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January 20, 2012
Watch Barack Obama Sing a Little Al Green
Yesterday President Obama was in town messing up your commute fund-raising. His fourth stop of the whirlwind tour was at the Apollo Theater where, as you see in the video above, he expanded his known talents into the musical arena. Just a few bars come out -- "I'm...so in love," from Al Green's "Let ... More >>
Blogs
January 19, 2012
Jimmy Castor, R.I.P.
Jimmy Castor was a smart aleck; a wise guy; a clean shit-talker with so much joie de vivre you had to laugh even when his truth-telling smacked you upside the head. So when he died this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 71 near his home outside of Las Vegas, far away from the streets of Harlem he o ... More >>
Voice Choices
December 1, 2010
Paul McCartney
Jimmy Castor was a smart aleck; a wise guy; a clean shit-talker with so much joie de vivre you had to laugh even when his truth-telling smacked you upside the head. So when he died this past Martin Luther King Jr. Day at 71 near his home outside of Las Vegas, far away from the streets of Harlem he o ... More >>
Music
November 24, 2010
Winter Guide: Iron & Wine Hop on Pop
Your fake name is good enough for him--Sam Beam chats about his new album
Blogs
October 18, 2010
Live: Gordon Voidwell Brings Racially Charged Downtown Self-Deprecation To The Apollo
Request "African Art at the MoMA." Pics by Andrew Friedman, more below.Gordon Voidwell The Apollo Saturday, October 16 Better Than: That show about race and the workplace that's sometimes on PBS at 5 a.m. "Tonight, we're gonna ask a lot of questions and not answer them," warned Gordon Voidw ... More >>
Film
August 25, 2010
Satchmo, the Backstory, in Louis
Request "African Art at the MoMA." Pics by Andrew Friedman, more below.Gordon Voidwell The Apollo Saturday, October 16 Better Than: That show about race and the workplace that's sometimes on PBS at 5 a.m. "Tonight, we're gonna ask a lot of questions and not answer them," warned Gordon Voidw ... More >>
Blogs
June 28, 2010
Dexter Romweber Performs "Ruins of Berlin" Behind the Apollo Theater For Us, Names "Heroin" As Something He's Done Once and One Time Only
Rob TrucksDexter and Sara behind the Apollo Theater If it is fitting that we meet Dexter Romweber and his sister Sara at the Apollo Theater (and it is), it is perhaps even more appropriate that we record their performance behind the historic venue, specifically a relatively dark and frozen sidewalk ... More >>
Blogs
April 13, 2010
R.I.P. Fearless, Wildly Adventurous Jazz Drummer Steve Reid
You'd be hard pressed to find a drummer who covered more stylistic ground in his career than Bronx-born drummer Steve Reid, who died in his sleep last night after a battle with cancer. He was 66.
Blogs
April 8, 2010
Do You Believe In Hauntings?
I had this conversation with a dear friend recently: He: "I was at the Apollo Theater in Harlem last night and learned that the place is haunted." (I rolled eyes) He: "What are you trying to say?"
Blogs
June 19, 2009
This Week's Post-Black-Cop-Shooting Diversity Training Story
You may dimly remember that a white cop shot a black cop recently. The reaction has been the usual: nice gestures toward the deceased, calls for investigation, and diversity training. Thus, the cops have hired a professor to "investigate whether racial bias influences whether a cop fires a weapon or ... More >>
Music
November 5, 2008
Labelle Update Their Sound on Back to Now, But Not Too Much
You may dimly remember that a white cop shot a black cop recently. The reaction has been the usual: nice gestures toward the deceased, calls for investigation, and diversity training. Thus, the cops have hired a professor to "investigate whether racial bias influences whether a cop fires a weapon or ... More >>
Music
September 23, 2008
Jenny Lewis, Now With More Elvis Costello
You may dimly remember that a white cop shot a black cop recently. The reaction has been the usual: nice gestures toward the deceased, calls for investigation, and diversity training. Thus, the cops have hired a professor to "investigate whether racial bias influences whether a cop fires a weapon or ... More >>
News
May 13, 2008
Keeping Jazz Makers Alive
Evicted or with no medical insurance, musicians playing their last chorus are saved by the Jazz Foundation
Voice Choices
February 19, 2008
PUT MY ROOTS DOWN
Philly’s finest get the spotlight at the Apollo
News
December 4, 2007
Zoned Out
High-rises on 125th Street? Harlem's transformation gathers speed.
Blogs
November 19, 2007
Live: Spiritualized at the Apollo
High-rises on 125th Street? Harlem's transformation gathers speed.
Blogs
November 14, 2007
Cam'ron's New Mixtape: Pretty Great
High-rises on 125th Street? Harlem's transformation gathers speed.
Music
September 18, 2007
The 35-Year Plan for Soul Superstardom
Sharon Jones, Darondo, and other soul sensations hit it big after decades on the outskirts
Blogs
December 29, 2006
Walking the Line for James Brown
Sharon Jones, Darondo, and other soul sensations hit it big after decades on the outskirts
Blogs
December 28, 2006
James Brown's Last Night at the Apollo
Sharon Jones, Darondo, and other soul sensations hit it big after decades on the outskirts
News
November 14, 2006
Keeping Jazz Musicians Alive
Many world-renowned jazz musicians have no pensions, no medical plans, no hope
Film
May 23, 2006
'La Tropical'
Many world-renowned jazz musicians have no pensions, no medical plans, no hope
Blogs
April 3, 2006
No Gorillaz at Gorillaz Show
Many world-renowned jazz musicians have no pensions, no medical plans, no hope
Specials
October 18, 2005
1956
Many world-renowned jazz musicians have no pensions, no medical plans, no hope
News
October 11, 2005
The Perpetual Apprentice
Bloomberg and Ferrer push yet more training for minority joblessness
NYC Life
September 20, 2005
Big Night
Dance music's all grown up at the Dance Music Hall of Fame
News
August 24, 2004
Cho Mama!
"Fag hag" bags elephants uptown at the Apollo
Music
May 25, 2004
Summer Jazz 2004
"Fag hag" bags elephants uptown at the Apollo
News
September 30, 2003
Another Great Night in Harlem
Bringing Life Back to the Living
Home
June 3, 2003
2003 JVC Jazz Festival
Bringing Life Back to the Living
NYC Life
May 13, 2003
Jazz
Bringing Life Back to the Living
NYC Life
April 8, 2003
Listings
Bringing Life Back to the Living
News
February 4, 2003
I, JP
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
Music
November 19, 2002
Music
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
NYC Life
August 20, 2002
Blige: Queen of Street Couture
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
Theater
August 13, 2002
Neighborhood Bully
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
Columns
August 13, 2002
NY Mirror
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
Home
June 4, 2002
Supplement
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
NYC Life
May 28, 2002
Jazz
A Contest to Decide Who Looks Most Like the Fake Version of a Real Velásquez Portrait
News
October 30, 2001
The Best Campaign Money Can Buy
Team Bloomberg in the Chips
News
August 21, 2001
A Great Night in Harlem
Bringing Musicians Back to Life
Specials
May 29, 2001
Letters
Bringing Musicians Back to Life
News
November 28, 2000
Working Papers
Domino’s Strikers Again Choose the Cold Over Surrender, While Labor Celebrates Some Victories and a Painter-Hero
Music
June 6, 2000
Everybody's Arranger
Ralph Burns—From Woody Herman to Ray Charles to Bob Fosse
News
April 25, 2000
Bard Wired
25 Years (and Counting) of Nuyorican Poet’s Café
News
February 15, 2000
Showtime at the Apollo
Does Bradley Really Want to Lure Black Voters?
News
December 21, 1999
The Harlem Shuffle
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Boulevard
News
December 7, 1999
Sports
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Boulevard
News
December 15, 1998
Risqué Rope Skipping
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Boulevard
News
June 2, 1998
The Battle for Harlem
Sharpton Camp Assails Butts as Upstate Republicans Maneuver To Exploit Black Power Struggle
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