Marlon Bishop

Now that the snow has melted and the numbers are in, it turns out that Broadway did well during last week's blizzard.

We asked some of our favorite culture vultures to weigh in on what to expect in the coming year in the arts. Here's what they said.

Catch the ensemble play with diva Gloria Cheng Wednesday night at Le Poisson Rouge, and download the quartet's recording of a Thomas Adès composition.

Atlanta indie kings Stokeswood brings its "electroacoustic" sound to Brooklyn Bowl on Tuesday. Download the group's "The Old 4th Ward" for free here.

Alex Schaaf, a.k.a. Yellow Ostrich, plays songs off his new album The Mistress at Mercury Lounge on Tuesday. Download "Whale" here.

Jack Jeffers is a bass trombonist and tubist who has worked in some of the top big bands in jazz history, and now he runs one of his own. Catch him at Zinc Bar on Tuesday, and download his "Sidewalk Samba" here.

Akiko Pavolka grew up in Tokyo playing bass and drums in underground rock bands and later moved to the States to study jazz at Berklee. Download her track "Begin Again."

Rubblebucket take their horn-heavy indie pop to Le Poisson Rouge Wednesday night, opening for the ReBirth Brass Band. Download their "Triangular Daisies."

The Yaozeki Big Band is a new large ensemble directed by trombonist/arranger/composer John Yao. Download their "Out of Socket."

It’s been a challenging couple of days for medical professionals working to provide care at New York City hospitals. Emergency rooms have reported a rise in fractures, cases of hypo...

Eclectic jam-rock supergroup Surprise Me Mr. Davis plays Brooklyn Bowl Tuesday night. Download their "Roses in Bottles."

Dr. Lonnie Smith, grand master of the B-3 Organ, kicks off a week long residency at the Jazz Standard Tuesday night. Download his dark and deeply groovy "Spiral."

If you have tickets to a Broadway show on Monday, never fear: the show will go on. All scheduled performances will proceed as planned, according to the Broadway League, despite blizza...

Jean-Michel Pilc brings his muscular jazz piano chops to Smalls Monday night. Download this blazing, 11-minute live track, "BBB."

For the third year in a row, trumpeter Ben Holmes is throwing his "Purely Coincidental Night of Klezmer" on Christmas Eve. Download his "Romanian Folk Song" here.

Bryan Copeland brings his cinematic, instrumental soundcapes to Brooklyn's Tea Lounge tonight with his band Bryan and the Aardvarks. Donwload "These Little Hours" here.

Les Chauds Lapins is two américains who have resurected the French chanson from the '20s and '30s on their banjo-ukuleles. Download the band's swinging "Mon rêve c'était vous."

The Alan Ferber Nonet brings its creative large ensemble sound to Smalls tonight. Download "Union Blues" here.

Homeboy Sandman brings his Ivy League vocabulary and extreme lyrical dexterity to Brooklyn Bowl Wednesday night. Download his track "The Carpenter."

Times Square isn’t known for its subtlety, so it’s no surprise that even an illuminated sign gets a red carpet welcome.