WNYC Sound Check Gig Alerts
Daily notices and music clips of noteworthy performances in the NYC area. From the site: “Every weekday, we bring you great music from artists playing in the metropolitan area. Listen to the song, and if you like what you hear, click the show link to see ticket information.”
NYC Concert Venues and Ticket Sources
Carnegie Hall
Iconic concert hall in NYC. Several performance spaces: Stern Auditorium and Zankel Hall. Range of concerts from student to professional orchestras, and chamber music through jazz and world music.
Lincoln Center
World-renowned performing arts complex for opera, chamber music, and symphony orchestra programs. Home to the Metropolitan Opera, the New York Philharmonic, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Expected and Appropriate Behavior at Concerts
Different music venues and music styles have different expectations of audience behavior, and entail different considerations. Will there likely be drug or alcohol use? Will the audience be standing and dancing (if so, wear closed-toe shoes). Crowd-sourced advice from Prof. Palmquist’s Music 1300 students.
Attending a Symphony or Opera
Austin (Texas) Symphony FAQs for first time symphony attenders. Tips for beginners/visitors to symphony.
The Broadway Map
An up to date visualization of what’s playing where on Broadway.
