My Brightest Diamond

The inaugural, Dessner-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry festival concluded on Saturday night (May 5) with performances from Beirut, Atlas Sound, My Brightest Diamond, Caveman and more…

Remember that Dessner brother-curated festival, “Crossing Brooklyn Ferry,” which is happening at BAM from May 3-5? And remember how when we posted the National-curated ATP lineup we suggested (for obvious reasons) that it might hint at the BAM lineup…

DOWNLOAD: Lower Dens – “Brains” (MP3) The National have announced that they’re headlining and curating at ATP in Minehead UK, which is happening from December 7-9, 2012…

My Brightest Diamond @ Prospect Park in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in NYC * SWEET Equality * NRBQ @ Iridium * Howler @ Other Music * Aki Onda @ The Stone * Ganjatronics @ The Stone * The Moon comedy show @ Union Pool * Tony & Johnny’s Wedding…

National week at Beacon Theater continued on Friday night, 12/16, for the fifth night in a row. Shara Worden‘s project My Brightest Diamond opened the show and she later joined The National on stage as did Thomas Bartlett aka Doveman, Richard Reed Parry of the Arcade Fire, Conrad Doucette, Rob Moose, Nadia Sirota and string quartet yMusic…

yMusic at Castle Clinton in July (more by Amanda Hatfield) Six-piece ensemble yMusic released their debut LP this past September, Beautiful Mechanical, with compositions of My Brightest Diamond (whose new album yMusic played on), Annie Clark, Son Lux, and others…

Stars @ LPR in 2010 (more by Toby Tenenbaum) today in NYC * Hess is More @ Westway * Jenny Scheinman @ Barbes * Slavic Soul Party @ Barbes * Rich Robinson @ City Winery * Sweet (comedy) @ Ella Lounge * RJD2, Icebird @ Brooklyn Bowl * Steel Panther @ Gramercy Theatre * Dylan LeBlanc @ Rockwood Music Hall * Steve Miller Band @ Beacon Theatre * Dan Mangan, Icewater @ Mercury Lounge * The Respect Sextet @ Le Poisson Rouge * Lovely Liar, Jennifer Evans @ Zebulon * Helmet, Skeleton Key @ Bowery Ballroom * Akiko Yano, Marc Ribot @ Le Poisson Rouge * Bernie Worrell Orchestra @ Bowery Electric * After Hours w/ Gene Hackman & friends @ UCB East * Mat Maneri, Ed Schuller, Randy Peterson @ The Stone * Mat Maneri, Kris Davis, Ingrid Laubrock @ The Stone * Stars, North Highlands @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * Knockin Boots, C…

Anika @ ATP NJ (more by Dana (Distortion) Yavin) today in Chicago * Anika (DJ Set) @ Beauty Bar * The Bangles @ House of Blues * Data Romance, Valis @ Schubas * Anika, Slowdance @ Empty Bottle * Lisa Hannigan, John Smith @ Double Door * Morrow, Shalloboi, The Winter Me @ Panchos * Unicycle Loves You, Dinosaur Bones, Rainbo Video, Percolator @ Beat Kitchen Stream new albums from My Brightest Diamond, Real Estate, Body Language, Giant Squid, and more over at NPR…

DOWNLOAD: yMusic – “Proven Badlands” (composed by Annie Clark) (MP3) My Brightest Diamond at Prospect Park in August (more by Amanda Hatfield) My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Worden) is set to release her third full length album All Things Will Unwind on October 18 via Asthmatic Kitty…

today in Chicago * Kaki King @ SPACE * Movits!, Frigg @ Empty Bottle * Charlie Parr, Dastardly, Plan C @ Reggie’s * Ani DiFranco, Anais Mitchell @ the Vic * David Shrigley @ Columbia College Chicago * Jill Andrews, Kevin Andrew Prchal @ Schubas * World Music Festival @ Various Venues (Day 7) * The Mpls Henrys, Shenandoah Davis, Paleo @ The Whistler * The Jennifer Gustafson Memorial Fund Show @ Lincoln Hall * Capstan Shafts, 12 Dirty Bullets, Machinegun Mojo @ Ultra Lounge * Bare Mutants, Ryan Rousseau and his Desert Children @ Subterranean * Audiences, Myles Coyne and The Rusty Nickel Band, Emblems, Hemmingbirds @ Double Door My Brightest Diamond has a new video for “Be Brave…