My Brightest Diamond

My Brightest Diamond @ Castle Clinton in NYC (more by Amanda Hatfield) today in Chicago * Sarah and the Tall Boys @ Hideout * Farewell Drifters, Jessica Robbins @ SPACE * Stockholm Syndrome, Ume, DJRC @ Double Door * William Hooker, Ed Ricart & Dave Ross Trio @ Empty Bottle * My Brightest Diamond @ WBEZ Studios (Navy Pier)(Free w/ RSVP) What else…

Sufjan Stevens and his elaborate band walked out onto a dark stage at Prospect Park last night (8/2), masked by a black transparent screen…

DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond – “Reaching Through to the Other Side” (Feat. yMusic) (MP3) My Brightest Diamond (aka Shara Worden) is set to release her new LP All Things Will Unwind on October 18th via Asthmatic Kitty Records…

DOWNLOAD: My Brightest Diamond – “Reaching Through to the Other Side” (Feat. yMusic) (MP3) Classical, pop-tinged orchestral group yMusic kicked off the second to last concert of the summer season at Castle Clinton in Battery Park as part of the River to River Festival last night (7/7)…

Laurie Anderson & Bill Laswell @ Castle Clinton – 6/30/11 (photo by David Godlis) Laurie Anderson & Bill Laswell played a free show at Castle Clinton in NYC last week (6/30)…

My Brightest Diamond at Bowery Ballroom in 2010 (more by Chris La Putt) Frequent Sufjan Stevens-collaborator (and now mother) Shara Worden aka My Brightest Diamond is opening for Sufjan at his previously announced Prospect Park show on August 2…

St. Vincent @ Castle Clinton in 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford) Like at South Street Seaport, the River to River Fesival hosts free shows at Castle Clinton National Monument in Battery Park each year, and though more may still be announed, here is their initial 2011 lineup:June 23: Vijay Iyer June 30: Laurie Anderson with Bill Laswell July 07: My Brightest Diamond with yMusic July 14: Patti SmithFor each of these shows, this applies: “TICKETS ARE REQUIRED and will be available online or two per person at the entrance to Castle Clinton at 5pm on the day of show…

“The best musical news of the year is that Emily Wells moved to the East Village. On the east side of Tompkins Park, 9th Street is quite and peaceful, and that’s where she moved…

DOWNLOAD: Sarah Kirkland Snider’s “This Is What You’re Like” (feat. Shara Worden) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: William Brittelle – Dunes of Vermillion (MP3) New Amsterdam Records is pleased to announce a very special evening of complete performances of two upcoming albums by two of our co-Directors: Sarah Kirkland Snider’s PENELOPE, featuring the extraordinary vocalist Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond) with New York “supergroup” Signal (conducted by Brad Lubman), and William Brittelle’s TELEVISION LANDSCAPE, featuring an ensemble comprised of members of Alarm Will Sound, NOW Ensemble, The Long Count, and more…

this post concludes our Big Ears 2010 Festival coverage. links to the first two posts are also below… “When people ask what my favorite place to play is, I tell them about this place…