Sam Amidon
Justin Vernon played with Dead & Co; PEOPLE Festival lineup revealed
Justin Vernon and The Dessners’ PEOPLE Festival will include Leslie Feist, Kurt Wagner, Shara Nova, Fionn Regan, members of Arcade Fire, and much more.
Bill's Indie Basement (4/13): the week in classic indie, college rock, and more
This week in the basement: Destroyer reissues, Sloan, A Place to Bury Strangers, psych supergroup MIEN, Mouse on Mars’ guest-filled new LP, and Collapsing Scenery cover Randy Newman with James Chance.
The National expand Homecoming lineup, playing 'Boxer' in full at the fest
Additions include Mouse on Mars, Sam Amidon, Spank Rock, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, Lisa Hannigan, and more.
Sam Amidon touring, playing NYC with Alexander Turnquist after Big Ears fest
Sam’s NYC show is with forward-thinking guitarist and composer Alexander Turnquist and saxophonist Sam Gendel (who played on Amidon’s 2017 album The Following Mountain).
Pickathon 2018 lineup (Broken Social Scene, Built to Spill, Phosphorescent, more)
The lineup also includes Sam Amidon, Bedouine, Circuit des Yeux, Cut Worms, Ezra Furman, Hailu Mergia, Haley Heynderickx, Jamila Woods, Jen Cloher, The Weather Station, and more.
Big Ears expands 2018 lineup (Four Tet, Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, more)
Additions include Kieran Hebden (aka Four Tet) + Mats Gustafsson (The Thing), Paal Nilssen-Love (The Thing) + Arto Lindsay, Ikue Mori, Marc Ribot, Yuka C. Honda (Cibo Matto), and more.
Big Ears 2018 lineup (GY!BE, Diamanda Galas, Bonnie Billy, Gas, Four Tet, more)
The awesome lineup also includes Jenny Hval, Juana Molina, Julie Byrne, Kelly Lee Owens, Laurel Halo, Lightning Bolt, Rostam, Sam Amidon, Steve Gunn, and still much more.
Sam Amidon announces tour, played Prospect Park w/ Nels Cline (pics, dates)
Folk musician Sam Amidon released his new album, Following Mountain. The album features legendary jazz percussionist Milford Graves, saxophonist Sam Gendel, multi-instrumentalist Shahzad Ismaily and others, making for his most ambitious, jazzy album yet….
Eaux Claires 2017 pics & videos (Wilco, Paul Simon, Feist, more)
The third edition of Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner’s Eaux Claires festival was heavy on collaborations between performers, including Vernon and Dessner themselves. Paul Simon was joined by a classical ensemble, and many artists covered John Prine. Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown, Feist, Perfume Genius, Sylvan Esso, and Francis and the Lights were among others who played the festival.
What's going on Wednesday?
Tonight’s NYC-area shows include Nick Cave, Bob Dylan, Land of Talk, Celebration, Scour, Steve Earle talking with The Wire creator David Simon, and more.
