Marlon Bishop

Dress codes in New York nightclubs that may disguise racial discrimination are under scrutiny. The New York City Commission on Human Rights is investigating The Continental, an Eas...

Legendary British dub soundsystem Zion Train hits Brooklyn Saturday night, bringing its unique live re-mixing approach to reggae. Download the group's "Life That I Choose" here.

The Metropolis Ensemble presents its vision of classical music's future with a new music program at Le Poisson Rouge on Thursday and Friday nights. Download the group playing Jakub Ci...

Kneebody, purveyors of offbeat, genre-crossing instrumental jazz, kicks off a Southpaw residency tonight. Download "Call" here.

A new report from the National Arts Index reported that the vitalty of the arts in the U.S. has reached a 12-year low. However, NYC arts groups have found signs of hope.

Ravens & Chimes brings its symphonic indie pop to Brooklyn's Coco66 tonight. Download the group's unreleased "Past Lives" here.

Julliard is hosting an intimate festival that celebrates the works of Franz Liszt and the 200th anniversary of the composer's birth. Download a recording of one of Liszt's “Transcendental Etudes” here.

After a rocky couple of years, the Brooklyn Philharmonic is back with a new artistic director: Alan Pierson of the new music ensemble Alarm Will Sound.

City Ballet Director Peter Martins was charged with a DWI on January 1 but pleaded guilty to a lesser charge on Tuesday.

Fitz and the Tantrums brings its hook-driven, soul-inflected indie pop to Bowery Ballroom tonight. Download "Moneygrabber" here.

On Tuesday, Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen announced that the city had commissioned the Guggenheim to conduct a study on the feasibility of bringing a new modern art museum administered by the Guggenheim to town.

Now in her 70s, Mavis Staples has proved herself a tireless innovator by releasing an album with Wilco's Jeff Tweedy. Tonight, she's at the Bell House in Brooklyn. You can download he...

The Mast is the Iranian-American singer Haale and percussionist Matt Kilmer. Together, they make Eastern-inspired psychedelic rock for the 21st Century. Download the duo's "Wild Poppies" here.

There's drama behind the scenes at City Ballet after the troupe announced the creation of a smaller touring company.

Eli "Paperboy" Reed is the latest poster-child for the retro-soul revival movement. Catch his golden voice and giant band at Brooklyn Bowl tonight, and download his "Come and Get It" here for free.

The Great White Way is making almost $1 billion...outside New York City.

For over 20 years, these Grammy-winning klezmer revialists have been making daring fusions of Jewish music and themes with a diverse array of genres. Download "Mermaid Avenue," their ...

On Sunday, the country's biggest world music festival happened at Webster Hall. Thirteen bands played on three stages to a packed house of fans, festival bookers and performing arts p...

GlobalFEST 2011 takes the stage this Sunday, packing 13 of the world's most innovative artists onto three stages. Here are some of WNYC's favorite artists performing.

Congolese-Belgian rapper Baloji brings his tradition-rooted 21st century Afropop to Joe's Pub tonight. Download his "Independence Cha-Cha" here.