Bebel Gilberto

Check out pics from Mulatu Astatke’s set, and peruse the entire World Music Institute 2016/2017 schedule (Bebel Gilberto, Seu Jorge, Mbongwanna Starr/Songhoy Blue & more).

The Montauk restaurant/hotel/vacation spot hosts free concerts every weekend from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend (and also on the Fourth of July, a Monday). Highlights include The Arcs on opening weekend, Beach Slang and Gary Clark Jr on closing weekend, plus Bombino, Porches, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and many more.

Tickets for Banquets’ last-ever show, happening at Saint Vitus with Timeshares, The Holy Mess, Save Ends, and Brian Rothenback go on sale today at noon…

Last night was the David Byrne tribute show at Carnegie Hall which brought out a host of cool musicians to perform songs by Talking Heads and other Byrne songs…

As discussed, Michael Dorf’s annual charity tribute concert at Carnegie Hall (3/23) honors Talking Heads / David Byrne this year, and since we last spoke, more artists have been ann…

Steve Earle in Austin, 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) We reported before that Michael Dorf’s annual charity tribute concert at Carnegie Hall (on 3/23) will feature the music of Talking Heads and David Byrne, and that Bebel Gilberto would be among the performers…

David at William Onyeabor tribute @ BAM (more by Chris La Putt) Every year, City Winery founder Michael Dorf presents a tribute show at Carnegie Hall to benefit NYC music education programs…

The 2014 FIFA World Cup starts this week in Brazil and will take over the entire planet’s consciousness — and even some of America — for the next month (June 12 – July 13)…

St. Vincent in Chicago earlier this month (more by James Richards IV) A few of the paid Celebrate Brooklyn! shows at Prospect Park have already been announced, including The National, Neutral Milk Hotel, and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, plus the free Janelle Monae show, and now BRIC has announced the full lineup for the 20…