Merger mania . Previewing Theatre de la Jeune Lune's "Don Juan Giovanni" and "Figaro." Boston Globe , August 31, 200...

Programming note: Soho the Dog is on summer hiatus this week. We're packing a picnic, unplugging the computer, and taking the phone off ...

For pure sound, a clear choice. The making of a glass harmonica. Boston Globe , August 26, 2007. I wanted badly to include this clip with t...

That academic year is just around the corner, so it's time to sharpen those no. 2 pencils for another quiz! (If you missed it: some choi...

It's almost time for a new quiz ( update: the new quiz is here ), but before that, I wanted to revisit the last assessment . In general,...

The scholar of the week here at Soho the Dog HQ is economist Dr. Robert Oxoby of the University of Calgary, for his paper "On the Effi...

For all its diversity, the culture of an age hangs together more coherently than does the mind of a psychotic. —Stephen Kern, The Culture of...

( In the tradition of Alex Ross .) I can't believe I've never done a post on Billings, one of my favorite composers. Here's e...

I haven't done a post today because I've been painting, and my bloodstream has no doubt been enriched with plenty of nutritious late...

The current official transport here at Soho the Dog HQ is a 1999 Honda Civic, dented on all four fenders, scraped and scratched on all four ...

Drummer Max Roach has passed away . Jazz fans don't need an introduction, but even if your jazz record collection is limited to a few ch...

Another transfer from 78 RPM: Raymond Scott and his New Orchestra, circa 1941, with "When Cootie Left the Duke." Raymond Scott an...

We arrived in Rome at night to a reception ceremony held for security reasons in the courtyard of the Quirinale Palace. Colorful lancers on ...

I'm working in a coffee shop this morning, and they're piping in some odd smooth-jazz/Muzak version of "Good Vibrations," ...

It seems like a good time to check in on that alleged Death of Classical Music. But first, let’s talk a little bit about non-functional dema...

In honor of Leo Fender 's birthday, Buddy Guy and his Stratocaster accompanying Big Mama Thornton in a 1965 rendition of her biggest h...

I'm guessing this is the week when it hit everybody that summer is almost over. Here's a little creation to soothe your melancholy. ...

Reviewing the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Boston Globe , August 8, 2007.

Here's a pending patent application with the World Intellectual Property Organization . The inventor is Michinobu Suzuki, working for a...