DrownedInSound — On the May 7th and 8th, the Barbican celebrates the legendary composer Steve Reich with six unique concerts under the title 'Reverberations: The influence of Steve Reich'. Ahead of the event, we got some of the artists performing to talk about their ... more info

Topix — Music of Steve Reich Bang on a Can All-Stars and Friends , eighth blackbird, Kronos Quartet, So Percussion Carnegie Hall Saturday, April 30 Better than: The ritual, anniversary replay of news broadcasts from the morning of 9/11. There is no other way... more info

Guardian Music — Our critics pick the season's highlights: From Lady Gaga to Harry Potter, Coppélia to Tony Cragg, this summer has something for allMAY4 FILM The Tree of LifeThe much-delayed fifth feature from director Terrence Malick, snapped up by Icon for UK re... more info

DrownedInSound — What with the modern world’s rapid-fire state, where an album can be released, downloaded, listened to and discarded within the space of a single day, it can be difficult to find the time to sit and give an entire piece the attention it deserves. T... more info

Guardian Music — (Linn)Steve Reich's trademark mesmeric repetitions take on another quality here when they are lifted away from their intended scoring and given to percussion. Japanese virtuoso Kuniko finds new sonorities in Electric Counterpoint, written for guitars... more info

Totally Fuzzy — This is a very nice promo sampler, mostly relatively unknown stuff, some of it not even released yet, but definitely worth exploring, some great stuff in here, trust me ;) I added some more of these samplers, the December and January playlists, i... more info

Guardian Music — Italian composer with a quiet approach to problems of creationAldo Clementi, who has died aged 85, was the last survivor of the great generation of Italian postwar musical avant-gardists. He was also its quietest and most self-effacing member, both p... more info

Guardian Music — Bassist Scott Devendorf hopes Fleet Foxes, Steve Reich and Crystal Castles will contribute to charity album of cover versionsThe National are planning a tribute album to the Grateful Dead – and Fleet Foxes, Steve Reich and Crystal Castles may contr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Steve Reich will celebrate his 75th birthday with a weekend of events in his honor. The festivities start on April 30th at Carnegie Hall, as Steve Reich will host NYC premieres of three new works, WTC 9/11, Mallet Quartet,... more info

Guardian Music — Spaghetti Western Orchestra to use rubber gloves and coat hangers to perform extracts from Sergio Leone film soundtracksA motley collection of cereal packets, asthma inhalers, rubber gloves, coat hangers and nail clippers will make its debut at the v... more info