There’s magic around almost every corner in New York. Those are lights, not flowers.

It is the season of rebirth, and I need it! Shed the old skin, crawl out of the pupa and become a butterfly — or giant moth. Viva Ruiz and Jaiko Suzuki as the Mothra Girls from Vernal Hoodoo last year. It is always worth watching or hearing the real thing, too.  

This electrified excerpt from “The Rite of Spring” served as an overture for Vernal Hoodoo, the Easter show I put up at the Box in 2007. Mia Theodoratus led the band in arranging Stravinsky’s orchestral masterwork for the band. I just love those opening bars on the synthesizer! A live board recording from the show is [...]