A moment of silence for the passing of The Rest is Noise

Reading Alex’s blog was my intro­duc­tion to thinking about and discussing music as a vital, current thing. This personal essay from 2004 (when I was a freshman in college), while not a work of bloggage, encap­su­lates many of the reasons to be thankful there is an Alex Ross. Even now, re-reading that article feels like having a friend pat me on the back and say “Every­thing’s going to turn out OK”. Also, critical facil­i­ties aside, the guy is one hell of a prose stylist. I’m looking forward to follow­ing his new, offi­cially-sanc­tioned Unquiet Thoughts.

Brief concert plug: I saw the dress rehearsal for the new Bryan Senti/MacArthur Dance Project Ballet at Brooklyn Lyceum last night. There are two more perfor­mances; go. It is ambi­tious and senso­rily delightful.