Colin Stetson

Millennium Park's 'Downtown Sound' 2014: Bob Mould, My Brightest Diamond, Maps & Atlases, Russian Circles, more

Pritzker Pavilion lawn (more by Zach Pollack) You’ve already seen the lineup for Millennium Park‘s 2014 Loops & Variations series (Thursday evenings from May 29 – June 3), and their Monday evening Downtown Sound series at the Jay Prizker Pavilion has now been announced…

Amen Dunes releasing a new LP, 'Love,' touring, playing 3 NYC shows including LP release w/ Hubble & Helm (dates, streams)

Amen Dunes at Glasslands in February (more by Amanda Hatfield) Brooklyn psychedelic band Amen Dunes have announced they’ll follow 2011’s Through Donkey Jaw LP (and 2013’s Spoiler which collected unreleased material from 2009-2011) with a new album, Love, on May 13 via Sacred Bo…

Colin Stetson played Ecstatic Music Festival w/ Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Sarah Neufeld, Greg Fox & more (pics/setlist)

The Ecstatic Music Festival continued this past Saturday (3/22) at Merkin Concert Hall with sax great Colin Stetson (collaborator of Arcade Fire, Bon Iver and many others), joined by the Brooklyn Youth Chorus…

The Hotelier, Colin Stetson, a Morrissey presale & more tix

Morrissey @ BAM, January 2013 (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) Tickets to see The Hotelier at Township are on sale now. Tickets to see Art Garfunkel at Park West go on sale this Friday (2/21) at 10AM CST…

Sarah Neufeld streaming new EP, playing The Kitchen w/ Colin Stetson this Friday; Nils Frahm adds 2nd NYC show (dates)

Arcade Fire violinist Sarah Neufeld (also of Bell Orchestre and The Luyas) just released a three-song EP, Black Ground, which doubles as bonus material for her 2013 LP, Hero Brother…

Big Ears Festival expands lineup again: Jonny Greenwood, So Percussion, Rachel Grimes & more

Jonny Greenwood w/ Radiohead @ Prudential Center 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Knoxville, TN’s Big Ears Festival goes down March 28 – 30, mixing modern composers and adventurous rock acts…

Primavera Sound 2014 line-up: Slowdive, Arcade Fire, NMH, Kendrick Lamar, Disclosure, QOTSA, and more

One of the coolest festivals in the world, Barcelona’s Primavera Sound will hold its 2014 edition from May 29 – 31. Arcade Fire, Pixies and Neutral Milk Hotel were announced as headliners a while back but the fest announced it’s headliners today via an online short film…

Colin Stetson playing shows, including 1 in NYC collaborating w/ Trevor Dunn & Greg Fox; Sarah Neufeld playing shows too

A few weeks ago, we mentioned that John Zorn, Bill Laswell, and Dave Lombardo will be playing some dates together this spring. As unusual as that collaboration is, here’s another that might be even weirder: saxophonist Colin Stetson, who’s worked with Arcade Fire, Tom Waits, Bon Iver and others, will play a set with bassist Trevor Dunn (Mr…

Big Ears Fest expands lineup (Low, Body/Head, Earth, Lonnie Holley, Hailu Mergia, Jenny Hval & more added)

Low at The Concert Hall in 2013 (more by PSquared) As discussed, the Big Ears Festival is returning to various Knoxville, TN venues from March 28-30, and since we last spoke, more artists were added…

Young Jean Lee made a video from her LP w/ David Byrne, Laurie Anderson, Kathleen Hanna, Ad-Rock & more (watch)

“We’re Gonna Die” was inspired by an insight she traces to this incident, the idea that sadness brings isolation. We are most alone, most cut off from the possibility of comfort, when we are most in need of it…
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