As mentioned, David Byrne and St. Vincent are making an album together this year called Love This Giant (due out 9/11 via 4AD/Todo Mundo) and will be touring in support of it this September and October. Before that tour kicks off, the two musicians will team up for a performance on Late Night with JImmy Fallon, which airs on September 10, one day before their album is released.

Their tour hits NYC on September 25 and 26 at Beacon Theatre and Spetember 29 at Williamsburg Park. Tickets to all three shows are still available. A list of all dates on the tour and streams of two album tracks, "Who" and "Weekend in the Dust," at the bottom of this post.

In related news, David Byrne has a new book, How Music Works, and he'll be doing some book readings/discussions in various cities, including one in NYC on December 5 at the New York Public Library. Tickets for that event go on sale Friday, September 7 at noon. More details can be found at NYPL's website.

A list of all dates and song streams below.

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Bon Iver at Bonnaroo 2012 (more by Dana (distortion) Yavin)

Bon Iver recorded an iTunes session at East West studios which is available exclusively from iTunes starting today. It includes six tracks off 2011's great Bon Iver, Bon Iver and a cover of Bjork's "Who Is It?," which the band has played live many times. You can stream the session's opening track, "Beth/Rest" below.

As mentioned, Bon Iver is touring internationally throughout the summer and fall and will come to NYC on September 19 and 20 at Radio City Music Hall. Both of those shows are now sold out. All Bon Iver dates, including a recently announced European leg, are listed below.

Speaking of Bjork, she's teaming up with the New York Public Library (NYPL) and the Children's Museum of Manhattan to create interactive educational programs for middle school-aged students based on her Biophilia app. Speaking about the program, Bjork said:

"It's not a bookish thing. You cannot learn to make music from a book." "I love books; they're like the best ever," she added. "There are things you can only learn from books, but it's also important to introduce the physical aspects. So for me, it was very important to make, somehow, music education that was physical." (via NY Daily News)

Both Bon Iver and Bjork are set to play Oya Festival in Oslo, Norway this summer (Aug 7-11) with The Stone Roses, Refused, The Afghan Whigs, Bob Mould (performing Copper Blue), Chromatics, Cloud Nothings, John Maus, Purity Ring, Saint Etienne, SBTRKT, Screaming Females, St. Vincent, and more. Full list below.

Way Out West (Aug 9-11) in Gothenberg, Sweden features many of the same bands as Oya like Bon Iver, Refused, Afghan Whigs, St. Vincent, Purity Ring, John Maus, and Bob Mould in addition to Blur, Wilco, I Break Horses, Hot Chip, The War On Drugs, Mark Lanegan Band, Adolescents, Swans, and more. Check out the spotify playlist. The full lineup is listed below.

As mentioned, the reunited Mazzy Star is set to play both of those European festivals. Full lineups and the Bon Iver dates and song, below...

Continue reading "Bon Iver's new iTunes session, Bjork's new program at the NYPL & the full Oya & Way Out West festival lineups"

Josh Ritter at BookPeople in Austin in October (more by Tim Griffin)

Singer/songwriters Josh Ritter, John Wesley Harding (aka Wesley Stace), and Steve Earle are also authors, and all three of them put out novels this year. They'll be teaming up for "a night of talk and songs" at the Celeste Bartos Forum of The New York Public Library on Tuesday (12/6). Tickets for the event are on sale now.

Josh Ritter made a promotional appearance for his novel, which is titled Bright's Passage, in Austin this past October. As you can see above, it was also an event that included some music. Pictures and full recap, including a part where Josh says Wesley was one of his writing inspirations, HERE.

Ritter has also been added to the bill of the previously mentioned WFUV show, which is happening on 12/5 with Dawes, Mavis Staples and The Head And The Heart at Beacon Theater. Tickets are still available.

Dawes played Occupy Wall Street today and according to Rough Trade, they put out the 48th best album of 2011. They also have two more shows at Maxwell's after the Beacon show (12/6 and 12/7), but both are now sold out.

Steve Earle recently announced a residency at City Winery with Allison Moorer taking place from January 9 to February 6. Tickets for all five shows are still on sale.

All dates below...

Continue reading "Josh Ritter added to WFUV Holiday show @ Beacon Theater, appearing @ NYPL w/ Steve Earle & Wesley Stace"

today in NYC
* Das Racist @ Mishka
* Bomb X @ Barbes
* Josh Groban @ Town Hall
* The Radiators @ Sullivan Hall
* Andrew Bemkey @ The Stone
* Newman Taylor Baker @ The Stone
* U.V.A., Sick Cell, CAVES @ Littlefield
* Jay-Z, Charlie Rose @ Brooklyn Museum
* Workout, The Walk Ons @ Mercury Lounge
* Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye @ Barnes & Noble
* King Charles, John Shade @ The Rock Shop
* Travis Sullivan's Bjorkestra @ Iridium (2 shows)
* Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Nick Kroll @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (2 shows)
* Simian Mobile Disco (DJ set) @ Santos Party House
* Buffalo Tom, Dinosaur Feathers @ Mercury Lounge
* Ben Folds, Lady Danville @ The Wellmont Theatre
* Reel Big Fish, the Aquabats @ Starland Ballroom, NJ
* Hess Is More, Sky White Tiger, Jessica 6 @ Union Pool
* The Morning Benders, Twin Sister, Cults @ Webster Hall
* CFCF, Teebs, Hercules and Love Affair (DJ Set) @ Glasslands
* Loren Connors, High Aura'd, Tom Carter @ Issue Project Room
* Bells, Hubble, Wooden Waves, Video Daughters @ Shea Stadium
* Alex Winston, The Shining Twins, Francis Rose @ Bowery Electric
* Tame Impala, Stardeath & White Dwarfs, Kuroma @ Bowery Ballroom
* Electric Tickle Machine, Web Dating, Pet Ghost Project @ Death By Audio
* Skull Orchard w/ Jon Langford of The Mekons, Chris Mills @ The Bell House
* Weird Owl, The Stoned Ambassadors, Bad Girlfriend @ Secret Project Robot
* Free Blood, Headless Horseman, Quinn Walker of Suckers, Kria Brekken, Yanqui @ Pianos
* Aloe Blacc, The Grand Scheme, Maya Jupiter, The Stepkids, Small Change @ Le Poisson Rouge
* Cocoa Sarai, Astro Kid, Blkvampires, The Thang, The White House Band, Fresh Daily, Da Youngfellaz @ The Studio at Webster Hall

Not much happening today in This Week in Indie, but check it out anyway for tomorrow.

The Kings of Leon show at Izod Center tonight was cancelled.

The Radiators play their final NYC show tonight? UPDATE: no, someone told me they will be back in June.

Jay-Z speaks at Brooklyn Museum tonight. On Monday he appeared at New York Public Library. Video from that appearance below.

Speaking of the NYPL, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings (who have two public NYC shows coming up) play a private NYPL event at Brooklyn Bowl tonight. You probably can't get in, but you can go to the afterparty at the same venue.

What else?

Continue reading "What's going on Thursday?"

Highlights of the Fall 2010 season of "LIVE from the NYPL" include:

Keith Richards
Life
Friday, October 29 at 7:00PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

and:

Jay-Z
Decoded
Monday, November 15 at 7:00PM
Celeste Bartos Forum

Neither of those shows is listed on the full schedule anymore though, so it remains a slight mystery how you can get tickets. "TICKETS [FOR THE REST GO] ON SALE MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13th at 10:00AM". And those other two will be "announced via email".

Jay-Z plays Yankee Stadium tonight (9/13) and tomorrow (9/14).