Ronald Peet and Jerome Ellis, photo by Marcus Middleton
Howard’s latest essay is on fellow musician/composer/performer Jerome Ellis, for Artforum.
Read it here!
HFQ Headlines 20th Anniversary Pete's Candy Store Festival
20 years ago, in December, 1999. Howard Fishman Quartet became the first band ever to play in the now legendary back room of Pete’s Candy Store, in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. The band went on to perform there every Thursday night for three straight years, when Pete’s served as a laboratory for work in progress, new songs, special guest appearances, and unhinged experimentation.
The venue celebrates its 20th anniversary with a week-long festival, and HFQ is back in its original slot, on Thursday from 10pm-midnight. Join us on December 5th for a very special show, featuring Russell Farhang on violin, Kirk Knuffke on cornet, and Nathan Peck on upright bass.
Howard's ARTFORUM debut
Photo by Maria Baranova
Howard’s first piece for ARTFORUM is a consideration of Radiohole’s NOW SERVING.
You can read it here.
Talking about O’Neill on The Colin McEnroe show on WNPR
Howard appeared on THE COLIN MCENROE SHOW on WNPR Connecticut on Wednesday, November 6., discussing Eugene O’Neill in the context of today’s American political scene. Joining the discussion was noted O’Neill biographer Robert M. Dowling.
Listen to the podcast here.
Read Howard’s New Yorker Magazine essay on O’Neill here.
Howard Wins Top Journalism Prize
Howard was awarded the 2019 First Prize by the Society for Features Journalism in the category of “Arts & Entertainment Portfolio.”
The citation reads, in part: “With a thorough and polished style, he’s good at pinpointing the emotional reaction we have to theater that makes it so different from other art forms and such a powerful distillation of culture.”