Tangents Stories

Regina Spektor: From Russia with love

This story originally appeared in the February 2017 edition of Tangents. Regina Spektor readily concedes that she has a somewhat unusual biography. Born in 1980 in what was then still the Soviet Union, Spektor emigrated to the United States at age 9; her Jewish family was fleeing discrimination in Russia. By that time, Spektor was already three years into her piano studies, but she was forced to leave her piano behind. After her family settled in the Bronx, she continued her classical studies,

Ann Moses: The groove goes on

This interview is reprinted from Daniel Coston’s blog The Coston Chronicles. From 1966 to 1972, Ann Moses had the job that millions of readers wanted and music fans now wish that they could’ve had. Moses wrote and edited Tiger Beat magazine, covering all of the teen idols and most popular musicians for many young readers. Along with writing for England’s New Musical Express, she was witness to some of the most amazing music events during that time. The Monterey Pop Festival, Elvis Presley’s

Greta Van Fleet at Visulite Theater on August 29

So I heard this song by a new band called Greta Van Fleet, called “Highway Tune.” And I’m like, "Yeah! New band likes them some Led Zeppelin and is not afraid to show it." So I came to the show ready to rock, dressed in my finest wrestling tights, unbuttoned shirt and silver feather boa. Yes, I can rock both Robert Plant and Jimmy Page’s look from "The Song Remains the Same" at the same time. And it was awesome! Goodbye June opened the show, and they were rocking, working that mix of hipster