The Staves and yMusic performed at the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis in December to celebrate the release of their new album The Way Is Read. A video of their performance of the title track at the Walker is now available. Watch it here.

Thomas Bartlett (aka Doveman) and Nico Muhly release a new album, Peter Pears: Balinese Ceremonial Music, May 18 on Nonesuch. It's nine songs written by the duo plus three gamelan transcriptions by ethnomusicologist Colin McPhee that inspired the songs. Peter Pears is available to preorder with instant downloads of the tracks "Dominic," "Gambangan," and "Festina," videos for which can be seen here. Bartlett and Muhly perform the music in NYC, Dublin, and London this spring.

Steve Reich's Pulse / Quartet, released on CD and digitally in February, is now available on vinyl as well. Pulse is performed by International Contemporary Ensemble, and Quartet by Colin Currie Group. The Los Angeles Times notes the "lyricism, gorgeous instrumental textures and affecting harmonies" of Pulse, and the New York Times says: "Written for two vibraphones and two pianos, Quartet is Mr. Reich's first piece for those two instruments alone, and the combination is ingenious and seductive, and deployed with subtle craftsmanship."

Laurie Anderson is the guest on the latest episode of PRI's Studio 360 with Kurt Andersen. On the show, Anderson and Andersen discuss her life and career and how she has responded to loss. That response includes All the Things I Lost in the Flood, her new book, and Landfall, her new album with Kronos Quartet that was inspired by her experience of Hurricane Sandy. Hear the conversation here.

John Adams conducts New World Symphony, pianist Timo Andres in Miami … Sam Amidon continues tour in Boston, Montreal, Toronto … Dan Auerbach brings Easy Eye Revue to Cleveland … Jeremy Denk joins Seattle Symphony … Richard Goode performs with LA Phil … Tigran Hamasyan is in Germany … Brad Mehldau plays solo in France … Robert Plant continues Australia tour … Rostam brings his music to Missouri …

The line-up for the 2018 Noches del Botánico in Madrid has been announced, and among the artists to perform this July are David Byrne, Brad Mehldau Trio, and Pat Metheny, all on their respective tours of Spain.

The Magnetic Fields will bring 50 Song Memoir back on the road in June, performing at the Apollo Theater in NYC on June 15 and 16, Carnegie Music Hall in Pittsburgh on June 19 and 20, and the Luminato Festival in Toronto on June 22 and 23.

Brad Mehldau's new album, After Bach, which pairs selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier with new music by Mehldau inspired by WTC, was reviewed on NPR's All Things Considered. Reviewer Tom Moon says: "The album cover, a black-and-white picture of a massive spiral staircase, is ... an apt image, capturing the supreme order of Bach's music, as well as its sense of endless, possibly infinite variation—a quality Mehldau celebrates with his originals on this collection." Hear the review here.

Paul Thomas Anderson's new film, Phantom Thread, is now available on iTunes, Amazon Video, and other digital services in the US, and will be available on Blu-Ray & DVD on April 10. The Phantom Thread soundtrack, featuring Jonny Greenwood's Oscar-nominated score, is available on CD and digitally now, with the vinyl due April 20.

Natalie Merchant has announced A Summer Evening With… summer tour of intimate, historic venues across the UK. The tour, from St Ives on July 13 to Oxford on July 30, is her most far-reaching of the country to date and includes songs from throughout her career. "There's so much of Britain I've never seen," says Merchant. "I expect this summer's tour will satisfy my desire to explore those historic and scenic regions while meeting up with my fans who live there."

Sam Amidon, Rhiannon Giddens, and Rostam are at Big Ears in Knoxville … Dan Auerbach takes Easy Eye Revue to Northeast US … David Byrne brings American Utopia to Brazil … Jeremy Denk performs Ives in upstate New York .. Tigran Hamasyan tours France, Latvia … k.d. lang takes Ingénue tour to Pennsylvania, Maryland … Audra McDonald joins Utah Symphony … Robert Plant launches Australia tour in Sydney … Joshua Redman is in Chicago … and Nonesuch is at MoMA PS1 ...

Nonesuch Records will take part in Come Together, a music festival and market presented by MoMA PS1 and Other Music, held at MoMA PS1 in Long Island City, New York, on Saturday, March 24. Stop by the Nonesuch table to say hello and pick up copies of your favorite Nonesuch vinyl, limited-edition prints, hats, and tote bags. Nonesuch will donate a portion of the proceeds to Everytown For Gun Safety.