Last Thursday, the soft light of dusk lingered in the theatre at the Institute for Contemporary Arts, where floor-to-ceiling windows let you see the Boston Harbor from two sides. Yachts, Harbor Cruisers, and sailboats passed in the distance, backgrounded by the Logan airport control tower on one side and the Custom House clock tower on the other. In the middle of the room, on an oriental rug spread across the hardwood floor, a set of......

New Music Now Thursday, April 17 and Friday, April 18 Institute of Contemporary Art South Boston Tickets and more information. John Zorn is famous and weird enough that, when he was awarded the MacArthur "genius" grant, The Colbert Report made a joke. Sort of "my kid can paint modern art," except with saxophone reeds and adults. Zorn's music is challenging, to be sure, but anybody looking for wall-to-wall noise might be disappointed by his newer......