Sam Amidon

Like last year, the 2015 Red Bull Music Academy will host a two-night tribute concert at BAM. Last year was William Onyeabor, and this year they’ll be paying tribute to the late, great Arthur Russell whose music spanned folk, classical, dance and areas in between…

The Red Bull Music Academy will once again take over NYC this year from May 1-30 with several very cool events and various venues. This year includes a night of all African electronic artists at Villain, a GHE20G0TH1K’s biggest ever party which will happen at BK Bazaar with a big lineup including New Orleans Bounce ‘sissy rapper’ Sissy Nobby‘s first-ever NYC appearance, the premiere of a new Kid Millions (of Oneida) piece with 20 musicians, a conversation with A$AP Rocky, a PC Music showcase with all their artists and SOPHIE at BRIC House, a conversation with George Clinton, the biggest-ever Nothing Changes party at Output with Merzbow and many others, a Tri Angle Records 5th anniversary party on Wall Street with most of the label’s roster, the return of Frankie Bones’ Storm Rave party, the debut of FKA twigs’ new live show with dancers and more, an Arthur Russell tribute with Dev Hynes, Cults, Phosphorescent (UPDATE: Phosphoresent was initially listed as part of this but is no longer on the lineup), Sam Amidon, Little Scr…

The upcoming Big Ears Festival happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN, has been expanded once again. Like in past years, the festival will include a film portion, and a selection of that has been curated by filmmaker/musician Jim Jarmusch and Michael Gira, whose respective bands SQURL and Swans were already o…

The National have been talking about an all-star indie rock tribute to The Grateful Dead for long time now, and 2015 would be a good year to finally release it given all the excitment surrounding The Dead’s 50th anniversary…

Part of the lineup already leaked for Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner‘s Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, and now the whole thing has been ann…

The Tallest Man on Earth is ready to release album #4, the followup to 2012’s great (and possibly underrated) There’s No Leaving Now. It’s called Dark Bird Is Home and will be out May 12 via Dead Oceans…

The lineup has been expanded for the 2015 Big Ears Festival, happening March 27-29 in Knoxville, TN. New additions include psych pioneers Silver Apples, former Battles frontman Tyondai Braxton (performing HIVE), Syrian pop singer Omar Souleyman, folk singer Ryley Walker, guitar wiz William Tyler, modern classical collective Bing & Ruth, electronic/ambient musician Loscil, cabaret singer Little Annie, and Chinese composer Wu …

Big Ears Festival will return to various Knoxville, TN venues in 2015 from March 27-29, and the initial lineup was just announced. Kronos Quartet will be the artists in residence for the weekend and perform at several co…

Cy Dune, the project of Akron/Family‘s Seth Olinsky, released his debut EP No Recognize last year, and now his first full length, Shake, is out today (9/9) via Lightning R…

As mentioned, in October Sam Amidon is releasing Lily-O, an album of reimagined folk songs featuring jazz legend and Bill Frisell on guitar, as well as frequent collaborators Shahzad Ismaily (he and Sam are both in Doveman’s band) and drummer Chris Vatalaro…