Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Tour news: Pink, beabadoobee, Mad Caddies, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Homeboy Sandman, more
Plus: Depeche Mode, Botch, Fleet Foxes, Pere Ubu, Ovlov, Kevin Barnes, Trombone Shorty, Infest, and more tour and festival news.
32 videos of Hal Willner’s ’80s series ‘Night Music’ that display his gift for weird, amazing collaborations
We lost Hal Willner yesterday. He was a gifted producer whose greatest skill may have been his ability to bring together disparate talents that you might not think would fit together but turned out to be truly inspired. One of the places where you can really see that in action was Night Music, a musical offshoot of Saturday Night Live that lasted two weird wonderful seasons…
Lincoln Center Out of Doors 2016 lineup (Patti Smith, M. Ward, Margaret Glaspy, Eli "Paperboy" Reed, Darlene Love, more)
Last month, it was revealed that Laurie Anderson would be co-curating a Lou Reed tribute for this year’s annual Lincoln Center Out of Doors festival, and now the full schedule for Season 46 is here.
It runs from July 20 to August 7 with free outdoor performances at various Lincoln Center venues. Opening night is “a night of words and music” with the legendary Patti Smith…
What's going on Friday? (Polica, The Cult, UMO, Loved Ones, Hall & Oates, Seu Jorge, Timmy's Organism, Bayonne, more)
You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights…
Polica, JM Airis @ Rough Trade
Polica’s new album isn’t out until next week, but ahead of its release they’ll support it with this intimate sold-out s…
Paul Simon dropped off UBUNTU Fest; Ezra Koenig & Laura Mvula added
Ezra Koenig w/ Vampire Weekend in Chicago (more by James Richards IV)
Some good and bad news regarding the ongoing UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa festival in …
Paul Simon joining Ladysmith Black Mambazo at Carnegie Hall during UBUNTU fest, touring overseas in 2015
Paul Simon at Webster Hall in 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan)
From October 8 – November 5, Carnegie Hall will be hosting the UBUNTU: Music and Arts of South Africa festival which includes events at Carnegie as well as other NYC venues…
Celebrate Brooklyn! announces 2013 line-up (Big Boi, Calexico, Dan Deacon, Waterboys, Mavis Staples, TMBG + more)
Sigur Ros at @ Celebrate Brooklyn! 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield)
We’ve known about a few Celebrate Brooklyn! shows already (Belle & Sebastian / Yo La Tengo, The Roots with Jim James, Beck), but festival has announced their full 2013 schedule which includes Big Boi, Amadou & Miriam, Calexico, Mavis Staples, Cody Chesnutt, Os Mutantes, The Waterboys, Jamie Lidell / Dan Deacon, and They Might Be Giants…
2009 BAM Rhythm & Blues Festival @ MetroTech - lineup includes Rokia Traoré (who played LPR - pics)
Pitchfork: As the daughter of a diplomat, you must have traveled a lot. How does that experience inform your music?
Rokia Traoré: My father was not able to get all the vinyl he used to listen to with me…
