Yola begins an eight-concert North American tour as special guest of Kacey Musgraves with shows in Kansas City, St. Louis, Cleveland, Toronto, and Vienna, VA; two nights in New Orleans; and a culminating concert at Nashville's Bridgestone Arena. Yola also has several US headline shows and festival sets ahead—including Farm Aid, Hardly Strictly Bluegrass, and Austin City Limits—then returns to the UK and Europe to tour. She will perform at the Americana Honors & Awards in Nashville on September 11; Yola is up for Emerging Act of the Year and Album of the Year. 

Gabriel Kahane begins his 2019–20 concert season with a performance of songs from his album Book of Travelers at the Honens Festival in Calgary on Friday. The season ahead brings several concerts featuring music from the album, including an evening with string quartet in Seattle and performances of Pattern of the Rail: Six Orchestral Songs from 'Book of Travelers' with Oregon Symphony, of which he was recently named Creative Chair, and Louisville Orchestra. Kahane's currently scheduled season culminates in a concert with Caroline Shaw and Attacca Quartet at The Phillips Collection in Washington, DC, in May.

The line-up for Hardly Strictly Bluegrass has been announced, and among the performers are several artists familiar to readers of the Nonesuch Journal: Emmylou Harris, Kronos Quartet, Robert Plant, Punch Brothers, Chris Thile, and Yola. The free, annual outdoor music festival returns for the nineteenth year to San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, October 4–6, 2019. You can hear songs from all these artists in a playlist here.

Devendra Banhart has confirmed eighteen European tour dates in January and February 2020 as part of a world tour in support of his forthcoming album, Ma. The European leg comprises concerts in Poland, Germany, Czech Republic, Belgium, Netherlands, UK, France, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, and Portugal, including London’s Shepherd Bush Empire on February 4.

This Labor Day Weekend, Joshua Redman and Pat Metheny return to Detroit Jazz Festival … Jeremy Denk gives a solo recital in Pennsylvania … Kronos Quartet live-scores documentary in Banff … Lake Street Dive is in Nashville … Gaby Moreno is joined by Punch Brothers Chris Thile, Chris Eldridge for her festival in Guatemala … Yola performs in Helsinki …

The Black Keys have released a live video version of "I Got Mine," from their 2008 album, Attack & Release. For the performance, they are joined by their touring band, Andrew Gabbard and Delicate Steve on guitar, and Zachary Gabbard on bass. The video, taped at a recent rehearsal in front of a small audience made up of members of the band's fan club, provides a behind-the-scenes look and a preview of their upcoming "Let's Rock" tour, which starts September 23. Watch it here.

Lianne La Havas celebrates her birthday at Baltimore Soundstage, Brooklyn’s Afropunk Festival … Sam Amidon is at Shambala festival in England … Rhiannon Giddens, Francesco Turrisi play Fayetteville Roots Festival in Arkansas … Lake Street Dive tours California with The Avett Brothers … Joshua Redman brings Still Dreaming to Germany … Caroline Shaw performs with Roomful of Teeth at MASS MoCA …

Randy Newman has announced an international An Evening with Randy Newman tour for 2020, beginning with Australia and New Zealand in January and February—his first tour of Australia since 2011, and his first ever tour of New Zealand. Further dates, in Europe in spring 2020, will be announced shortly.

Donnacha Dennehy's The Hunger is performed by Crash Ensemble led by Alan Pierson, with Katherine Manley, Iarla Ó Lionáird in Dublin … Timo Andres leads trio performance at La Jolla SummerFest in California … Daughter of Swords is in Nashville … Lake Street Dive tours California with The Avett Brothers … Rachael Price can be heard on Live From Here rebroadcast ... Yola plays Philadelphia Folk Festival …

Daughter of Swords has extended her US tour to include dates with Wilco and Joan Shelley this fall. In addition, the tour includes dates with Sylvan Esso, Hiss Golden Messenger, Molly Tuttle, and Molly Sarlé, as well as headlining shows in Brooklyn, DC, and Asheville this week. Also out today is a lyric video for "Easy Is Hard," from Daughter of Swords' debut album, Dawnbreaker. Watch the video, with drawings by Sauser-Monnig animated by Robert Edridge-Waks, here.

Yola gives a free NYC concert for Lincoln Center Out of Doors … Sam Amidon tours Northeast US … Laurie Anderson presents Lou Reed Drones at MASS MoCA ... Timo Andres performs at La Jolla SummerFest in California … Daughter of Swords is in New England … Robert Finley is fêted by hometown in Louisiana ... Kronos Quartet is in Oakland … Lake Street Dive tours Pacific Northwest with The Avett Brothers … Natalie Merchant concludes tour in upstate New York … and more ...

Mountain Man, while on its US Magic Ship tour, performed a Birmingham concert captured for the public television program Subcarrier. You can watch it here. "Mountain Man blends complex harmonies and delivers a melodic experience equal parts peaceful and powerful," says the show. "Three voices, a potent dose of musical chemistry, (and sometimes a guitar for good measure), coalesce in this extraordinary performance."