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Elliott Carter wrote the solo piano masterpiece Night Fantasies over the course of a year and a half, finishing just two months before the premiere in 1980.

by Peter Burwasser

Sun., Jan. 7, 3 p.m., $8-$16, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust St.

Infinien

If you think it's hard to tell whether Infinien's lyrics are more inspired by prog or New Age, you won't get a hint from the Philly quartet's music.

by M.J. Fine

Sat., Jan. 6, 9 p.m., $8, with Devin Greenwood and Hezekiah Jones, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave.

MUSIC . Blog Posts

ADVENTURES OF AN OPEN-MIKER: Mugshots Coffeehouse in Fairmount

by Matt Cantor

838 days ago

There were only six performers Tuesday night at Mugshots in Fairmount—and it was wonderful. Everyone got to play four or five songs, and »»

VIDEO REVIEW: Lady Gaga's "Born This Way"

by Massimo Pulcini

839 days ago

Alien outer space births, DMT trip sequences, facial spikes, and unicorns — what will she (err…Capital S-H-E) think of next? When Lady Gaga released »»

10 Track Mind: Playfully subversive

by Eric Schuman

839 days ago

I set my iPod on shuffle. Here’s where it led me … 1. Alice Cooper - “Teenage Lament ‘74” From Muscle Of Love, the last album where “Alice Cooper” referred »»

The Roots Picnic 2011 Lineup!

by Eric Schuman

840 days ago

Behold, the lineup for this year's Roots Picnic! As usual, it's anything but your average day-festival lineup. As always, The Roots Crew themselves will »»

CONCERT REVIEW: The Low Anthem @ First Unitarian Church, 2/25

by Matt Cantor

840 days ago

The Low Anthem got their timing right. At a moment when woodsy, Americana-inspired lyrics are approaching the mainstream (think Fleet Foxes, »»

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Infinien

If you think it's hard to tell whether Infinien's lyrics are more inspired by prog or New Age, you won't get a hint from the Philly quartet's music.

by M.J. Fine

Sat., Jan. 6, 9 p.m., $8, with Devin Greenwood and Hezekiah Jones, The Fire, 412 W. Girard Ave.

Mose Giganticus

"Mose Giganticus sends the warning of humanity through the voice of technology."

by A.D. Amorosi

Thu., Jan. 4, 6 p.m., $10, Balcony at the Trocadero, 1003 Arch St.

Ursula Oppens

Elliott Carter wrote the solo piano masterpiece Night Fantasies over the course of a year and a half, finishing just two months before the premiere in 1980.

by Peter Burwasser

Sun., Jan. 7, 3 p.m., $8-$16, Curtis Institute of Music, 1726 Locust St.