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  • Friday, March 16, 2018

    David Byrne brings American Utopia to Lollapalooza in South America … Jeremy Denk gives recital at Cornell … Tigran Hamasyan performs in Amsterdam … k.d. lang takes Ingénue tour to Midwest … Audra McDonald is in Florida … Joshua Redman plays Luxembourg, France … and more …

    Journal Topics: On Tour, Weekend Events
  • Thursday, March 15, 2018

    Laurie Anderson and Kronos Quartet's new album Landfall was reviewed on NPR's Fresh Air with Terry Gross. Fans can hear Kronos "explode their range" on the new album, says reviewer Milo Miles. He also notes "the unprecedented mixture of strings and electronics guided by Anderson's unmistakable voice." The album results "from years of practicing, performing, refining and tweaking the collaborations," Miles concludes. "You can hear how the time and care have paid off." You can listen to the complete review here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Radio, Reviews
  • Wednesday, March 14, 2018

    David Byrne presents American Utopia: Detroit, a video for "Everybody's Coming To My House" from his new album, American Utopia, featuring a performance of the song by Detroit School of Arts (DSA) Vocal Jazz Ensemble students. The video, which includes personal perspectives and interpretations from the students, was filmed in part by their classmates from the school's Radio & Television Department. You can see it here, along with Byrne's conversation about the video and more with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show. Byrne has also added new US shows with special guest Tune-Yards on his world tour.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour, Video
  • Wednesday, March 14, 2018

    Robert Plant kicked off a new season of The Big Interview with Dan Rather on AXS TV on Tuesday. The hour-long episode covers Plant's life and career from Led Zeppelin to his latest solo album, Carry Fire. Fans in the US can watch the complete episode here.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Television, Video
  • Tuesday, March 13, 2018

    Fleet Foxes have added new dates to their North American tour this spring and summer, including a headline slot at the Pitchfork Music Festival in Chicago and a Shaky Knees side performance at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Newly announced headline stops include Cincinnati's Taft Theatre, Cleveland's Agora Theatre, and Montreal's Corona Theatre.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, On Tour
  • Tuesday, March 13, 2018

    Joshua Redman is joined by drummer Brian Blade, bassist Scott Colley, and trumpeter Ron Miles for Still Dreaming—an album inspired by his father Dewey Redman's 1976–1987 band, Old and New Dreams—due May 25. That band featured an all-star lineup of Ornette Coleman collaborators: Don Cherry, Charlie Haden, and Ed Blackwell. Still Dreaming features six new compositions by the new band plus one tune by Haden and one by Coleman. The album is available to preorder with an instant download of the album track "Unanimity."

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Saturday, March 10, 2018

    David Byrne celebrated the release of his new album, American Utopia, with an appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert. He joined Colbert for a conversation about the new album, why Jared Kushner might make for a good musical theater subject, reasons to be cheerful, and more. Byrne and his band then performed "Everybody's Coming To My House" from the new album, with an assist from Colbert. You can watch them here, as well as a web-exclusive bonus well worth a watch.

    Journal Topics: Artist News, Television, Video
  • Friday, March 9, 2018

    David Byrne's new solo record, American Utopia, is out now. "American Utopia is an album full of pulsating beats and rich textures," says Stereogum. "The new album isn't a throwback; it feels like it could only exist right now." UPROXX says: "Byrne has put together an album that not only sounds fresh, but concerns itself with the world as it exists in this moment, right now." "The minute you put American Utopia on, it grabs you," says the Mail on SundayClash calls it "a whimsical, weird and totally wonderful set of songs. Go explore." And Q exclaims: "Byrne remains as playful and brilliant as ever."

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday, March 9, 2018

    Brad Mehldau's new album, After Bach is out now. The album comprises the pianist/composer's recordings of selections from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, each followed by an After Bach piece written by Mehldau and inspired by its WTC mate. After Bach is the Guardian's Contemporary Album of the Month.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News
  • Friday, March 9, 2018

    Emmylou Harris performs at Country to Country festival in UK, Ireland … Timo Andres is in Brooklyn … David Byrne brings American Utopia to Northeast … Fleet Foxes tour South … Rhiannon Giddens returns to Carnegie Hall … Richard Goode plays solo in Portugal … Kronos Quartet is in LA … k.d. lang brings Ingénue out West … Audra McDonald performs in Florida … Joshua Redman is in Germany … Chris Thile hosts Live From Here from Arizona … Rokia Traoré performs in France …

    Journal Topics: On Tour, Weekend Events
  • Thursday, March 8, 2018

    In celebration of International Women's Day and Women's History Month, we've put together a playlist of music performed and written by some of the women who inspire us at Nonesuch every day, including Rhiannon Giddens, Emmylou Harris, Natalie Merchant, k.d. lang, the Staves, Lake Street Dive, Lianne La Havas, Rokia Traoré, Laurie Anderson, Olivia Chaney, Joni Mitchell, Kate and Anna McGarrigle, and more.

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  • Tuesday, March 6, 2018

    Fleet Foxes will release a limited-edition vinyl 7" single on Record Store Day, Saturday, April 21: the title track to their 2017 album, Crack-Up, made during the Iceland Airwaves festival in Reykjavik with the women's choir Graduale Nobili, b/w a live take on the song "In the Morning," made at last summer's Montreux Jazz Festival.

    Journal Topics: Album Release, Artist News