(Le) Poisson Rouge
'Indie classical' goes uptown: Judd Greenstein on new music
Theirs is the first generation for whom it’s natural, rather than transgressive, to make music that could be classified as both “pop” and “classical,” whose albums are reviewed by both Gramophone and Pitchfork. The members of this scene—which in New York has often been called (since there has to be a name) “indie classical” or “postclassical”—has started record labels (Greenstein co-founded New Amsterdam Records, one of the most prominent), gotten fans and good reviews, and produced memorable concerts at downtown and Brooklyn venues like (Le) Poisson Rouge and Issue Project Room.
What they’ve lacked is a dependable uptown home, until now. More
