Journal
- Friday,May 17,2019
Stephin Merritt live scores Tod Browning's The Unholy Three at The Town Hall in NYC … Nonesuch returns to Brooklyn Flea Record Fair … Laurie Anderson joins Terry Riley, John Zorn in San Francisco … Rhiannon Giddens delivers Ursinus College commencement address in Pennsylvania, performs in North Carolina … Kronos Quartet is at Exploratorium in San Francisco … Brad Mehldau Trio continues European tour … Gaby Moreno celebrates Bowie in Biloxi … Joshua Redman is in Brazil … Caroline Shaw, Roomful of Teeth join Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra … Yola continues UK tour …
Journal Topics: On TourWeekend EventsThursday,May 16,2019The Black Keys have released the music video for their new song "Go," from their upcoming album "Let's Rock." The video is directed by Bryan Schlam and finds the band struggling to reconnect after five years apart. Pat Carney says, "It was great making this video with Bryan, partially because it was filmed at the very type of place it is making fun of," and Dan Auerbach adds, "The video was fun, but we still haven't spoken." Watch it here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsVideoThursday,May 16,2019Yola was a guest on NPR's World Cafe. She spoke with host Talia Schlanger about her life and music and performed three songs from her Dan Auerbach-produced debut album, Walk Through Fire from Auerbach's Easy Eye Studio. The songs on the album "ring out with the triumphant air of someone who has withstood the flames and the heat en route to achieving their dreams," says Schlanger. You can hear the conversation and performance here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsRadioThursday,May 16,2019Nonesuch Records looks forward to returning to The Brooklyn Flea Record Fair for its spring 2019 edition, at East River State Park in Williamsburg, this Saturday, from 11am to 6pm. The free event includes DJ sets, a beer garden, and a record label and independent record store market, and is situated next to Smorgasburg and its delicious food and drink options. Stop by the Nonesuch table then to say hi and pick up copies of your favorite Nonesuch vinyl releases, limited-edition prints, exclusive vinyl samplers, tote bags, and more.
Journal Topics: NewsWednesday,May 15,2019Rhiannon Giddens has shared a series of interview videos made by director Laura Sheeran while Giddens recorded her new album, there is no Other, in Dublin. Giddens, multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi, producer Joe Henry, and engineer Ryan Freeland discuss how they all came together to make the album; how Giddens's artistry has evolved since Henry worked with her and the Carolina Chocolate Drops; and how they created a varied palette of sound with the many instruments heard on there is no Other. You can watch all three videos here.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTuesday,May 14,2019Congratulations to Yola, Rhiannon Giddens, and Punch Brothers guitarist Chris Eldridge on their Americana Honors & Awards nominations. Yola has been nominated as Emerging Act of the Year, and her Dan Auerbach-produced debut album, Walk Through Fire, has been nominated for Album of the Year. Rhiannon Giddens has been nominated for Artist of the Year, and her group Our Native Daughters has been nominated for Duo/Group of the Year. Chris "Critter" Eldridge has been nominated as Instrumentalist of the Year. Winners will be announced during the Americana Honors & Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in September.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsTuesday,May 14,2019We've pressed a limited number of a white-label vinyl sampler of songs from recent and upcoming Nonesuch releases, and we're giving them away free with orders of $30 or more in the Nonesuch Store while supplies last. The sampler includes songs from Punch Brothers, Yola, Brad Mehldau, Rhiannon Giddens, The Staves, David Byrne, Lake Street Dive, Mountain Man, Caroline Shaw & Attacca Quartet, and Joshua Redman Quartet, most of which are vinyl exclusives.
Journal Topics: NewsTuesday,May 14,2019The lineup for the 2019 Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival has been announced, and featuring among the performers taking the stage of the Damrosch Park Bandshell for the free series this summer are Rhiannon Giddens and Yola. Rhiannon Giddens will take part in NPR Music’s multi-artist Turning the Tables Live: The Motherlode on Wednesday, July 31, and Yola will help close out the season in The Roots of American Music Weekend: Americanafest NYC, performing on Saturday, August 10, ahead of Patty Griffin.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsOn TourTuesday,May 14,2019Yola begins a three-week UK tour in Glasgow tonight. The tour, which features music from her debut album, Walk Through Fire, continues in Perth, Aberdeen, Gateshead, Shipley, Manchester, Nottingham, Birmingham, London, and Brighton, culminating in her hometown of Bristol on June 1. She also announces new autumn tour dates in Europe, in Berlin, Hamburg, Milan, and Paris, and a return to Dublin, Glasgow, Manchester, and London.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsOn TourMonday,May 13,2019The Black Keys have made history as their song "Lo/Hi," off the forthcoming album "Let's Rock," tops Billboard's Mainstream Rock Songs, Adult Alternative Songs, Rock Airplay, and Alternative Songs charts—the first time any song has reached No. 1 on all four formats at once.
Journal Topics: Artist NewsFriday,May 10,2019Nico Muhly leads a Los Angeles concert with Thomas Bartlett, Caroline Shaw … Sam Amidon plays The Anthology of American Folk Music in Brussels … Jeremy Denk concludes tour with Joshua Bell, Steven Isserlis in San Francisco … Brad Mehldau Trio continues European tour … Gaby Moreno celebrates Bowie in Australia … Yola launches tour in Ireland …
Journal Topics: On TourWeekend EventsFriday,May 10,2019Yola, who begins a tour of the UK and Ireland this weekend, will support Kacey Musgraves on tour in North America this September. The seven-show run starts in Kansas City on September 4, followed by sold-out shows in St. Louis, Cleveland, Vienna (Virginia), and Toronto, culminating in two nights in New Orleans, September 27 and 28. The dates follow Yola's Newport Folk Festival set and US tour with Lake Street Dive this summer and come ahead of the Austin City Limits festival and shows with Andrew Bird in October.
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