Mountain Man embarks on a fourteen-city US tour—its first in six years—this October, following the release of the acclaimed band's first album in eight years, Magic Ship, on September 21, 2018. The tour starts in Washington, DC, on October 22 and runs through November 17, making stops in Brooklyn, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, and more. A new visual for the album track "Window" can now be seen here.

Punch Brothers performed "Jumbo," from their new album, All Ashore, at Layman Drug Company in Nashville for a new video made by Alex Chaloff. You can watch it here. The band has brought its big summer tour out West, performing in Salt Lake City, Boise, and Spokane, before joining Andrew Bird for shows in Missoula, Portland, and Seattle.

Randy Newman, Hollywood Bowl Orchestra perform 50 years of his music … Sam Amidon makes Bard College Spiegeltent debut ... David Byrne brings American Utopia to Midwest … Olivia Chaney heads from Minneapolis to West Coast … Fleet Foxes tour Scandinavia … Rhiannon Giddens is at Wolf Trap … Punch Brothers are All Ashore in Detroit, St. Paul … Joshua Redman is in upstate New York … Rokia Traoré performs Né So in Malmö …

The acclaimed trio Mountain Man's first album in eight years, Magic Ship, will be released on September 21, 2018, via Nonesuch Records (Bella Union in Europe). The record, their first for Nonesuch, includes eleven original songs written by the trio, plus interpretations of Ted Lucas' "Baby Where You Are," Michael Hurley's "Blue Mountain," and the traditional hymn "Bright Morning Stars." Three tracks from the album—"Window," "Rang Tang Ring Toon," and "Stella"—are available now. Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include a limited-edition, signed print; bundle options include an exclusive tote bag.

Punch Brothers performed much of their new album, All Ashore, and more at the House of Blues in Boston on tour in July. The WGBH program Front Row Boston captured the full concert, which you can watch here. The tour continues in the US into mid-September and heads to Europe in November.

Brad Mehldau brought music from his album After Bach to the Philharmonie de Paris this spring for a full concert that can be seen here via ARTE. "Brad Mehldau is one of the most influential jazzmen of the last twenty years," says the Philharmonie. "For this exceptional program, he departs from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier to develop his own compositions ... This offering by Mehldau is unlike any other."

Rhiannon Giddens has curated a series with Symphony Space in NYC for this November. She will be joined by a handpicked selection of artists for a complementary pair of programs celebrating both historical and contemporary women of color in music, dance, spoken word, and more. "I really believe in fostering an artistic community whenever possible," she says, "to play for and with each other, create with each other, make something bigger than ourselves." Giddens has also scored an original ballet for Nashville Ballet and will take part in the premiere performances in February.

Punch Brothers were on CBS This Morning: Saturday over the weekend for a Saturday Sessions set of songs from their new album, All Ashore. They performed "It's All Part of the Plan," "Three Dots and a Dash," and the web-exclusive "The Angel of Doubt," and discussed the "mind meld" that happens when they get together to play. Watch the performances and the conversation here.

Rhiannon Giddens's "At The Purchaser's Option," from her 2017 album, Freedom Highway, has made NPR Music's list of The 200 Greatest Songs By 21st Century Women+. The song comes in at No. 30 on list, part of NPR Music's Turning the Tables project. "The songs are by artists whose major musical contributions ... have shifted attitudes, defied categories and pushed sound in new directions," says NPR. "Giddens has become a leader in the Americana world by foregrounding her talent for telling black Americans' stories, as she does on her 2017 LP Freedom Highway."

Punch Brothers play NYC's Beacon Theatre, CBS This Morning Saturday … John Adams's Doctor Atomic is performed at Santa Fe Opera … David Byrne, Fleet Foxes play Panorama NYC Music Festival … Olivia Chaney tours Boston, New York … Rhiannon Giddens is in Virginia … Shye Ben Tzur, Jonny Greenwood, Rajasthan Express perform Junun in Boston … Brad Mehldau Trio concludes European tour in Marciac … Natalie Merchant continues sold-out UK tour … Robert Plant plays Italy, Germany … Joshua Redman is in Belgium … Rostam plays Newport Folk Fest … and more …

Gabriel Kahane has released a new song from his forthcoming Nonesuch debut album, Book of Travelers, called "What If I Told You," and a new video here. The song is available to download now with pre-orders of Book of Travelers along with three other recently released album tracks. Nonesuch Store pre-orders also include a limited-edition signed print.

Congratulations to Punch Brothers and the band's own Chris Thile and Noam Pikelny, all of whom have been nominated for 2018 International Bluegrass Music Awards. Punch Brothers are among the finalists for Instrumental Group of the Year, Thile is up for Distinguished Achievement Award, and Pikelny for Banjo Player of the Year. The Distinguished Achievement Award is the highest honor bestowed by the IBMA outside of induction into the Hall of Fame. Winners will be announced in Raleigh, NC, on September 27. Punch Brothers' new album, All Ashore, will be eligible for the 2019 awards.