My Brightest Diamond
Austin City Limits Festival 2014 lineup announced; tix on sale
ACL 2013 (more by Tim Griffin)
It was just announced that the Austin City Limits Festival returns to Austin’s Zilker Park for two weekends, October 3-5 & Octo…
Blind Boys of Alabama announce tour dates, opening one of the eight NY Black Crowes shows
As discussed, The Blind Boys of Alabama have been working on a new album with Justin Vernon titled I’ll Find a Way, which will be out via Sony Masterworks on October 1…
Bob Dylan on tour, joined by Jeff Tweedy & Jim James (watch), covered by Justin Vernon & The Blind Boys of Alabama (listen)
Justin Vernon w/ Bon Iver in Austin in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin)
Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, who recently collaborated with Kanye West, and is also about release a new Volcano Choir album (aka his collaborative project with experimental rockers Collections of Colonies of Bees), is also working on a project with gospel group The Blind Boys of Alabama, who have been around since the 1930s…
more pictures from Bonnaroo 2013 (Day 2 w/ DIIV, the hip hop "Superjam," Charli XCX, Calexico & more)
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Bonnaroo’s inaugural hip hop Superjam–an R&B/rap counterpart to the festival’s long-running, rock-dominated all-star jam sessions–was an uninhibited, messy rager for still-partying night owls at the Tennessee music fest. Pa…
Savages playing Terminal 5 in September before Detroit's Laneway Festival (updated dates & lineup)
Savages at Coachella 2013 (more by Dana Yavin)
As mentioned, Savages are going on a tour this summer, which includes a NYC show happening at Webster Hall on July 11 (sold out)…
Brooklyn Youth Chorus playing stuff by Arcade Fire/National members w/ Kronos Quartet & in Bang on a Can Marathon
As mentioned, acclaimed ensemble Kronos Quartet are celebrating their ruby anniversary this year with the “Kronos at 40” mini-festival within Lincon Center Out of Doors’ 2013 slate…
free 2013 Lincoln Center Out of Doors fest ("Kronos at 40," Amanda Palmer, Nick Lowe, My Brightest Diamond & more)
My Brightest Diamond @ Bowery Ballroom, Feb. 2013 (more by Caroline Harrison)
The 2013 season of Lincoln Center’s free Out of Doors festival happens from July 24 to August 11 at various outdoor venues in and around Lincoln Center…
Clogs, Sarah Kirkland Snider, Shara Worden and more played Ecstatic Music Festival (pics, setlist)
As you may know, the Ecstatic Music Festival is underway in NYC with concerts happening now through March 21 at Merkin Concert Hall in the Kaufman Music Center…
DJ /Rupture & Zs played Ecstatic Music Fest (pics); Clogs & Sarah Kirkland Snider (w/ Shara Worden) play this week
“There’s nothing you can do to avoid a museum-ification of your own work when you put out a retrospective box set, but we’re doing everything we can to keep it fresh,” said Hillmer, a thoughtful and passionate performer for whom Zs (“It just means us…
My Brightest Diamond & Talk Normal played Bowery Ballroom (pics)
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My Brightest Diamond played Bowery Ballroom on January 23 supported by local no wave revivalists Talk Normal. Shara Worden, the creative mind behind My Brightest Diamond, has a reputation for being an accomplished and energetic performer, frequently collaborating with other heavy hitters of indie rock…
