Nico Muhly

NY Phil's recent CONTACT! show streaming online & in pics

(via) Members of New York Philharmonic and conductor/NYP music director Alan Gilbert premiered new works by Nico Muhly, Matthias Pintscher and Sean Shepherd at Symphony Space last Friday (4/16)…

Signal's upcoming shows include Bang on a Can Marathon, works by Philip Glass & Nico Muhly (who has shows too)

Signal at LPR New music ensemble Signal will visit (Le) Poisson Rouge on Sunday, April 11th for two performances of Philip Glass’s 1981 album Glassworks (its NY live premiere) along with Glass’s “Music in Similar Motion” and other works…

Jonsi's album is out & his tour kicked off last night in Vancouver (pics, video, setlist & a bit about the stage setup)

Jonsi’s tour kick in Vancouver 4/6 (A Hermida)On a set that looked like the Museum of Natural History after a fire (trust me), a tight musical arc that fit the songs into one another like puzzle pieces, and gorgeous projections courtesy of London’s 59 Productions, the show was less winsome rock and more serious Theatre…

an interview with Sam Amidon (at Big Ears)

Sam Amidon @ Big Ears Fest (more by Andrew Frisicano) Sam Amidon sung the very first note at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville on Friday. Overshadowed on the festival’s bill by the likes of famed rock bands (The National, Vampire Weekend) and legendary composers (Terry Riley), many of the badge-wearing festival attendees didn’t know what to expect when the tall, flannel-wearing Vermont-native’s strange voice filled the Knoxville Museum of Art…

Big Ears Fest Day 2 - Joanna Newsom, Clogs w/ Sufjan, Fred Armisen, Nico Muhly, Terry Riley, more (pics, video, review)

Collaborations were the order of the day on Big Ears‘ Saturday, March 27th schedule (day two). At 1pm, the 802 Tour – Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and Sam Amidon with violist Nadia Sirota – performed songs written by each…

Patrick Watson touring (dates), playing NYC shows w/ Doveman who plays w/ Nico Muhly @ the Kitchen this week

Canadian songwriter Patrick Watson will be playing a pair of NYC shows this May to kick off a run of US dates. He visits Thursday, May 6th at the Bell House (tickets) and Friday, May 7th at 92YTribeca (tickets)…

solo album & shows from Jonsi of Sigur Ros (who are on indefinite hiatus)

Sigur Ros have announced that they’re taking an indefinite hiatus to focus on family and other projects. Members Kjartan and Georg are spending time with their newborn children, and singer Jónsi is releasing a solo album and touring…

Donald Fagen, Levon Helm, Puss n Boots, Norah Jones, Doveman, Sam Amidon, Beth Orton, etc (dates, tix & stuff)

Steely Dan‘s Donald Fagen will be joining Levon Helm at Terminal 5 on Thursday. It’s also a chance to see Okkervil River who are opening for the show…

Big Ears Fest - March 26-28 in Knoxville, TN (Terry Riley in residence, Bryce Dessner curator, xx, jj, VW, WK & more)

Joanna Newsom is one of the announced acts for this year’s Big Ears Fest in Knoxville, TN, March 26th-28th. Others on the initial lineup include Vampire Weekend, St…

Sam Amidon playing shows (dates), releasing new album featuring Beth Orton & others (MP3)

Sam Amidon @ LPR in June (more by Fresh Bread) Solo artist & Doveman band member Sam Amidon‘s new record I See The Sign will be out in March on Bedroom Community and features contributions from Beth Orton, Shahzad Ismaily, Nico Muhly, and Valgeir Sigurdsson…
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