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Alex Ross: The Rest Is Noise
Persephassa redux,” 6/27/10
Xenakis videos,” 6/22/10
Make Music snapshots,” 6/22/10
Make Music eve, 6/20/10

Huffington Post, Make Music New York Celebrates with over 1,000 Free Shows Across New York,” by Mara Siegler, 6/21/10

Flavorpill
Make Music New York 2010,” by Leah Taylor
Make Music New York: Fall on Your Sword,” by Leah Taylor

Brooklyn Vegan
What’s going on Monday? (Make Music NY day), 6/21/10
D.O.A. & Negative Approach touring! – play Punk Island, 6/18/10

New York Social Diary, “83 degrees at midnight,” by Jill Lynne, 6/24/10

French Morning, “Make Music New York, du jazz « New Orleans » au Punk!,” by Adeline Dessons, 6/18/10

Lucid Culture, “Concert Review: Make Music NY 2010,” 6/22/10

EardrumNYC, “Photos + video: Yesterday’s Make Music New York performance of Iannis Xenakis’ “Persephassa” on boats in Central Park,” by John Ruscher, 6/22/10

The Big City, “Smiles Of A Summer’s Day,” by George Grella, 6/22/10

Feast of Music
Make Music New York 2010,” 6/21/10
Make Music New York Pics,” 6/22/10

We All Make Music, “Music Festival Fever: WAMM’s Top Five Music Festivals,” by Max Willens, 6/25/10

Monotonous Forest, “Q: How many concerts tomorrow? A: Over 1,000,” 6/20/10

BushwickBK, “Make Music New York…in Bushwick,” by Amanda Farah, 6/17/10

Brownstoner, “Closing Bell: Make Music BK,” by Emily Nonko, 6/22/10

DNAinfo, “Inwood Enjoys Summer Solstice Concert in Isham Park,” by Carla Zanoni, 6/22/10

My Upper West, “Central Park Photos of the Day,” 6/22/10

MMNY in the News

New York Times
Rocked by Waves of Drumrolls,” by Anthony Tommasini, 6/22/10
Celebrating With a Democratic Spirit,” by Allan Kozinn, 6/22/10
Solstice Soirees,” by Bill Cunningham, 6/27/10
Monday Music Spills Onto Sidewalks,” by Mitchell Trinka and Liza Eckert (The Local), 6/24/10
Classical Music/Opera Listings,” by Allan Kozinn, 6/16/10
Spare Times” (listing), by Anne Mancuso, 6/16/10

New Yorker
It Floats,” by Ben McGrath (Talk of the Town), 6/28/10
Percussion on the Lake,” by Alex Ross, 6/17/10

New York Magazine, “Not an Opera, But Definitely Floating,” by Justin Davidson, 6/23/10

Wall Street Journal, “Making Music, All Around the City,” photos by Julie Platner, 6/22/10

Time Out New York
Live video: Make Music New York,” by Brian Austin, 6/22/10
Q&A with Doug Perkins: He’s on a boat,” by Olivia Giovetti, 6/17/10

WNYC
Celebrating the Solstice — New Yorkers Make and Take in Music,” by Stephen Nessen, 6/21/10
Go Listen New York,” by Douglas Q. Smith, 6/18/10
Gig Alerts: Erick Arc Elliott,” by Alana Harper, 6/21/10

WQXR
Xenakis on Water,” by Douglas Perkins, 6/14/10
Xenakis in a Boat,” 6/14/10
Make Music New York Kicks Off,” by Sarah Kate Kramer, 6/21/10

NBC New York
Make Music NY’s 1000 Free Concerts,” by Elizabeth Bougerol, 6/21/10
Summer Solstice Celebrations, Events Around the City,” 6/21/10

CBS New York, “Public Pianos Bring Music To City Streets,” by Kristine Johnson, 6/21/10

Thirteen (WNET), “Taking Pianos to the Streets,” by Jennifer Melick, 6/16/10

The Independent (UK), “More than 100 countries to fete World Music Day,” 6/18/10

AP, “NYC to plunk down pianos at ferry, Brooklyn Bridge,” by Sara Kugler Frazier, 6/17/10

AFP, “New York met 60 pianos a la disposition du public pour la Fete de la musique,” 6/17/10

Village Voice
Right Now: Free Concert in Astor Place Hosted by Joe’s Pub,” by Leslie Minora, 6/21/10
Street Pianos, Spontaneous Breaking Into Song Starts Today,” by Jen Doll, 6/21/10

New York Press, “The Haunted Picnic: A Fun, Creepy Performance for Make Music New York,” by Kate Moser Miller, 6/22/10

Playbill Arts, “Drumming in Summer with Xenakis,” by Raphael Mostel, 6/20/10

The National Herald, “Iannis Xenakis in Central Park,” by Angelike Contis, 6/24/10

France-Amerique, “Fete de la musique: Bloomberg donne le “LA”!,” by Valentine Cinier, 6/17/10

Staten Island Advance, “Make Music New York serenades NYC today,” by Ben Johnson, 6/21/10

The Brooklyn Paper, “Dancing in the street,” by Aaron Short, 6/11/10

The Queens Gazette
Make Music Astoria,” 6/16/10
Steinway Street Features Day-Long Music Festival,” by Jason D. Antos, 6/23/10

Queens Village Times, “Outdoor music fest expands its reach in Queens,” by Morgan Rousseau, 6/17/10

MMNY In the News

fluteNew York Times, “Summer Stages,” by Vivian Schweitzer, May 4, 2010

The New Yorker Blog: Unquiet Thoughts, “Xenakis in the Park,” by Alex Ross, May 4, 2010

Time Out New York, “Summer Arts Preview,” May 6–12, 2010

Art on Air, “Make Music New York: Radio Profile,” May 7, 2010

MMNY in the news

New York Times, “Summer Stages,” by Vivian Schweitzer, May 8, 2009

Time Out New York, “Governors Island: Prepare for a summer of polo, punk rock and one wild weekend of free artistic expression,” by Ted Hesson, May 28–Jun 3, 2009

Performer Magazine, “Free Music Everywhere, All Day” (pdf), by Kevin Sirois, May 2009

Queens Tribune, “Deadline Looms for Music Festival, by Lisa Fogarty, April 16, 2009

The Villager, “Are you ready for the summer? Best bets for Village arts events“, by Scott Stiffler, May 27-June 2, 2009

MMNY Press Release, “Make Music New York 2009” (pdf), May 26, 2009