Jon Brion

Tashaki Miyaki releasing debut LP, share "Girls on TV"

It’s taken five years but LA dreampop act Takashi Miyaki are finally set to release their debut album, titled The Dream, via Metropolis Records on April 7. Singer Paige Stark produced the record…

Jon Brion adds dates, including 2nd NYC show

The great film score composer Jon Brion (who’s done Magnolia, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, and many more) recently announced his first NYC solo show in five years, which happens this Friday (5/6) at Warsaw (tickets). Since we last spoke, he added another NYC show…

Beyonce's new album 'Lemonade' is out now, features James Blake, Jack White, Kendrick Lamar, more

It also features The Weeknd, writing credits from Vampire Weekend frontman Ezra Koenig and Father John Misty, samples of Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Animal Collective and Led Zeppelin, and more. It’s out now and can be streamed via Tidal.

Jon Brion announces first NYC solo show in five years

Jon Brion‘s Punch Drunk Love live score performance happened last week at BAM, and he’ll be back in Brooklyn sooner than later, playing Warsaw on May 6. This will be the first solo live show Brion has done in NYC in five years. It’s presented by Wordless Music and tickets are on sale. Brion’s schedule otherwise […]

Jon Brion and the Wordless Orchestra live-scoring 'Punch-Drunk Love' at BAM

The live-scored screening of Paul Thomas Anderson’s 2002 film will feature Norah Jones on guest vocals.

Robin Pecknold played new songs on tour with Joanna Newsom, sang "On A Good Day" with her (watch)

Joanna also sang “He Needs Me” at a ‘Punch-Drunk Love’ screening with Jon Brion and Wordless Music Orchestra, who will do it again in Brooklyn soon.

Emitt Rhodes releasing first album since the '70s ft. mems of The Bangles, Wilco, Aimee Mann & more (stream a track)

…then there’s people like Emitt Rhodes, who’s a cult hero for no good reason whatsoever. Far from obscure, his music is loaded with melodic charisma, that essential ingredient that makes you want to hear some records over and over again…

Blake Mills releasing new LP, playing SPACE + Mayne Stage on fall US tour (dates, song streams)

Blake Mills @ the Bank of America Theatre, October 2013 (more by Cory Dewald) Frequent Fiona Apple collaborator and solo artist Blake Mills is slated to release his new album, titled Heigh Ho, on September 16 via Verve/Record Collection…

Blake Mills releasing an LP, shares song ft. Fiona Apple & Jon Brion, touring (dates & streams)

Blake Mills at the Cap in 2012 (more by David Andrako) Blake Mills, a frequent tourmate and collaborator of Fiona Apple, will release his new album, Heigh Ho, on September 16 via Verve/Record Collect…

Graham Parker reunited with The Rumour, made first new LP in 31 years, on tour, appearing in 'This Is 40' (dates, streams)

Arriving on the mid-’70s London scene as a rough’n’ready product of the pub-rock era — an R&B- loving Nick Lowe with a sharper, more ambitious pen, as it were — Parker predated Elvis Costello and Joe Jackson, both of whom would second his illustration that the singer/songwriter idiom could be recharged, giving intelligent rock fans an excitable and energetic alternative to (slightly) older guardsmen like Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Randy Newman and Van Morrison…
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