Yuka Honda

Robert Plant, Robyn Hitchcock, The-Dream, Homeshake, The Lemon Twigs & more playing a benefit for Planned Parenthood, and more Valentine’s Day show options.

The 2017 Holiday Spectacular lineup includes Elvis Perkins, Peter Silberman (The Antlers), Kaki King, Nick Murphy (FKA Chet Faker), Jen Goma, Sam Cohen, Arc Iris, Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeas), Mauro Refosco (Forro In the Dark/Atoms For Peace), Yuka Honda (Cibo Matto), and more.

The weekend of musical collaboration also includes John Scofield, Eric Krasno, Dave Harrington, Yuka Honda, George Porter Jr, and members of Umphrey’s McGee, The Disco Biscuits, Lotus, Trey Anastasio Band, RatDog, Jack White’s band, Prince’s band, and still more.

The daily lineups have been announced for the Justin Vernon/Aaron Dessner-curated Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival, which goes down June 16 & 17…

The fest includes ‘Artists-In-Residence’ which will have “an assembled cast of notable musicians [creating] an integral creative core, ready to jump in and contribute their talents to announced and unannounced performances across the entire weekend.”

Plus: we round up other Inauguration Week protest shows happening in DC this week.

You have a lot of chances to see John Zorn at his little venue in the East Village, including with Thurston Moore on New Year’s Eve. As always, The Stone’s schedule is also packed with lots of goodies for months to come.

Bon Iver, Windhand, 75 Dollar Bill, Mike Birbiglia, Flatbush Zombies, Yoshimio/Yuka Honda and more Sunday show options in the NYC area.

New York City is still a place where you can see musicians from the original no wave era perform all the time. Here’s a roundup of some upcoming shows from some no wave legends (and other related stuff)…

The October edition of all-women improv series The Hum includes members/contributors of Cibo Matto, Buke & Gase, TEEN, Janka Nabay’s band, Fielded, Ava Luna, Body Language, Invisible Familiars, GABI, Lake Street Dive, and more.