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Tag: Lara St. John

  • Vaudeville and Avant-Garde Strings at Le Poisson Rouge

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    From NYTimes.com: The two shows at Le Poisson Rouge on Monday evening, though both rooted in classical music, could not have been more different. At the early show Polkastra, a virtuosic polka ensemble led by the violinist Lara St. John, with the composer Ronn Yedidia as its accordionist, played wildly idiosyncratic arrangements and original music…