Anna Calvi

Angel Olsen, Michael Stipe, Madonna, and more participated in Women's Marches (pics)

Among the participants in the marches included many musicians, like Best Coast, members of The National, Haim, Amanda Palmer, Merrill Garbus of tUnE-YaRdS, Grimes, Michael Stipe, Tegan & Sara, Madonna, Janelle Monae, Regina Spektor, members of Wilco, Perfume Genius, Kim Gordon, Chelsea Wolfe, Britt Daniel of Spoon, Eleanor Friedberger, Torres, Mary Timony, Angel Olsen, Jenn Wasner of Wye Oak, Dan Deacon, and more.

J Mascis, Patti Smith & more added to this week's big David Bowie tributes; Radio City show will be streamed live

Those already star-studded David Bowie tributes at  Carnegie Hall and Radio City happening this week have added even more artists to their lineups. Thursday’s show at Carnegie (3/31) now features Patti Smith and Eugene Hutz of Gogol Bordello, while Friday’s Radio City show (4/1) has added Esperanza Spalding, Ron Pope and TV on the Radio’s Kyp Malone. J. Mascis, meanwhile, has […]

Pixies, Blondie, Amanda Palmer & Jherek Bischoff & Anna Calvi, and more added to David Bowie tribute shows in NYC

PLUS: Stream Amanda Palmer & Jherek Bischoff’s new Bowie covers EP The lineups for the David Bowie tribute shows at Carnegie Hall (3/31) and Radio City (4/1) have been…

Marianne Faithfull releasing a new LP, streaming collabs with Nick Cave, Roger Waters & Anna Calvi (listen)

Marianne Faithfull will celebrate her 50th anniversary as an artist this year with her 20th album, Give My Love to London, due September 29 via Dramatico in Europe and November 11 via Easy Sound in North America…

2014 Mercury Prize shortlist announced

The 2014 Barclaycard Mercury Prize shortlist has been announced and here are the 12 albums up for it:FKA twigs – LP1 Damon Albarn – Everyday Robots Young Fathers – Dead East India Youth – Total Strife Forever Bombay Bicycle Club – So Long, See You Tomorrow Anna Calvi – One Breath GoGo Penguin – v2…

Anna Calvi and Walt Jr. featured in new GAP ad campaign ++ watch a new Anna Calvi live session

Anna Calvi, who released her second album, One Breath, last year, is one of many new faces you’ll be seeing in GAP’s new ad campaign, along with the likes of Theophilus London, Washed Out, actor RJ Mitte (aka Breaking Bad’s Walt Jr…

TV Ghost list their Top 10 LPs of 2013; tour with Holograms starts this week

TV Ghost @ Cake Shop in May (more by Chris La Putt) TV Ghost morphed from discordant post-punk noise to something much more textured on their new album Disconnect (stream it via Spotify)…

Anna Calvi @ Music Hall of Williamsburg (pics)

UK performer Anna Calvi released her second album, One Breath, last month, another showcase for her unhinged-from-time operatic style. As good as her recordings are — you should check out her new record (perhaps on Rdio…

GEMS opened for Anna Calvi at MHOW, released debut EP, playing other dates, including NYC next month (pics, streams)

Washington ethereal dancepop duo GEMS just played NYC, opening for Anna Calvi on Monday (11/11) at Music Hall of Williamsburg. We’ve got pictures from their opening set in this post…

GEMS played Mercury Lounge during CMJ w/ John Murry, Wilsen & more (pics), opening for Anna Calvi at MHOW

As one of the biggest “indie” booking agencies, The Windish Agency had a lot of bands at CMJ this year, like usual. Their official showcase at Mercury Lounge on Thursday, 10/17 presented some of their newer talent: the atmospheric, downcast songs of MOJO-approved San Franciscan John Murry; ethereal duo Wilsen (who covered Grimes’ “Oblivion”), and DC duo GEMS who were one of the more talked-about bands of the fest…
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