Ann Powers

Big Ears 2024 Day 3: Shabaka, Beth Orton, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Herbie Hancock, Kronos Quartet, more (pics, recap)

Saturday at Big Ears also featured JG Thirlwell, bar italia, Charlie Dark, Christian McBride, Kassa Overall, Marc Ribot’s Ceramic Dog, Horse Lords, and more.

What's Going on Sunday?

Sunday’s NYC-area shows include Beyoncé, Phish, Aimee Mann, Wyclef Jean, Fenne Lily, and more.

The Go-Go's Kathy Valentine going on book tour for new memoir

At various stops on the book tour former Go-Gos bassist will talk with Kathleen Hanna, John Doe, Ann Powers, Lizz Winstead, Jon Wurster, Kelly Deal, Tanya Donelly, and more.

Lana Del Rey covered Joni Mitchell, planning covers LP, discussed Ann Powers

Lana’s tour continued on the West Coast with the live debut of ”Cinnamon Girl” and a Joni Mitchell cover. She also broke the news of a covers album, discussed the Ann Powers controversy, and more in a new ‘LA Times’ feature…

Mitski, Phoebe Bridgers, Jamila Woods & Carly Rae Jepsen did a "song circle" in NYC (pics, videos, review)

At NPR’s Turning The Tables Live at Lincoln Center on Wednesday (8/1) night, the emphasis was on pop. Ann Powers moderated a song circle that included Carly Rae Jepsen, Mitski, Jamila Woods and Phoebe Bridgers with equal parts reverence and amusement.

Lincoln Center Out of Doors additions: Americanafest lineup (Lucinda Williams, Dwight Yoakam & more); Thao, & more

We already mentioned the initial lineup and dates for 2016’s Lincoln Center Out Of Doors program, which includes the two-day Roots of American Music – Americanafest NYC on August 6 and 7. The lineup for that mini-fest was still TBA but now it’s here…