Journal
- Thursday,March 25,2010
Tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live! tonight to catch Emmylou Harris and Sarah McLachlan perform McLachlan's hit song "Angel." The two are among the many female singer-songwriters and performers slated to tour the US this summer for Lilith Fair 2010. Ticket pre-sales for eight of the tour's 36 cities are available now for subscribers to the Lilith Fair newsletter. Harris's dates have yet to be announced.
Journal Topics: On TourTelevisionThursday,March 25,2010Henryk Górecki and Arvo Pärt are the featured composers in the latest episode of BBC Four's Sacred Music, airing Friday. Górecki's Nonesuch catalog includes the famed 1991 recording of his Third Symphony by Dawn Upshaw and the London Sinfonietta, which became the highest-selling album by a contemporary composer, and his three string quartets, each performed by Kronos Quartet. Kronos has recorded Pärt's work for Nonesuch as well, as have Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica.
Journal Topics: TelevisionWednesday,March 24,2010Mark your calendars: The Black Keys are slated to perform on the Late Show with David Letterman on Tuesday, May 25, one week after the release of their forthcoming Nonesuch album, Brothers. You can get an early listen to the album's lone Danger Mouse-produced track, "Tighten Up," on the band's MySpace page, which has just been given a timely face-lift to match the vibe of the album art.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTelevisionMonday,March 22,2010Tune in to The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight to catch k.d. lang and her band perform a song from her recent career retrospective, Recollection. "If an artist as great as Tony Bennett can refer to her as the best singer since Judy Garland," says the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "you know she's got something special going on." Liz Smith calls the new album "sensational," explaining: "k.d. lets her art speak for itself, and it’s shouting mightily on Recollection. This is a masterpiece."
Journal Topics: TelevisionThursday,March 4,2010Tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight to catch Allen Toussaint's performance with the New Orleans band Galactic. Toussaint's current US tour concludes in a special double bill with The Blind Boys of Alabama at Royce Hall in Los Angeles Saturday. He heads next to Europe for a number of shows, including the Allen Toussaint Festival with Don Byron in Bologna and a week's residency at the 35th anniversary International Jazz Festival Bern.
Journal Topics: On TourTelevisionWednesday,February 17,2010k.d. lang followed up her recent performance of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" at the Vancouver Winter Olympics with a rousing rendition of "Constant Craving" on ABC's Good Morning America this morning. She spoke with host Robin Roberts about Recollection, her new career retrospective. Says Roberts: "One thing that has not changed—her voice. Your voice is timeless." k.d. spoke with BBC Radio 5 about the album yesterday afternoon.
Journal Topics: TelevisionRadioMonday,February 15,2010k.d. lang's performance at the Opening Ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Vancouver will not soon be forgotten. She "stole the show," says The Province, "with a dynamic, impassioned rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah.'" There's more from k.d. in Vancouver Monday morning as she is interviewed live on The Today Show. She performs with her band on Good Morning America's Winter Concert Series in New York on Wednesday.
Journal Topics: TelevisionSaturday,February 13,2010Last night, k.d. lang made Olympic magic when she performed the classic Leonard Cohen tune "Hallelujah" at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver. The Vancouver Sun said k.d. "reminded the world that she is one of the best in the business, with a stirring, spiritual rendition of Leonard Cohen's 'Hallelujah' that literally hushed the crowd." You can re-live the moment by picking up your own copy of the "Hallelujah" EP at the iTunes Store.
Journal Topics: Album ReleaseArtist NewsWebTelevisionSaturday,February 13,2010k.d. lang has wowed crowds across the globe with her interpretation of Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah" for the past several years. Tonight, she performed the song before the world's greatest athletes and billions of television viewers around the world at the Opening Ceremonies of the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTelevisionThursday,February 4,2010Tune in to Soundstage on PBS stations across the country, starting tonight, to catch Emmylou Harris, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin, and Buddy Miller in an in-the-round performance of their touring team, Three Girls and Their Buddy. The set list includes songs like Colvin's "Polaroids" and Harris's "Michelangelo," "Hold On," and "Love and Hapiness," the last of which you can watch online in a video preview of the episode at pbs.org.
Journal Topics: TelevisionThursday,January 28,2010Tune in to the Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson tonight for a performance from Wilco. The band is in L.A. for Grammy Week, which culminates in Sunday's awards ceremony; Wilco (the album) is up for Best Americana Album of the Year. Other Nonesuch nominees include Allen Toussaint, Shawn Colvin, Amadou & Mariam, and Oumou Sangare. Wilco will join k.d. lang, Emmylou Harris, T Bone Burnett, and others Friday night in honoring Neil Young as MusiCares Person of the Year.
Journal Topics: On TourArtist NewsTelevisionFriday,January 22,2010As reported yesterday in the Nonesuch Journal, Natalie Merchant is set to make her Nonesuch debut with the April release of Leave Your Sleep. Tonight, fans in the UK can catch Natalie on the inaugural episode of the new BBC arts and culture discussion television program The Review Show, which airs live on BBC Two at 11 PM. She'll be the show's first music guest. Next week, Natalie performs live in Dublin and Glasgow.
Journal Topics: On TourArtist NewsTelevisionEnjoy This Post?
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