Fleet Foxes have announced an extensive international tour for 2017, including newly added US dates throughout the Southwest, Southern California, and the Midwest as well as a winter stretch across Europe. These dates are in addition to the previously announced selection of intimate theater shows in the Pacific Northwest, performances at legendary amphitheatres such as Hollywood Bowl and Red Rocks Amphitheatre, and routing through Australia and Europe. Fleet Foxes have also released a short trailer for their forthcoming album, Crack-Up, featuring footage shot during recent Seattle rehearsals paired with snippets from select album tracks.

The Denver Botanic Gardens has announced its 2017 Summer Concert Series lineup, and among the artists performing are Punch Brothers on June 13; Natalie Merchant performing her 3 Decades of Song program on July 12; and Randy Newman on August 7.

Joshua Redman takes Still Dreaming to Lincoln Center in NYC … A Nonesuch Celebration pays tribute to Bob Hurwitz at BAM … Sam Amidon joins Anaïs Mitchell in Vermont … Teresa Cristina returns to Rio de Janeiro … Jeremy Denk concludes run with Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra … Rhiannon Giddens is in the UK … Richard Goode gives solo recital in Nebraska … Tigran Hamasyan performs in Belgium … Audra McDonald is in New Orleans … Brad Mehldau brings Bach to Boston … and more …

Fleet Foxes, which will release its highly anticipated third album, Crack-Up, June 16, has announced four special shows at select intimate theaters in the Pacific Northwest May 15–19. These performances will be the band's first US shows in six years and include dates at Missoula’s The Wilma, Spokane’s Knitting Factory, Portland’s Crystal Ballroom, and a hometown show at Seattle’s Showbox at the Market. Tickets will go on sale this Friday, March 31.

Rhiannon Giddens brings Freedom Highway tour to Amsterdam, Brussels … Tyondai Braxton tours UK … Jeremy Denk joins Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra … Tigran Hamasyan performs in France … Kronos Quartet is at Notre Dame … The Magnetic Fields bring 50 Song Memoir to Big Ears Festival … Conor Oberst plays Midwest … Joshua Redman takes Still Dreaming to SFJAZZ … Chris Thile rounds out European tour in London, Hamburg … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina perform in São Paulo ... and more ...

Steve Reich spoke with WNYC's New Sounds and shared music from his season-long Carnegie Hall residency, which resumes with a performance of his Tehillim tonight and the upcoming Three Generations, a four-concert, Reich-curated exploration of the changing direction of concert music from the mid-20th century to the present. You can hear the episode and get concert details here.

The Magnetic Fields' 50 Song Memoir album is out, the tour is on, and we're giving away a copy of the 5-LP vinyl set and a life-sized Stephin Merritt standee! For your chance to win: 1. Visit the merch table at any stop on the US tour. 2. Take a selfie with the cardboard Stephin standee standing there. 3. Post the pic to Instagram, Twitter, or Facebook with the hashtag #StephinStandee. Can't make it to a show? Tour not coming to your town? To enter, print out this photo of Stephin at home (it doesn't need to be life-sized!), then follow steps 2 and 3 above. 

The Magnetic Fields bring 50 Song Memoir to Washington, DC … Timo Andres performs in Brooklyn … Tigran Hamasyan tours Italy, Switzerland … Lake Street Dive plays out West … Conor Oberst plays Houston, New Orleans, Macon … Joshua Redman takes Still Dreaming to Boston … Steve Reich performs Music for 18 Musicians in Michigan ... The Staves conclude tour in Toronto … Chris Thile plays Ghent, Amsterdam, Edinburgh … Caetano Veloso, Teresa Cristina perform in Argentina … and more …

The Magnetic Fields, now touring the US, have announced that they will be bringing the 50 Song Memoir tour to the UK and Ireland this summer. The tour, which begins with two nights at the Edinburgh International Festival on August 25 and 26, will make stops at the National Concert Hall in Dublin, Colston Hall in Bristol, Liverpool Philharmonic Hall, and the Brighton Dome, culminating at Barbican Hall in London on September 9 and 10. Along with their June appearance at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, these are the only European tour dates that the band has planned this year.

Tyondai Braxton will lead a five-city tour of the United Kingdom starting next week on a double bill with Brooklyn-based trio Dawn of Midi. The tour begins with a special set before Daniel Lanois at Koko in London as part of the Convergence Festival on Wednesday, March 22. Braxton and Dawn of Midi then head to Leeds, Brighton, Reading, and Manchester for their own shows.

The line-up for the Funhouse Fest in Williamsburg, Virginia, has been announced, and among the featured performers are three Nonesuch artists: Lake Street Dive, who perform on Saturday, June 24; Rhiannon Giddens, who takes thes stage on Sunday, June 25; and The Staves, who perform their own set on Saturday and are joined by the chamber ensemble yMusic on Sunday. Funhouse Fest is curated by Bruce Hornsby and takes place on the lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, as part of the Virginia Arts Festival.

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Devendra Banhart's European spring tour featuring music from his new album, Ape in Pink Marble, will move to the summer. Additionally, the venue of his Paris headline concert will change from La Cigale to Le Bataclan. All tickets remain valid. Click here for the updated information. For further details, please contact the point of purchase for the concert tickets.