The Black Keys kick off the sold-out UK run of their European tour ... John Adams talks with BBC Radio 3 ... Laurie Anderson talks "Brain Bugs" in NYC ... Timothy Andres joins Waterloo-Cedar Falls Symphony in Iowa ... Björk launches NYC Biophilia residency ... Carolina Chocolate Drops, Luminescent Orchestrii play UNC ... Richard Goode performs in Scotland ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica are in Germany, Netherlands ... Kronos Quartet plays Berkeley with Alim Qasimov Ensemble ... The Low Anthem, City and Colour take tour to Minneapolis ... Brad Mehldau plays NYC ... Joshua Redman Trio tours Germany ... Sara Watkins opens for John Prine then heads out on Cayamo Cruise ... and more ...

Kronos Quartet concludes week-long residency at the Barbican in London and celebrates Philip Glass's 75th in NYC ... Laurie Anderson is in Austria ... Timothy Andres plays "wordless songs" at 92YTribeca in NYC ... The Black Keys play two shows in Germany ... Carolina Chocolate Drops tour the Northeast ... Emmylou Harris plays the Midwest ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica play Paris and Cologne ... The Low Anthem plays two shows in Calgary ... Brad Mehldau performs solo set in DC ... Pat Metheny concludes Tokyo residency ... Punch Brothers join Loudon Wainwright III down South ... and more ...

Carolina Chocolate Drops, Punch Brothers play a double bill at Celtic Connections in Glasgow then return to London ... Robert Wilson, Philip Glass's Einstein on the Beach tour launches in Ann Arbor ... Emmylou Harris celebrates her Grand Ole Opry 20th with Shawn Colvin ... Kronos Quartet launches Barbican residency in London ... The Low Anthem tours British Columbia with City and Colour ... Pat Metheny kicks off Blue Note Tokyo residency ... Joshua Redman and Brad Mehldau play Australia ... and more ...

Pat Metheny launches a tour of Korea and Japan with bassist Larry Grenadier ... Laurie Anderson performs new show, Another Day in America, for Calgary's High Performance Rodeo ... Black Keys concert documentary airs in HD on Palladia ... Shawn Colvin, Lyle Lovett perform benefit concert in Austin ... Norwegian Wood, featuring Jonny Greenwood score, opens in Brooklyn ... Kronos Quartet gives Polish premiere of Reich's WTC 9/11 ... The Low Anthem launches tour with City and Colour; performs on Mountain Stage ... Audra McDonald is Bess on Broadway ... Natalie Merchant gives benefit concert for WAMC ... Punch Brothers launch European tour in Amsterdam ... and more ...

The Gershwins' Porgy and Bess opens in previews on Broadway, starring Audra McDonald, "a Bess for the ages" (Boston Globe) ... The Black Keys are on NPR's World Cafe ... Shawn Colvin closes out the year in California ... Emmylou Harris hosts Miracle on Music Row benefit for her dog rescue in Nashville, then plays the Opry at the Ryman ... Brad Mehldau closes out the year in Tbilisi, Georgia ... Sara Watkins concludes tour with the Blind Boys of Alabama out West ... and more ...

The Black Keys cap off release week for their new album, El Camino, with a performance at KROQ's Almost Acoustic Christmas in LA; watch the livestream here ... Carolina Chocolate Drops close out 2011 in Tennessee ... Elliott Carter turns 103! ... Jessica Lea Mayfield plays Toronto and Chicago with Ryan Adams ... McGarrigles and Wainwrights celebrate Christmas in Montreal in tribute to Kate McGarrigle ... Sara Watkins celebrates Christmas with the Blind Boys of Alabama in California ... and more ...

Carolina Chocolate Drops and Luminescent Orchestrii come together for "a night full of high-energy and feet-stomping music" at Duke ... Laurie Anderson, Steve Reich celebrate WNYC host John Schaefer ... The Black Keys play Saturday Night Live ... Shawn Colvin is in the Midwest ... Richard Goode is in Oregon ... Kronos Quartet performs Reich in Northern California ... Jessica Lea Mayfield begins Ryan Adams tour in Philly ... Brad Mehldau joins Joe Henry in London, Jorge Rossy in Bilbao ... Pat Metheny Trio concludes Europe tour in Athens ... Randy Newman joins the Cleveland Orchestra ... and more ...

Nonesuch Records wishes everyone a very Happy Thanksgiving in the US and a fruitful Black Friday. Remember: all CDs, LPs, and DVDs in the Nonesuch Store are currently 34% off the standard retail price as part of the store's ongoing anniversary sale. There are also a few special events and concerts in the coming days, including the Black Friday release of a Black Keys vinyl 12"; Björk's performance on Jools Holland; European tour dates from Gidon Kremer, Pat Metheny, and Joshua Redman & Brad Mehldau; Punch Brothers' tour closer with Paul Simon; a Steve Reich performance in London; and more.

Philip Glass's Satyagraha at the Met makes its way to movie theaters ... Carolina Chocolate Drops' Dom Flemons joins Pete Seeger in NJ ... Richard Goode plays with Boston Symphony Orchestra ... Wanda Jackson plays the Grand Ole Opry ... Gidon Kremer, Kremerata Baltica tour Germany ... k.d. lang closes out Sydney residency ... Cheikh Lô celebrates James Brown ... The Low Anthem tour Europe ... Jessica Lea Mayfield joins Drive-By Truckers ... Natalie Merchant joins Levon Helm upstate NY ... Pat Metheny Trio tours Spain ... Mandy Patinkin joins Patti LuPone on Broadway ... Punch Brothers tour Midwest with Paul Simon ... Joshua Redman, Brad Mehldau take duo show to Germany ... Allen Toussaint launches Joe's Pub residency in NYC ... Sara Watkins joins Blind Boys of Alabama in their home state ... and more ...

Randy Newman makes his Austin City Limits TV debut Saturday night on PBS ... Carolina Chocolate Drops are in Alabama ... Shawn Colvin is in Albany ... Philip Glass's Satyagraha continues at the Met ... Emmylou Harris joins Rodney Crowell for Nashville benefit ... k.d. lang continues Australia tour ... Jessica Lea Mayfield has two shows in Georgia ... Audra McDonald heads South ... Natalie Merchant joins the Nashville Symphony ... Pat Metheny Trio takes its European tour to Italy ... Punch Brothers play Wisconsin; Chris Thile goes solo in North Carolina ... Brad Mehldau, Joshua Redman launch European duo tour in Spain ... Sara Watkins joins Blind Boys of Alabama in Kansas City ... and more ... 

k.d. lang and the Siss Boom Bang kick off their Australian tour ... Laurie Anderson brings Delusion to Mexico ... Carolina Chocolate Drops celebrate vaudeville in Chicago ... Ry Cooder talks LA stories in LA ... Ben Folds joins St. Louis Symphony ... Philip Glass's Satyagraha opens at the Met ... Kronos Quartet is in Vancouver ... Jessica Lea Mayfield headlines in Mississippi ... Audra McDonald takes her show to Florida ... Pat Metheny Trio plays Poland ... Randy Newman performs a benefit show at Wesleyan ... Punch Brothers launch tour with Paul Simon ... Stephen Sondheim receives Chicago Tribune Literary Award ... Sara Watkins tours Midwest with Blind Boys of Alabama ... and more ...

Laurie Anderson performs at Other Voices NYC: A Celebration of Music and Literature benefit concert ... Björk continues Biophilia residency in Reykjavik ... Carolina Chocolate Drops' Dom Flemons performs solo in Chicago ... Richard Goode joins the LA Philharmonic for Mozart ... Wanda Jackson tours Switzerland ... Gidon Kremer joins the Boston Symphony Orchestra for Schumann ... Audra McDonald performs two NY benefit concerts ... Pat Metheny Trio is in Budapest, as is Steve Reich ... Stephen Sondheim talks in Costa Mesa ... Rokia Traoré performs Desdemona in Berkeley ... and more ...