Laurie Anderson concludes California tour ... David Byrne talks bikes in Vancouver ... Carolina Chocolate Drops close out US tour in Illinois ... Shawn Colvin plays Pennsylvania and Maine ... Philip Glass gets NEA Opera Honors ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica close out Europe tour ... The Low Anthem joins Josh Ritter in Maine ... Pat Metheny concludes Orchestrion tour ... Joshua Redman Trio traverse Georgia ... Chris Thile does duo show in NYC ... Sara Watkins plays with John Prine ... and more ...

Carolina Chocolate Drops follow a Nor'easter to the Northeast ... Laurie Anderson does Delusion in upstate NY ... Rhys Chatham returns to NYC's The Kitchen ... Wanda Jackson hits Texas ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica tour Germany ... Magnetic Fields doc screens at London Film Fest ... Natalie Merchant continues orchestra tour ... Pat Metheny continues Orchestrion tour ... Punch Brothers join T Bone Burnett in Boston ... Joshua Redman Trio plays DC ... and more ...

The Black Keys play Austin City Limits Festival, close out tour in Tulsa ... Alarm Will Sound celebrates Lennon's 70th birthday ... Timothy Andres premieres new septet ... Carolina Chocolate Drops play close to home ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica return to the Baltics ... Wanda Jackson plays Brooklyn and New Jersey ... Kronos premieres works in NYC ... Natalie Merchant launches orchestra tour ... Pat Metheny continues Orchestrion tour ... Punch Brothers play Nashville ... Joshua Redman Trio concludes St. Louis residency ... Sara Watkins plays Unplugged in the Park ... and more ...

Joshua Redman Trio are in residence at New York's Jazz Standard ... Hardly Strictly Bluegrass brings three days of music from T Bone Burnett, Punch Brothers, Carolina Chocolate Drops, Randy Newman, Emmylou Harris to San Francisco ... Laurie Anderson concludes Delusion at BAM ... Ben Folds joins the Colorado Symphony ... The Black Keys play Seattle, Vancouver ... Wanda Jackson headlines Ruffneck Days ... Pat Metheny kicks off Orchestrion tour ... Dawn Upshaw joins Crash Ensemble in Dublin ... Sara Watkins plays Midwest ... and more ...

Carolina Chocolate Drops honor Mike Seeger ... Laurie Anderson does Delusion at BAM ... The Black Keys launch headlining tour ... Emmylou Harris plays Ventura Hillsides benefit ... Wanda Jackson talks music at Oklahoma State ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica perform in Italy ... Kronos Quartet kicks off Berkeley's Fall Free for All! ... Randy Newman joins Louisville Orchestra ... Fernando Otero plays in NYC ... Mandy Patinkin performs Mamaloshen in Queens ... Punch Brothers play two Virginia shows ... Allen Toussaint continues Gulf Coast benefits with Neil Young ... and more ... 

Kronos Quartet performs two sets at Monterey Jazz ... The Black Keys tour Florida with Kings of Leon ... Carolina Chocolate Drops play festivals in Alabama and Virginia ... Rhys Chatham is at Ontario's LOLA Fest ... Brad Mehldau has solo shows in Osaka ... Allen Toussaint plays Colorado festivals ... Gidon Kremer and Kremerata Baltica are in Innsbruck ... Brussels' Bozar Center brings together music of the gamelan and Reich ... and more ...

Steve Reich is composer-in-residence at the Numusic Festival in Stavanger, Norway ... The Black Keys continue tour with Kings of Leon ... Carolina Chocolate Drops play MA and NY ... Rhys Chatham plays Boomslang Fest ... Philip Glass talks at Philadelphia's Live Arts Fest ... Wanda Jackson plays Lexington ... The Low Anthem, Philip Selway, Wilco hit the End of the Road ... Punch Brothers are in Austin ... Sara Watkins closes out the Prairie Home Companion Summer Love Tour ... and more ...

Amadou & Mariam make Daily Candy's Labor Day playlist ... The Black Keys launch tour with Kings of Leon ... Punch Brothers play moe.down festival ... Carolina Chocolate Drops, Rhys Chatham play free outdoor sets ... Bill Frisell joins Paul Motian Trio in NYC ... Richard Goode travels to Toulouse ... The Low Anthem, Philip Selway play Electric Picnic ... Brad Mehldau debuts at Chicago Jazz Fest ... Joshua Redman tours Asia ... Allen Toussaint does Detroit Jazz Fest ... Sara Watkins plays Prairie Home Companion ... and more ... 

Carolina Chocolate Drops tour Midwest ... Bill Frisell joins Paul Motian Trio at Village Vanguard ... Richard Goode plays Amsterdam’s Concertgebouw ... Natalie Merchant brings Leave Your Sleep to Atlanta and Nashville ... Philip Selway plays Osaka ... Chris Thile goes solo in NYC ... Allen Toussaint joins Cyndi Lauper in LA ... Sara Watkins, Garrison Keillor, and A Prairie Home Companion bring Summer Love to Oregon ... and more ...

Kronos Quartet plays the Edinburgh International Festival ... Shawn Colvin plays Denver Botanic Gardens with Loudon Wainwright ... Richard Goode performs a BBC Prom ...  The Low Anthem tours Europe's festivals ... Natalie Merchant does Texas two-stop ... Jeff Tweedy headlines Philadelphia Folk Fest ... Dawn Upshaw joins BSO at Tanglewood ... Sara Watkins continues Summer Love tour with A Prairie Home Companion ... and more ...

Adams's El Niño opens the Edinburgh International Festival ... The Black Keys return to Ohio ... Toumani Diabaté's in residence at Yoshi's ... Glass’ Cello Concerto closes the Cabrillo Festival ... Kronos Quartet plays free show at Lincoln Center Out of Doors ... The Low Anthem tour Europe ... Natalie Merchant heads to Southern California ... Punch Brothers play festivals out West ... Sara Watkins tours with Garrison Keillor ... Wilco throws its first festival ... and more ....

The Black Keys head to Chicago ... Carolina Chocolate Drops finish their European tour ... Christina Courtin plays Maine ... Richard Goode appears with the BSO at Tanglewood ... Gidon Kremer performs in Italy ... Kronos Quartet play at Cabrillo Festival of Contemporary Music ... The Low Anthem visit Vermont's Northeast Kingdon Music Festival ... Natalie Merchant continues her tour of the west coast ... Punch Brothers play three times at the Pickathon 2010 in Oregon ... Allen Toussaint headlines in Utah ... and more ...