Chris Thile and Brad Mehldau will release their self-titled debut duo album on January 27. At the end of 2015, they played a two-night stand at Bowery Ballroom in NYC before going into the studio to record the album, a mix of original songs and covers, like Elliott Smith's "Independence Day." You can now watch a video of their Bowery Ballroom performance of the song here. The album track may be downloaded now with pre-orders of Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, along with their take on "Scarlet Town," written by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch.
Nonesuch Records labelmates mandolinist/singer Chris Thile and pianist Brad Mehldau, will release their debut duo album, Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau, on January 27. At the end of 2015, they played a two-night stand at New York City's Bowery Ballroom before going into the studio to record the album, a mix of original songs and covers, including Elliott Smith's "Independence Day." You can now watch a video of their Bowery Ballroom performance of the song, directed by Alex Chaloff, below. The album track may be heard on Spotify and may be downloaded now with pre-orders of Chris Thile & Brad Mehldau on iTunes and on two CDs and two LPs in the Nonesuch Store, along with their take on "Scarlet Town," written by David Rawlings and Gillian Welch.
Chris Thile's first season as host of the public radio show A Prairie Home Companion continues this Saturday, from the Paramount Theatre, with special guests The Shins, Regina Spektor, and Hari Kondabolu. Brad Mehldau begins a weeklong solo tour of Europe in Budapest on January 13 and will be joined by his Trio to tour in February. For details, visit nonesuch.com/on-tour.
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the session I listened to was
the session I listened to was interesting and done well.
Well done!
Well done!