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May
30
New Album ‘Heart Of Hearing’ Features Theremin & Eclectic Covers

New Album ‘Heart Of Hearing’ Features Theremin & Eclectic Covers

PROSPECT HEIGHTS – A Prospect Heights musician uses an instrument often associated with weird and spooky sounds to create a plaintive
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Mar
31
April Mondays: A Slice Of New Orleans In Ditmas Park

April Mondays: A Slice Of New Orleans In Ditmas Park

Photo via Bar Chord, 1008 Cortelyou Road in Ditmas ParkWilson Pickett was determined to wait for the midnight hour. The
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Feb
06
Park Slope Jazz Pianist Closes ‘Infinite Distances’

Park Slope Jazz Pianist Closes ‘Infinite Distances’

(Photo via Noah Haidu)In New York City’s unofficial theme song, Frank Sinatra famously promised that if you can
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Jan
25
“Imagining Sound As A Whole” Ditmas Park Bassist On Composing For An Orchestra

“Imagining Sound As A Whole” Ditmas Park Bassist On Composing For An Orchestra

(Photo via Chelsea Symphony/facebook)The Chelsea Symphony [http://chelseasymphony.org] will premiere Song of Zippy, an orchestral work by
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Jul
20
Windsor Terrace Musician Brings Free Jazz And Sea Shanties To Waterfront Concert

Windsor Terrace Musician Brings Free Jazz And Sea Shanties To Waterfront Concert

Jeff Lederer. (Courtesy of the musician)Stop me if you heard this one before: Popeye the Sailor, Herman Melville and
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Jan
14
Meet Preston Riddick: Behind The Music

Meet Preston Riddick: Behind The Music

Photo courtesy of Preston Riddick.BY MEGAN MCGIBNEY Preston Riddick is a familiar face [/blog/2013/06/12/neighborly-neighbors-preston-the-martial-arts-instructor/] around
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Jul
30

The Ditmas Park Word: Meet Daniel Garcia, A Musician And Barista At Milk & Honey And Qathra

Daniel Garcia. Photo by aaronisnotcool [http://aaronisnotcool.com/]From new transplants hailing from places across the city, country and globe
4 min read
Apr
14

Sign Up To Perform During The Make Music New York Festival

Image courtesy Make Music New YorkGet ready to rock! Registration for Make Music New York [http://makemusicny.org/], the free
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Jul
18

After A Brother’s Death, Neighbor Marika Hughes Learns To Live Again In Ditmas Park

What does it mean to be home? To know that the place where you live is more than a haphazard
2 min read
Feb
20
13th Street’s Pete Wire Band Rocks The Fifth Estate Wed

13th Street’s Pete Wire Band Rocks The Fifth Estate Wed

How’s this for a backstory? Ironworker Pete Herman was working on the new Citi Field [http://newyork.mets.mlb.
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