kicks off three-night run with Dudamel and the L.A. Phil 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

And Miranda Lambert’s “Revolution: Live by Candlelight,” which captures an intimate acoustic performance by the country star, had its streaming premiere on the platform. 5 Things to Do This Weekend 2021-02-25T05:00:00Z

This all has an effect on our perception of the acoustics, but with each successive concert I’ve begun to detect some subtle gaps between the more inviting visuals and the elusive sound of the hall. How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

They have thoroughly studied 1970s Laurel Canyon folk-pop, with its gleaming, precisely blended electric and acoustic guitars. Taylor Swift’s Revised ‘Revenge,’ and 10 More New Songs 2023-07-07T04:00:00Z

So who better to kick off the series next Sunday than Jewel, who brings songs from her acoustic album, "Lullaby," to the Woodland Park Zoo's North Meadow. The Week Ahead: 'Please Give,' Jewel, Nordic Singers are arts highlights 2010-06-16T23:32:00Z

Right now, though, he's in comfort mode, playing acoustic concerts, getting re-familiar with his home. Ben Gibbard brings back that old feeling at the Showbox 2012-11-17T16:54:06Z

Its songs layer together low-fi clatter and unabashed pop tunes, acoustic guitar licks and analog-sounding synthesizers, images of squalor and thoughts of self-realization. Pop and Jazz Fall Preview: 105 Albums, Shows and Festivals 2016-09-16T04:00:00Z

He built an acoustic quartet willing to race beyond bluegrass’s bounds and returned to the road, where he practically lived until the Covid-19 pandemic. How Billy Strings Picked His Way to the Other Side 2021-09-27T04:00:00Z

Following an acoustic set at the Inverness Book festival, he will play the End of the Road festival and London's Queen Elizabeth Hall. Edwyn Collins returns with new album 2010-06-16T09:13:00Z

R.Lum.R has also released a solo acoustic performance of the song. The Playlist: Harry Styles and Beth Ditto Take the Plunge and Go Solo 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z

Despite pulling back in a few spots, “The Joke” was nearly the vocal stunner it is on record, while heart-stopping harmonies with the Hanseroth twins marked gentle acoustic number “The Eye.” Brandi Carlile, in high spirits, delights hometown crowd at Seattle’s Moore Theatre 2018-03-31T04:00:00Z

Now, in the lustrous acoustics of First Baptist Church on Harvard Avenue, it was the turn of the viola da gamba, the viol family’s forerunner of the cello. Music that speaks, thanks to Pacific MusicWorks 2014-04-11T18:02:17Z

At the same time, Carnegie Hall’s acoustic quirks diffused the chorale’s massed voices into whooshes. Music Review: Br?nnhilde Meets Broadway at Benefit for Collegiate Chorale 2011-05-20T21:17:07Z

Their instruments here are amplified and the sound digitally altered to create a weather front of acoustic effects. Opera & Classical Music Listings for Sept. 26-Oct. 2 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

At first FKA twigs is accompanied only by a few piano notes, but other sounds waft in, acoustic and distorted and electronic, among them a forebodingly calm whispered beatbox beat. The Playlist: Taylor Swift Wants to Start Over, and 7 More New Songs 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Here, over a warmly ingratiating acoustic groove, West admits that contentment hasn’t displaced his old fury – that the rage is still within him, just waiting to spill forth at the right provocation. Justin Bieber and Kanye West: How their charm offensives differ 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

It’s way too large to get the charged atmosphere and acoustics of the best comedy clubs — and it’s particularly ill-suited to Mr. Chappelle. Dave Chappelle at Radio City Music Hall 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

Janelle Gelfand, a veteran Cincinnati critic, judged the new acoustics “a work in progress” in a review in Classical Voice North America, praising some aspects but criticizing others. As Geffen Hall’s Renovation Stumbles, Cincinnati Shows the Way 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z

The music, played by a small but excellent band on a platform upstage, is appealingly unstrident pop-rock, with generous doses of acoustic guitar, keyboards and strings. Review: ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Puts a Twist on Teenage Angst 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

They began performing as an acoustic duo and wrote their first song together, "The World Was Made For Men." Sean Lennon, Charlotte Kemp Muhl share 'an invisible problem' 2014-05-16T04:00:00Z

The trio's music is rooted in the sounds and grooves of classic techno – quite a challenge for an acoustic band. Brandt Brauer Frick say you can get (slightly) jiggy with it 2011-08-04T21:30:03Z

Watch them playing an acoustic set in a bathroom here. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

You know what you’re in for when a twee acoustic indie rock song underscores the first few scenes. This is Us: manipulative drama is in desperate pursuit of your tears 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

Each element of the instrument’s anatomy has specific physical and acoustic demands, and its maker knows which woods can accomplish each function. 12 Treasures of Europe 2014-10-17T04:00:00Z

The physical version of Songs of Innocence, including a six-track acoustic session, went on sale on Monday. Bono sorry for iTunes album release 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

The rock star inside Billy Corgan refuses to be tamed, even at a solo show advertised as acoustic. At Ravina, Billy Corgan challenges himself, audience

The anniversary set’s second disc includes 19 demos, many of them acoustic and some of them instrumental. Peter Buck sounds off: Looking back at R.E.M’s “Out of Time” and “Losing Our Religion” 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

Three submersibles and the latest sonar, acoustic and filming technology will also be part of the expedition. New Titanic expedition will create 3D map of wreck 2010-07-27T15:27:00Z

Its first disc consists of live acoustic trio performances and its second, “bonus” disc features guest contributions by the violinist Jean-Luc Ponty, the guitarist Bill Connors and the R&B singer Chaka Khan. New Music 2011-06-06T23:12:56Z

Intertwined acoustic and electric guitars, harking back to Pentangle, carry a serene modal melody and thoughts about how disruption is essential. The 54 Best Songs of 2017 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

The guy on acoustic guitar and groups of friends playing badminton — all drinking to-go beers — made it that much more special. The 52 Places Traveler: Finding the Real Prague 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

He was there, in 1958, when Johnny Cash showed up with an acoustic guitar. Postscript: Merle Haggard, 1937—2016 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

The hall’s acoustics were unusually reverberant with so few of the sound-absorbing patrons in the hall. Seattle Symphony welcomes an audience back to Benaroya Hall for the first time in 14 months 2021-05-21T04:00:00Z

But Haydn’s Symphony No. 49 in F minor, “La Passione,” which came next, largely succumbed to the acoustics. Music Review: New York Philharmonic Visits Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine 2010-06-01T23:41:00Z

His music can sometimes scan as easygoing acoustic jazz with catchy hooks, which explains its broad appeal. A Pair of Ahmad Jamal Live Albums Capture an Innovator in His Prime 2022-08-31T04:00:00Z

He added that the acoustics at Carnegie and Benaroya halls are similarly “generous” — something that will likely feel comfortable to the orchestra. Seattle Symphony hits the road for Carnegie Hall concert 2014-05-05T02:00:53Z

But movie theaters will afford different sonic experiences from those of concert halls, which themselves have wildly differing acoustics. Critic?s Notebook: Orchestra Arrives On Big Screen 2011-01-10T23:01:21Z

Her second album, “Central Reservation” in 1999, melded the acoustic and electronic with even more assurance, and won her a Brit award, the British equivalent of a Grammy, as best female artist. Music: Beth Orton Releases ‘Sugaring Season’ 2012-09-29T23:43:03Z

After all, they’re essentially works of art: a Guild acoustic in dark cherry and a Fender Telecaster Sunburst. Discovering Manhood in Soapy Bubbles 2017-09-22T04:00:00Z

On his return they became a trio, fired by the acoustic Americanisms of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, James Taylor and Joni Mitchell. Dan Peek obituary 2011-07-26T18:54:40Z

There’s plenty of breathing room in these arrangements – acoustic guitars, solitary bass lines, ebb and flow dynamics – and several tunes stretch past five minutes without becoming indulgent. Album review: Heartless Bastards, 'Arrow' 2012-02-14T16:58:00Z

"Cabinet" galleries with lower ceilings and more controlled light and acoustics will add another 34,000 square feet. Venice Architecture Biennale, Day 1: Govan and Zumthor make their LACMA pitch 2016-05-26T04:00:00Z

Sunny War asks in this minimal lament, which uses just acoustic guitar picking, fiddle and a backup vocal here and there. The Playlist: The Weeknd and Kendrick Lamar Join Forces, and 15 More New Songs 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

An acoustic instrument, consisting of a stainless steel resonator bowl with a cylindrical neck and bronze rods of different lengths and diameters sticking out from around the rim of the bowl. From goat's testicles to the waterphone: cinema's unlikely soundtracks 2013-05-10T06:00:00Z

Dutoit did his best to illuminate Ravel’s orchestral colors in the transparent Disney acoustic, giving a good snap to the dance rhythms. Charles Dutoit and L.A. Phil dig deep into the Ravel archive 2017-11-10T05:00:00Z

It was so large, in fact, fans on the edge of the crowd couldn't hear the band's mostly hushed, acoustic songs. Jack Johnson pulls off the switch at Bonnaroo 2013-06-16T05:40:10Z

Its instruments are acoustic and electric guitars and electric bass, with a lone hand drum for percussion. Music Review | Tinariwen: Hot Breath of Saharan Rock Blows in From Africa 2010-02-19T23:22:00Z

We would both write really heavy stuff, but also common types of songs, more acoustic type of songs. Q&A with Peter Frampton: His new instrumental album, getting invited to join the Who, and why he wants to get out on the road again 2021-05-18T04:00:00Z

The following day Keziah Jones gave an acoustic performance, featuring his distinctive rhythm guitar playing – one song was even played with the guitar on his back. Behind the music: Call of the Wild Outdoors 2011-04-08T13:10:06Z

It's a beautifully conceived and immaculately realised sequence, sung with simple directness by the six male voices of Cinquecento in a nicely churchy, but never overpowering, acoustic. Willaert: Missa Mente Tota; Motets, etc 2010-07-01T21:40:00Z

Part of the point of rehanging the tapestries, it was said, was to restore the acoustics of Mozart’s time. Music Review: Vienna Philharmonic and Hagen Quartet in Salzburg 2012-07-31T21:36:27Z

She sat on a stool to croon an acoustic version of “You’re Still the One,” which showed a kinship with the finest wimp rock from the 1970s. Shania Twain goes big and bigger at Verizon Center 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

On Friday night at the Rose Theater he led a trio that visited both his acoustic and his plugged-in repertory. Music Review: Herbie Hancock at Rose Theater 2012-03-11T22:05:23Z

There's less of the rock-band-with-a-twang sound that characterizes much of Nashville today, more elegant steel guitar and spare acoustic instrumentation, contributing to an overall tone of sweetness. Kacey Musgraves stays true to herself amid Nashville's bro homogeneity 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

They usually involve acoustic guitars, beat-up pianos and contemplative looks at his instruments between songs. Music Review: Strumming Solo, With the Reverb of a Full Band 2011-04-25T21:59:38Z

The band runs from tuba to flute, with trumpets, trombones and saxophones in between; it sometimes merges three different low-end lines, from tuba, acoustic bass and Dr. Smith’s organ foot-pedals. Music Review: The Hammond B-3 Lion Roars, Backed by His Pride 2010-12-31T22:40:24Z

In the end, the plan works, the store is packed and Patrick serenades David with a truly lovely acoustic cover of “Simply the Best.” The Most Memorable TV Episodes of 2018 2018-12-24T05:00:00Z

He still lives here, but his concerts and records are spaced farther apart; since the beginning of the new century, he’s been working with various versions of the group Zooid, an essentially acoustic band. Henry Threadgill and Zooid at the Village Vanguard 2014-07-30T04:00:00Z

He strapped on an acoustic guitar for the hit single Like I Love You and played an electric piano during the Flamenco-influenced Senorita. Timberlake covers Grease ballad 2013-09-30T09:50:46Z

Mr. Gibson’s electronic design for the piece highlights these naturally occurring acoustic phenomena, making their ghostly quality more easily perceived. Listen to Three Hours of Music, From a Single Note 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z

She belongs to a small crowd of singer-songwriters in the city who write mostly acoustic music that’s informed by indie rock, North and South American folk, and some contemporary jazz. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-05-25T04:00:00Z

It was a song that broke one of the rules of heavy metal: no acoustic guitars. Metallica's unlikely origin story: Injecting Americana into the metal universe 2018-06-16T04:00:00Z

She switches freely from drifting acoustic ballads to more upbeat pieces such as her tribute to Côte d'Ivoire, in which she is backed by the Gangbé Brass Band from Benin. Dobet Gnahor?: Djekpa La You 2010-05-20T21:50:00Z

I mean, what’s rock and who cares, but I’m talking about materials: electric guitars and digital distortion and drums, rather than the untreated sounds of mandolin, fiddle, banjo, acoustic guitar and double bass. Music Review: Chris Thile and His Bluegrass Quintet at Caramoor 2010-07-05T21:56:00Z

Along similar lines, “Peaceful Morning” juxtaposes a banjo and acoustic bass with a raft of vocal harmonies evocative of Vampire Weekend. Review: Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Evoke Dreams and Ghosts 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z

Should they abandon ambitious plans for a thrust stage to address the hall’s problematic acoustics and proceed with a more modest, less expensive plan? Lincoln Center and Philharmonic Extend Contract 2010-04-19T19:04:00Z

No workrooms at her publisher’s office were set up for keyboards; it was suggested that she learn to strum an acoustic, “like everyone else.” Ingrid Andress, a Nashville Outsider Who Paved Her Own Path In 2022-08-25T04:00:00Z

For decades, she has interrogated the possibilities of acoustic and electronic sounds: how they’re produced and transformed, how they can trick the mind and tingle the senses. Best Classical Music of 2021 2021-12-06T05:00:00Z

Two people in a room, maybe, but the size, décor and acoustics of that room have proven as variable as can be. sex, lies, and videotape at 30: how Steven Soderbergh changed independent cinema 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z

Some larger choruses struggle with the acoustics in the vast cathedral, but St. Paul’s played it expertly, with its voices buoying naturally. A triumphant return across the pond 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z

From the opening, chopped, acoustic guitar strums to the heavy beat, from the backup singers' succinct vocal to Adele's fluid verses, which come spiraling outward — it's just a great song. Classic status: Adele's "Rolling in the Deep" 2011-08-11T02:01:07Z

Its sound is proudly retro and humbly indie: Vampy Wurlitzers, woolly acoustic guitars and trilling woodwinds abound. Clairo Takes a Defiant Leap on ‘Sling’ 2021-07-16T04:00:00Z

Accompanying herself with her large National acoustic guitar, eyes closed, brows knitted in concentration, she brought the full tragedy and anger of chain gang life to bear.” Remembering Odetta, Whose Powerful Voice Met a Profound Moment 2020-08-24T04:00:00Z

She's preparing her first album, but here we can hear an acoustic track she recorded earlier this year. November's best music from across the MAP 2012-11-15T09:00:00Z

Back in April, the ever-enigmatic singer also revealed that he was working on a "self-contained … acoustic album" and was readying a "proper followup" to his 11th full-length record. Beck unveils new single I Won't Be Long 2013-07-03T17:02:17Z

It has a great sound setup and acoustics, and is one of the most consistent live-music-focused venues in north Florida. Top 10 live music venues in Florida 2013-04-29T10:06:41Z

I'm noticing general daily divisions of "images," "beats," "rock" and "acoustic." Cairo announces 'Expo 89' fest, 'Coastal Sightings' comp 2011-11-22T17:57:13Z

But its resonance — acoustic and otherwise — felt stifled here, clearly recognizable but inaccessible. Online, Simon Rattle Gives a Preview of His Future in Munich 2021-03-14T05:00:00Z

The Nov. 25 concert will tilt acoustic, with the band setting aside its electric instruments. Third Brandi Carlile show added 2012-08-01T18:18:02Z

His acoustic version of the Kings of Leon's "Use Somebody" is shivery-good. What our writers love this week 2011-05-25T21:53:04Z

Her voice harmonizes and even thrives with what might otherwise be discord—she plays an acoustic guitar during her song “Got To have Rock And Roll.” The Restless Spirit of the Heartless Bastards 2013-07-30T15:19:01Z

A choir supports, a synth conducts, and some acoustic guitar and piano interplay keep the floor within reach. M83's Hurry Up, We're Dreaming: Pure Bedroom Pop 2011-10-18T17:40:47Z

Their style — rhapsodic but cloistered, with acoustic guitars and muffled drums bathed in cavernous reverb — will ring familiar if you know his previous work. Playlist: A Flamenco-Playing Sitar and an Asymmetrical Groove 2012-03-25T02:43:04Z

At the first of this week’s two installments Sxip Shirey, a composer who combines electronic timbres and pop moves, is sharing a bill with Angélica Negrón, who also mixes electronic and acoustic, on Tuesday evening. The Week Ahead: Feb. 5 ? 11 2012-02-03T17:18:06Z

Mr. Riggins’s snare and bass drums kick up dust on the offbeats, and Mr. Glasper — first on bubbling electric keyboard, then on acoustic piano — refuses to let his levitating gospel chords touch the ground. The Playlist: Drake Preps for a Return, and 12 More New Songs 2018-01-26T05:00:00Z

Free improvisation has often been associated with an acoustic jazz palette, but Supersilent — a deeply serious band formed almost 20 years ago in Oslo — makes music of synthetic, often alien effect. The Playlist: Danny Brown and the Weeknd Serve Up Twists and Turns 2016-09-30T04:00:00Z

The philharmonic performed in a campus amphitheater where the acoustics were so poor the musicians couldn't hear themselves. Arts community demanding spotlight in Las Vegas 2012-02-26T17:02:08Z

Mr. Crumb’s compositions inhabit a strange kind of suburbia themselves, a liminal space, rooted in the canon of Western music but venturing out into the world of natural sounds and acoustic phenomena. His Music Full of Echoes, a Maverick Composer Turns 90 2019-04-11T04:00:00Z

Young revisited the past with "The Needle and the Damage Done," which he performed solo on acoustic guitar and harmonica. Neil Young and band deliver two-hours of powerful jams 2012-11-11T22:07:01Z

Supplied by performers standing near a puppet theater, the acoustic punctuation adds zest to the cheerfully violent and ribald escapades of the eponymous puppet, a truncheon-wielding antihero. Review | Pointless Theatre’s slapdash ‘Don Cristóbal’ 2018-08-20T04:00:00Z

It made for sometimes diffuse acoustics, muddying the jangly “So Long Self,” and the pleasant pop-country of “Homesick.” Music Review: Bart Millard and MercyMe Perform at Citi Field 2012-08-13T22:45:06Z

It’s a big change, and all that remains of his beginnings here is his out-of-tune acoustic guitar, repeating a single fingerpicked pattern in the song “Bowery.” Critics' Choice: New CDs by Sharon Jones, E-40 and Bill Callahan 2010-04-04T21:55:00Z

About the terrible acoustics at Madison Square Garden, he says, “When you played there you sounded like the Knicks.” Books of The Times: ?The Last Holiday: A Memoir? by Gil Scott-Heron - Review 2012-01-09T23:31:50Z

Videodrome The New World Center, the Frank Gehry-designed home of the New World Symphony, was applauded for its acoustics when it opened earlier this year. Where to Party at Art Basel Miami Beach 2011-11-25T21:45:43Z

It even showed, when she crooned an acoustic version of the insidious "Friday," her potential to be entertaining. What happens when TV covers viral videos 2011-03-30T19:01:00Z

If you listen to the record on a stereo, George Harrison’s acoustic guitar emerges from the left speaker. The Beatles’ revolutionary use of recording technology in "Abbey Road" 2019-10-06T04:00:00Z

The song from his 2018 album “Experiment” is a pop country acoustic ballad. Kane Brown dedicates song ‘Homesick’ to military families 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

One of those fallen is central to the acoustic tour. Chris Cornell's acoustic solo tour is a smash 2011-04-29T21:44:05Z

Literary acoustic and piano numbers are gracefully brushed with elegant strings without feeling overdressed. The best Seattle albums of 2018: Critics choose the top 20 releases of the year 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

It is the “noble savage” of acoustic guitar. The Face of Solo Guitar Is Changing. It’s About Time. 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z

The theater has a reputation for feeling cavernous and having acoustic challenges and has been home to a string of unprofitable shows including “Spider-Man,” “The Pirate Queen” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.” ArtsBeat: ‘King Kong’ Out, ‘On the Town’ In, at Foxwoods Theater – Now Renamed the Lyric 2014-03-06T16:59:13Z

Like every other instrument, organs differ extensively in character, the sonic personality of each depending on the acoustics of its specific surrounding. Christopher Candela dispels the notion that all organ music sounds the same

At the armory lights, props and sets won’t require any reconfiguring, nor will actors need to learn new blocking, though they may find some variance in acoustics, owing to the traveling theater’s more lightweight materials. Enter a Royal Ensemble, Preceded by Its Stage 2011-07-02T01:30:36Z

It's all very pleasant, though those who love Every Picture are unlikely to be putting it on constant rotation, despite the acoustic guitars and mandolins and fiddles being a presence again. Rod Stewart: 'I thought songwriting had left me' 2013-04-19T05:00:01Z

Barred access to my nerves by anesthetics, the scrape of the scaler found acoustic paths up the sides of my head. Perspective | You call it a root canal. I call it a bittersweet symphony. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Still, his heartfelt, acoustic performance of “Message in a Bottle” felt apt as he sang, “I’ll send an SOS to the world.” Singing for Sandy: The Best Moments from NBC’s Live Benefit Concert 2012-11-03T16:46:53Z

Two pieces by Mr. Adriaansz, “Fraction” and “Phrase,” layered sustained acoustic sounds — from instruments including a guitar, saxophone and hammered dulcimers — over electronic sine waves. Review: International Contemporary Ensemble Weaves Among Tonalities 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

On March 8, Castro unveiled his new single, "That's What I'm Here For," on a special episode of ABC's "The Bachelor," strumming his acoustic guitar as Jason Mesnick and Molly Malaney tied the knot. "Idol" alum keeps his cool on long-awaited debut 2010-03-27T02:36:00Z

Jennie C. Jones is represented by work that uses acoustic panels to create classic, minimalist abstractions. Review | They’re women, they’re black and they don’t make art about that 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z

I only know that acoustics, not architecture, will ultimately determine the hall’s success or failure. A Notoriously Jinxed Concert Hall Is Reborn, Again 2022-09-29T04:00:00Z

They all watch the last man, 72-year-old Albert Minott, who is seated in front of them, dressed in pale slacks, a bright orange shirt and a tweed fedora and cradling an acoustic guitar. Oldest swingers 2010-07-24T23:05:00Z

As she soaks up the winter sun and chats about rehearsal techniques, hall acoustics and repertoire choices, Mällki comes across as a someone hitting her stride. With every flick of her baton, conductor Susanna Mälkki chips at classical's glass ceiling 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

It is also new for Cornell to be on stage with just a couple of acoustic guitars, one electric, and a stool. Chris Cornell's acoustic solo tour is a smash 2011-04-29T21:44:05Z

Her new songs contemplate earthy fertility and the continuity of generations, using rugged electronic sounds, families of acoustic instruments and the very human passion of her voice. Best Albums of 2022 2022-11-30T05:00:00Z

Johnson then performed a short set on acoustic guitar, singing in his trademark baritone, closing with a tongue-in-cheek ode to Olympia. ‘Sub Pop USA’ book release party celebrates the independent music scene of the 1980s 2014-11-30T05:00:00Z

The duo weaved through a short program of songs that was equal parts chamber music and acoustic singer-songwriter set. L.A. Opera for the late-night cocktail crowd: Checking out the new 'After Hours' series 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

When Philharmonic Hall opened, almost immediately critics, artists and architects complained about its acoustics. What I’ve Learned in 60 Years of Listening to the Philharmonic 2022-10-07T04:00:00Z

Bringing everything from Seattle grunge sounds on the opening track/first single, "Between the Lines," to homesick acoustic balladry on "Maver," the sundry set still boasts a strong sense of unity. REVIEWS: The-Dream, Stone Temple Pilots, Sergio Mendes 2010-06-18T22:15:00Z

He sang it unaccompanied, just him and his acoustic guitar, as if James Taylor impersonations were de rigueur. Music Review: Affable Country Odes to Irresponsibility 2011-08-14T22:00:15Z

Mr. Nelson’s song “Funny How Time Slips Away” first appeared in 1961, and his relaxed, quavery, behind-the beat vocals and his acoustic lead guitar always made him a voice of maturity. Willie Nelson, Mali Music and Keith Jarrett and Charlie Haden 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z

Neil Young, who included Mr. Jansch on his American tour last year, once called him the acoustic equivalent of Jimi Hendrix as an influence on guitar players. Bert Jansch, Influential Guitarist, Is Dead at 67 2011-10-06T03:47:15Z

It might be acoustic guitar, piano or an analog-sounding keyboard instead, each one opening the music up differently, as if letting in sunlight. Critics? Choice: Brooding Now Laced With Hope 2011-05-30T21:33:36Z

Bob James’s new album, “Espresso,” his first in a dozen years, features a mostly acoustic trio. The Playlist: Eminem’s Surprise ‘Venom,’ and 10 More New Songs 2018-08-31T04:00:00Z

Now released publicly, the album radiates companionship, with the guitars — acoustic and electric, picking and sliding — entwined in amiable colloquies. 15 Fresh Takes on a Classic Tradition: The Holiday Album 2022-12-08T05:00:00Z

I always think, ‘What should be the acoustic in a museum, a chapel, your bathroom?’ The Ascension of Peter Zumthor 2011-03-13T05:00:20Z

“Sushi tastes like power chords on acoustic guitar,” she answered. You Know What London Looks Like. But Have You Really Heard It? 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

On this album he is backed by his own acoustic guitar, with just a little help from his sons Bem and José, adding additional guitar, percussion and occasional bass. Gilberto Gil: BandaDois 2010-04-08T21:35:00Z

For an encore, the sisters returned to Zeppelin, playing acoustic instruments and singing sans band on a worthy "Battle of Evermore." Heart, Def Leppard rock hard at White River 2011-09-16T20:27:03Z

Even when accompanied by the orchestra, it remains one of the album’s quieter, simpler and more melodic tunes, reminiscent of Young’s earlier acoustic work. Watch an Exclusive Clip of Neil Young Recording "All Those Dreams" With a Full Orchestra 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

There was some thinking that you were doing a somewhat acoustic, rustic kind of thing. Peter Buck sounds off: Looking back at R.E.M’s “Out of Time” and “Losing Our Religion” 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z

He's an artist who is as likely to confound as delight his fans, switching regularly between delicate acoustic ballads and noisy electric rock. AUDIO: Neil Young: Depth, darkness and despair 2012-06-08T06:51:24Z

He also noted an uptick for acoustic pianos, though it was smaller and mostly driven by used instruments. Concerts Disappeared. Piano Sales Survived. 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

Recorded at the Wilco Loft with Tweedy playing most of the instruments, the recordings are remarkably crisp, as we hear every vibration from the acoustic guitars and every tired note in Staples aging voice. Mavis Staples Spreads Love and Joy on One True Vine 2013-06-26T09:45:05Z

Recently renovated to house an excellent new music venue, its acoustics wreaked havoc on the film’s dialogue. Mica Levi and orchestra go truly 'Under the Skin' at the Regent 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Bob Dylan might not make it to Nobel Prize ceremonies, but he did turn up for an acoustic performance at the Lincoln Memorial. Inauguration performances weren’t always so contentious: Highlights from the last 75 years 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z

But on the whole, we're in haunting, atmospheric acoustic territory here. New band of the day ? No 932: James Vincent McMorrow 2010-12-16T17:20:55Z

“An acoustic landscape,” he once said about the magical relationship of chapel to surroundings. Architecture Review: ‘Le Corbusier’ Exhibition Opens at Museum of Modern Art 2013-06-17T22:00:48Z

The transformation was a learning experience for Cornell, and in a way it provided some of the genesis for his acoustic tour, which brings him to Seattle Sunday for a sold-out show at the Moore. Chris Cornell's acoustic solo tour is a smash 2011-04-29T21:44:05Z

When the In Memoriam segment began, it was accompanied by Tori Kelly’s gentle acoustic guitar strumming as she started its first verse: “Well, I heard there was a secret chord.” How Pop Culture Wore Out Leonard Cohen’s ‘Hallelujah’ 2016-09-19T04:00:00Z

She opened on acoustic guitar, playing a few older songs before unveiling new work. A beautiful L.A. kiss-off from the departing Laura Marling 2014-12-26T05:00:00Z

Never ones to hold back, on Further they aim for ever-bigger sounds – pounding stadium techno that is at its best in a venue with the Roundhouse's superb acoustics. The Chemical Brothers 2010-05-21T21:00:00Z

And Johnson, formerly of The Head and The Heart, will bring acoustic guitar and baritone vocals. 9 hot Seattle-area concerts to catch in holiday season 2021 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

The first half of "Hard Feelings" is exciting, surging forward on acoustic guitar and bowed strings, with Olson pushing his smooth tenor voice to higher heights. Review roundup: five local, late-summer albums of note 2011-08-19T19:01:15Z

The small space’s acoustics are lively, regardless of whether the music is amplified. How the Philharmonic’s New Home Sounds, From Any Seat 2022-10-21T04:00:00Z

He later pivoted from brittle acoustic abstraction to warped folk exotica to modular synthesizer exploration. Chuck Johnson’s Ode to What’s Been Lost in California’s Fires 2021-02-10T05:00:00Z

The group can go big, busting out a kind of bravado that borders on camp, or deliver perfect harmonies over simple ballads plucked on acoustic guitars. Watch out, country bros. The Pistol Annies are back. 2018-11-01T04:00:00Z

Usually in that formulation the guitar is acoustic. Music Review: Strumming Solo, With the Reverb of a Full Band 2011-04-25T21:59:38Z

So then why go to Cuba and dive into the cross hairs of both diplomatic and acoustic uncertainty? Havana’s Symphony of Sound 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z

One was a research team looking at technology, motors, air flow, acoustics, noise or the science of hair. Dyson Wants to Curl Your Hair 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

With “We,” the first song on that debut album, they charmingly introduced themselves, with acoustic guitar backup, to the listening world: Maggie Roche, part of quirky sister vocal trio, dies at 65 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

Also interesting is the B-side of the single, a twinkly piano and acoustic guitar rendition of Blondie's Heart of Glass that transforms the shimmering original into a requiem, a relationship death march. New band of the day – Elsie (No 1,312) 2012-07-19T10:16:00Z

Pecknold brought everything together with his acoustic guitars — sometimes a six-string, sometimes 12 — organizing all the wood and metal into one warm wave. Concert review: Fleet Foxes at the Moore Theatre 5/03/11 2011-05-04T18:24:15Z

He played effective acoustic guitar, but was often swamped by an over-enthusiastic electric guitarist and keyboard player, both members of the impressive Bristol band Phantom Limb, who opened the show. Rodriguez – review 2012-11-19T17:57:43Z

Similarly, shows on the band’s current tour are broken into acoustic and electric sets. Pop, Rock and Jazz in NYC This Week 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z

Mr. Stroppa’s investigations have led predominantly into electronic music, and the two purely acoustic chamber works presented at Tanglewood recreated a sense of digitally finessed layers and textures. Critic’s Notebook: George Benjamin’s ‘Written on Skin’ Caps Tanglewood Festival 2013-08-13T21:39:43Z

Revolutionary New acoustic rock/rap musical about a group of street musicians on a mission to save the world. L.A. theater openings, Feb. 26-March 5: 'Paradise Lost: Reclaiming Destiny' and more 2017-02-23T05:00:00Z

“My acoustic guitar style is loosely based on Don Everly’s,” he said. At 81, Ann-Margret Is Finally Living Her Rock ’n’ Roll Dream 2023-04-08T04:00:00Z

The most mythologized of the Guthrie personas is the folkie who put a sticker on his acoustic guitar that read, “This Machine Kills Fascists.” Woody Guthrie's music welcomes new multitudes 2012-04-13T20:59:00Z

The group played no ballads and didn’t require Hollywood Bowl Orchestra strings or, for that matter, any acoustic instruments. Strobes, fog and glow sticks: Underworld mesmerizes at trippy Hollywood Bowl show 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z

But paradoxically Mr. Chasalow’s digital palette could seem oddly pedestrian compared with the flamboyant acoustic sounds heard in previous works. Music Review: Talea Ensemble at the Tenri Cultural Institute 2012-03-11T22:02:12Z

In its preference for acoustic ballads instead of stadium-ready electro-pop, “Ghost Stories” is a retrenchment, a conscious return to the relative simplicity of the band’s debut, “Parachutes.” Coldplay’s ‘Ghost Stories’: This is what a conscious uncoupling sounds like

Conductor Andris Nelsons's natural command of his forces – not quite the thousand associated with the symphony, but massive nevertheless – allowed him to exploit the potential of Symphony Hall's phenomenal acoustic to the full. CBSO/Nelsons 2010-09-20T21:15:00Z

Rising from the ashes of beloved/depressing/invigorating Seattle acoustic folk rock act Dutchess and the Duke: Case Studies . Video: "The Eagle or the Serpent" by Case Studies 2010-12-09T20:13:00Z

The arrangement, influenced by New Age music, came out of early Turtle Island recordings on the independent, instrumental acoustic label Windham Hill. Turtle Island Quartet brings its eclectic tastes and passion for discovery to Seattle 2018-12-04T05:00:00Z

Everything about The Morning Show – the themes, the set design, the minor key acoustic cover songs – screams of Sorkinesque prestige. Apple TV+: should you shell out for the new streaming service? 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

In Carnegie Hall’s plush acoustics, woodwind lines too often went unheard. The Philadelphia Orchestra at Carnegie Hall 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z

As it happens, the set is said to provide loving acoustics. Arts & Leisure Preview: The Valhalla Machine 2010-09-17T16:10:00Z

Hunkered down in a converted garage in Wiesbaden, they no doubt discuss approximation theory and asymptotic methods while thumping on pianos and laying down acoustic, percussive grooves. This week's new singles 2011-01-01T00:05:38Z

More specifically, is he the socially conscious folk songwriter, seeking racial justice in early acoustic songs? Bob Dylan, a laureate sure, but by what measure a poet 2016-11-02T04:00:00Z

A proud autodidact, Pitre has moved among long-form electronic drones, mercurial acoustic improvisations and glistening string meditations, all employing just intonation. How a Pro Skateboarder Became an Apostle of Ancient Tuning 2021-12-28T05:00:00Z

As to whether he thought because parties were held in the homes of socially prominent people simply because the living rooms were large and the acoustics were good, he didn’t say. Brash, Confident and Democratic: How Leonard Bernstein Symbolized America 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Live 1975-85″ and recording a handful of spare acoustic albums addressing social concerns. Born in the U.S.A.: When the president met the Boss 2012-05-28T18:00:00Z

And, through acoustic means and groaning subwoofers alike, they have put the agonized characters nearly inside your bloodstream. Review: ‘Hamlet’ Boldly Engulfs the Metropolitan Opera 2022-05-15T04:00:00Z

From this point on, the film reads like a faux-hip youth pastor in movie form, only instead of an acoustic guitar, it’s an 808 drum machine luring the kids toward God. ‘Praise This’ Review: An Unlikely Savior 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z

This record is, it’s a rock ‘n’ roll record, it really is, but it definitely has elements of the acoustic side of writing that I’ve done in my career, too. Jerry Cantrell’s first solo album in nearly 20 years was worth the wait 2021-11-22T05:00:00Z

It got lumped in with the alt-country movement on its release in 1996, probably because of its instrumentation – sparse, acoustic, with colour and shade from the fiddles and steel guitars of country music. Hidden treasures: Scud Mountain Boys – Massachusetts 2013-01-24T10:19:10Z

The acoustic quality of Woolf’s prose in “To the Lighthouse” reverberates, and therefore her sentences are not easy to drop or leave behind. The Unsaid: The Silence of Virginia Woolf 2014-11-10T05:00:00Z

The stories and songs on Wanderlust demanded a more acoustic treatment than Ellis-Bextor's previous records. Sophie Ellis-Bextor's eerie inspirations 2014-01-22T07:24:33Z

Probably 75 percent of my touring is just me, solo acoustic. Q&A with Richard Marx: How the singer is keeping busy and avoiding anxiety during the pandemic 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

Male dancers, impressively showy as peacocks, delighted in the percussive resonance created by stomping on the platform, again in acoustic conflict with the orchestra. Dudamel plants seeds for the future with De Falla and flamenco 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

The Integratron, a domed structure with unusual acoustics, hosts “sound baths” for visitors. | Joshua Tree’s Artful Excursions 2014-04-11T12:59:34Z

In 1965, Bob Dylan famously outraged some folk purists by trading in his acoustic guitar for an electric one. Jazz impresario building legacy for Newport fests 2011-07-24T20:46:04Z

Slow, stately works like this one fare best in the church’s highly resonant acoustics, with the Adagio’s melancholy harmonies gently overlapping and hovering in the vast space. Barber?s Adagio Stands Up to Acoustic Retaliation 2011-05-31T14:00:05Z

He didn't perform his seminal 1960s acoustic loop I Am Sitting in a Room, but his Exploration of the House – Beethoven's Consecration of the House chopped up, recorded, played back, re-recorded – made the same point. Tectonics – review 2013-05-14T18:27:54Z

Morning Phase, the project that won Beck Album of the Year at this year’s Grammy Awards, featured gorgeous orchestral arrangements and frequent moments of acoustic introspection. Listen to Beck’s Dance-Worthy New Track “Dreams” 2015-06-15T04:00:00Z

It was consistently soft and warm, but focused almost exclusively on the last five years of English-speaking, postfolk Caucasians singing and playing acoustic guitars. Seeking Genuine Discovery on Music Streaming Services 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z

After a rigorously choreographed beginning, he sat down to sing a few acoustic Christmas songs and seemed weighed down by gold chains, ego and his new muscles. Music Review: Justin Bieber and Taylor Swift at Z-100 Jingle Ball 2012 2012-12-09T22:53:03Z

After rumors began circulating that Bruce Springsteen would join U2 on stage during the band’s final performance at New York’s Madison Square Garden, “The Boss” surprised the crowd with an acoustic guitar in hand. Watch Bruce Springsteen Rock U2 Concert With Surprise Performance 2015-08-01T04:00:00Z

Instrumentation, especially in early recordings, tends to be sparse, sometimes nothing more than an acoustic guitar. Old music: Bonnie 'Prince' Billy – You Remind Me of Something (The Glory Goes) 2012-06-12T10:24:00Z

Then it's replaced by the rhythmic strum of acoustic guitar and waltz-time gait of the cello. New band of the day ? No 891: Tristram 2010-10-20T16:14:00Z

It was a glittering affair, but the hall’s poor acoustics — a critical problem for an art form that relies on unamplified instruments — ushered in decades of difficulties. David Geffen Hall Reopens, Hoping Its $550 Million Renovation Worked 2022-10-08T04:00:00Z

Add those issues to the Opera House’s acoustics, and the result was disappointing for many. ‘Matilda’ complaints reflect Kennedy Center’s acoustic issues 2016-01-07T05:00:00Z

Instead of traveling by bus, the acoustic quartet will be hiking the whole way, stopping to perform more than 50 shows, including several in the D.C. area in early September. A new mom regains her fitness groove, one step at a time 2015-06-30T04:00:00Z

Along those lines it hardly escapes notice that on an album redolent of aggressive honky-tonk “Bottle in My Hand” takes such a liltingly acoustic path. Critics? Choice: New CDs 2011-02-22T00:00:27Z

The southern courtyard, formerly a loud space with poor acoustics, used to house a restaurant. A Restoration Brings Sweden’s Nationalmuseum Into the 21st Century 2018-10-12T04:00:00Z

I think that, eventually, I’d like to do an acoustic record. Q&A: Katy Perry on overexposure, education and keeping fans guessing 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

As she strummed the you-can-do-it song on an acoustic guitar, many members of the overwhelmingly female audience that filled two-thirds of the big room held each other and swayed. Shania Twain goes big and bigger at Verizon Center 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Old LPs, it seemed, had a more natural acoustic, a finer sonic patina. Washington National Cathedral goes under the microscope

A powerful set, driven on by her own fiddle, piano and four-piece acoustic band. Bella Hardy: Battleplan – review 2013-04-18T20:20:01Z

After spending nearly a decade moving away from programmed beats and embracing acoustic instrumentation, the synths are back with a vengeance for Love at the Bottom of the Sea. Can The Magnetic Fields' New Album Recapture that 69 Love Songs Magic? 2012-02-29T16:08:20Z

Two days later, Keith Richards came knocking, and sheepishly asked to borrow the acoustic one to record a song: "Ruby Tuesday." 'Stones 50' is the band's intimate family portrait 2013-12-16T14:24:35Z

I'd left an acoustic guitar in the house and when I came back it had these scratches on it. 'Joey Ramone sings these songs beautifully' 2012-05-29T15:29:40Z

"We'd originally written that song on acoustic guitar and it was much faster, like the hamster song," says Jessica, not entirely seriously. The Staves: 'Bon Iver gave us cabin fever' 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z

Dreamlike fare such as "Two Angels" took on newfound degrees of beauty and urgency, with storytelling narratives floating atop the warm contrasts of Louris' sonorous electric playing and Olson's cozy acoustic strumming. Reunited Jayhawks soar at Vic 2011-01-28T15:02:19Z

Their music – finest when plucked and twanged on acoustic instruments – and their Kiwi deadpan are better suited to smaller auditoriums: tonight's event is low-key by arena standards. Flight of the Conchords 2010-05-11T20:35:00Z

When Burrows returns, the song has been transformed: “We Need Love” is now a stripped-down acoustic cry for change. How “Songland” Tries and Fails to Honor the Songwriter 2019-06-11T04:00:00Z

His mother took out a loan to buy him an acoustic guitar. Bruce by Peter Ames Carlin, Bruce Springsteen and the Promise of Rock 'n' Roll by Marc Dolan – review 2012-11-28T08:00:01Z

Ann and Nancy Wilson, the sisters who lead Heart, presented the plaintive camaraderie of “Old Friends” as an acoustic duet. Music Review: Tuneful Paul Simon Tribute Bridges Decades 2014-04-01T22:19:25Z

Almost everything performed in Eldborg, notably “Concealed Unity” and Anna Thorvaldsdottir’s ghostly “Into — second self,” dispersed players to balconies surrounding the audience, and used the hall’s adjustable acoustic panels and doors. Critic’s Notebook: Ilan Volkov’s Tectonics Festival in Reykjavik, Iceland 2013-04-23T21:48:02Z

Thereafter she played an acoustic guitar, allowing her vocals to float higher to the sonic surface. Lydia Loveless, deconstructing country rock with a healthy dose of frustration

The talk will include a live acoustic performance by Mr. Dunaway’s own group, Blue Coupe. Spare Times for June 5-11 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

For their second LP, La Roux may even go acoustic. La Roux: electro-pop is over 2010-10-28T09:47:00Z

Musically, this “Passion” is a faithful and acoustically lively account, skillfully performed by 10 singers and 17 unseen musicians who play the nave’s acoustics like an instrument in itself. Perspective | A Black Jesus is at the center of a ‘Passion’ that transfigures the listener 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z

But Mr. Rucins attributes this more to an increased interest in other types of music than to an unwillingness on the part of buyers to book acoustic acts. Chicago News Cooperative: For the Ultimate, Intimate Concert, Host It Yourself 2010-12-05T06:45:00Z

And to show off the acoustics of the hall, the program ended with Ravel’s “Boléro.” Critic’s Notebook: Weill Hall at Sonoma State University 2012-10-02T22:15:15Z

So I knew about him, but it wasn't until my work started moving towards the acoustic that I really appreciated what a pioneer he was. John Cage: musicians and artists on a legend 2012-08-15T17:51:03Z

Backed by a four-man band, and alternating between an acoustic and electric guitar, Bridges played a mix of songs from the new album and from the "Crazy Heart" soundtrack. Jeff Bridges revives music career with new album 2011-06-29T07:39:56Z

Within the catacomb, the creative team was discovering that the resonant acoustics were as opulent as the landscape. Is Opera Dying? No, But This One Is Staged Among the Dead 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

Flying Lotus, whose given name is Steven Ellison, specializes in woozy or otherwise garbled textures, mingling the robotic with the acoustic. Playlist: Whether Jazz, Rock Or War Anthems, A Vintage Harvest 2010-09-25T21:04:00Z

They taped live shows and their own parties — “we recorded Lou Reed and the rock critic Richard Meltzer doing an acoustic version of ‘Walk on the Wild Side’ at our house.” Why Netflix Lets Movie Lovers Down, and What to Do About It 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

Taurus’s 1968 song “Spirit” includes an acoustic passage with an arpeggiated chord progression and a descending chromatic bass line that resembles the pastoral introduction to “Stairway.” Stolen or Original? Hear Songs From 7 Landmark Copyright Cases. 2023-04-27T04:00:00Z

Brooklyn Rider has a trendy veneer, based partly on its interest in music that draws on other cultures and its openness to combining acoustic and electronic sound. Music Review: A String Quartet?s Nod to Debussy at Angel Orensanz Foundation 2010-03-16T21:59:00Z

Clearly, this one has been worked up carefully and indeed, Dylan had premiered it during an acoustic workshop at Newport just a few days earlier. Bob Dylan’s “electric trilogy” masterpieces: I played all 18 discs and 357 tracks. Here’s why you should 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

Soul singer Allen Stone is playing a show almost every night this winter in venues across the U.S. in support of his first acoustic album, “APART,” which came out in November. Spokane soul singer Allen Stone back in Seattle for New Year’s Eve show after wildly creative year 2021-12-16T05:00:00Z

But that song is also sung by Rayna’s two daughters at a school talent show, the original’s dense pop arrangement forsworn for an acoustic treatment with a lone guitar and handclap percussion. Critic’s Notebook: The ‘Nashville’ Soundtrack as Co-Star 2012-12-17T05:15:05Z

Rattle is on record saying that the Royal Festival Hall's acoustics are so bad they make performers who play in it "lose the will to live". Simon Rattle: Baton charge 2011-02-15T21:30:00Z

Young's music thunders through the hall as he plays solo on acoustic and electric guitar, harmonica, piano and organ. Music and spit: Neil Young gets extreme close-up 2011-09-13T13:29:49Z

She glittered when she switched to an acoustic guitar for “Tired,” her serene vocals shimmering like a firefly gently cupped in hands. Review | Beabadoobee needs more fuel for mosh-pit dreams at sold-out D.C. show 2021-11-02T04:00:00Z

Both of the acoustic solos were tours de force that bore a slight whiff of works in progress. Performance at Atlas made a good case for new music. Too bad no one heard it. 2016-01-31T05:00:00Z