Blake Mills

‘Jelly Road,’ which Blake made with Chris Weisman, is out July 14 via New Deal/Verve.

Plus: Christina Aguilera, Celebrate Brooklyn!, Impractical Jokers/Eric Andre, Belly, Philly Music Fest, Wolf Eyes, Calexico, and more tour and festival news.

Day 2 of Big Ears also featured Son Lux, Danielle Ponder, Caterina Barbieri, Xylouris/White, Los Lobos, Marc Ribot, Billy Woods, Lonnie Holley, and more.

The 2023 lineup includes Amadou & Mariam, Devendra Banhart, Andrew Bird, Grouper, Charles Lloyd, Arooj Aftab, The Weather Station, Kevin Morby, Makaya McCraven, Vijay Iyer, John Zorn, and lots more.

Saturday’s NYC-area shows include Coheed and Cambria, globalFEST, Florist, Saba, Deer Tick, Lupe Fiasco, and more.

Joni played a 13-song song surprise set at Newport Folk Fest, with her own classics, covers, and multiple guests, marking one of the only live performances she’s given in the past decade.

The Blake Mills-produced project arrives September 16.

Stars’ first album in five years is out Friday, and they’re playing a livestream show to celebrate, with North American dates beginning soon after.

Listen to new songs by Monaleo/Flo Milli, Tirzah, Glasser, Inexorum, Sunflower Bean, Lawn, Obongjayar,

It’s off Bruce Hornsby’s just-announced new album ‘Flicted and it was co-written by Blake Mills, who plays guitar on it.