A scene similar to a painting from the Renaissance opens Vladimír Merta’s new album. The old master, on the border between wakefulness and sleep, dilutes his wine in a glass with water in the afternoon. The 78-year-old singer doesn’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore and he can take a swim after lunch, he’s … Read more
Photographs by Caitlin Hawke. By Caitlin Hawke Alighting Thursday on the Upper West Side for a single, sold-out Beacon show, Bob Dylan drew peers and progeny — from the Silent Generation to Gen Alpha — to concert number five of seven in the New York vicinity. This was the only show in Manhattan. While still … Read more
When he was at Prague’s O2 arena for the last time, he had the stage set up as a black and white chessboard and welcomed the audience with the song Having a Party taken from the Sam Cooke repertoire. Next year, the 78-year-old British singer Sir Rod Stewart will return to the same place. As … Read more
American singer-songwriter Sixto Rodriguez, whose remarkable life story was told in the 2012 Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man, died on Tuesday at the age of 81. The artist, who went by only his surname, took a long hiatus from his career after releasing two albums in the early 1970s while with his engaging work, … Read more
The English singer-songwriter PJ Harvey will present her upcoming tenth studio album, entitled I Inside the Old Year Dying, at concerts that will take place on October 18 and 19 in the large hall of Lucerna in Prague. He will return to the Czech capital after seven years. Tickets will be on sale from next … Read more
Under the light from the lamp, her black dress shimmers and her hair shines gold. His right hand rests on the piano stool, his left hand holds the microphone. Canadian jazz pianist Diana Krall is facing the audience and not playing right now. He concentrates fully on singing. He shapes the words to the point … Read more